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Promising young pacer Jaxs Ideal, unsuccessful at her first twelve race starts, ran a splendid trial for the $100,000 Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies next Friday week when she finished strongly from last at the bell to snatch victory from Reinette and Hold The Ammo in the $21,000 Vale Diane Richards Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
This was her fourth win in a row after she had been placed at five of her first twelve starts, and she was a $19.50 chance at her first appearance against colts and geldings and was unfavourably drawn out wide at barrier seven.
“I suppose she was at that price because this was the first time she had taken on the boys and was drawn wide,” said part-owner and trainer Michael Young.
“I didn’t think she had much of a chance tonight but there was plenty of speed on in the race which made it a staying test, and that suits her because she is pretty tough.”
Young purchased Jaxs Ideal for $55,000 at the 2023 Perth APG yearling sale, and the filly now has earned $60,238 from four wins and five placings from 16 starts. Young races the filly in partnership with a group of stable clients.
Jaxs Ideal is by star stallion American Ideal and is the sixth foal out of the unraced Christian Cullen mare Jacinta Jones.
Star reinsman Gary Hall Jnr said Friday night’s event didn’t look like Jaxs Ideal’s race at all, and when she settled down at the rear, he gave her very little chance of winning. “But the way the race was being run I thought we could finish in the money,” he said.
“I wanted to go first (approaching the bell), but the other two ($6 chance Reinette and $9 chance Hold The Ammo) came out in front of me, and when they cleared out down the back, I was doubtful that I could catch them.
“But I was able to cross to the rail, and those two were cutting each other’s throat, and we were able to get up and beat them.”
Reinette and Hold The Ammo were locked together for much of the final circuit and also when Hall got Jaxs Ideal to a narrow lead with about 30m to travel. Jaxs Ideal went on to win by a head from the gallant Reinette, with Hold The Ammo a metre away in third place and a couple of lengths ahead of the fourth placegetter Control The Room.
Promising young pacer Jaxs Ideal, unsuccessful at her first twelve race starts, ran a splendid trial for the $100,000 Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies next Friday week when she finished strongly from last at the bell to snatch victory from Reinette and Hold The Ammo in the $21,000 Vale Diane Richards Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
This was her fourth win in a row after she had been placed at five of her first twelve starts, and she was a $19.50 chance at her first appearance against colts and geldings and was unfavourably drawn out wide at barrier seven.
“I suppose she was at that price because this was the first time she had taken on the boys and was drawn wide,” said part-owner and trainer Michael Young.
“I didn’t think she had much of a chance tonight but there was plenty of speed on in the race which made it a staying test, and that suits her because she is pretty tough.”
Young purchased Jaxs Ideal for $55,000 at the 2023 Perth APG yearling sale, and the filly now has earned $60,238 from four wins and five placings from 16 starts. Young races the filly in partnership with a group of stable clients.
Jaxs Ideal is by star stallion American Ideal and is the sixth foal out of the unraced Christian Cullen mare Jacinta Jones.
Star reinsman Gary Hall Jnr said Friday night’s event didn’t look like Jaxs Ideal’s race at all, and when she settled down at the rear, he gave her very little chance of winning. “But the way the race was being run I thought we could finish in the money,” he said.
“I wanted to go first (approaching the bell), but the other two ($6 chance Reinette and $9 chance Hold The Ammo) came out in front of me, and when they cleared out down the back, I was doubtful that I could catch them.
“But I was able to cross to the rail, and those two were cutting each other’s throat, and we were able to get up and beat them.”
Reinette and Hold The Ammo were locked together for much of the final circuit and also when Hall got Jaxs Ideal to a narrow lead with about 30m to travel. Jaxs Ideal went on to win by a head from the gallant Reinette, with Hold The Ammo a metre away in third place and a couple of lengths ahead of the fourth placegetter Control The Room.