Ideal Agent repeats the dose

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Up-and-coming star Ideal Agent led and won by seven lengths from Ragazzo Mach last Friday week. But in the second heat of the Intersport Slater Gartrell Nights of Thunder at Gloucester Park on Friday night he was an $11.20 chance on the tote, with Ragazzo Mach the hot…

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Vampiro highlights Bond stable’s night out

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond, fresh from winning the trainers’ premiership with 165 winners last year, made a spectacular start to the 2022 season when spritely veteran Vampiro smashed the track record for 2130m in winning the $50,000 Pat Cranley Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 7 JANUARY

The first city meeting of 2022 at Gloucester Park has brought together an array of stars as trainers prime their charges for the upcoming carnival features – the Fremantle Pacing Cup and the WA Pacing Cup. Friday night’s Pat Cranley Memorial (2130m) is shaping as a dress rehearsal for the big cups, while the night…

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Egerton-Green’s busy night

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented young reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green is preparing for a busy time at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he will drive in the first nine events on the ten-event program. “I have got a handy book of drives, and they should all hold their own,” he said. He…

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Suvaljko likes Alice Kay

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Outstanding reinsman Shannon Suvaljjko has a drive in seven of the ten events at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and he labels five-year-old mare Alice Kay as his best winning prospect. Alice Kay, prepared by Byford trainer Katja Warwick, is ideally drawn at the No. 1 barrier in…

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Magnificent Storm seeks sixth group success

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Rising superstar Magnificent Storm has the speed, strength and versatility to notch his sixth victory in a group feature event by proving the master of his 12 quality rivals in the $50,000 group 2 Pat Cranley Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Ray Williams-trained five-year-old has…

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Hall opts for Mighty Ronaldo

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr faced a dilemma when crack four-year-olds Mighty Ronaldo and Jumpingjackmac were named to clash in the first heat of the Etch Coatings Nights of Thunder at Gloucester Park on Friday night. With memories still burning bright of how he chose to handle Jumpingjackmac,…

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Reed is out to turn the tables

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ideal Agent caused a major upset last week when he revealed brilliant speed to beat the highly-regarded Ragazzo Mach by seven lengths. But talented reinsman Mark Reed is full of confidence that Ragazzo Mach can turn the tables on Ideal Agent when they clash in the second qualifying…

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Know When To Run is back

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The future looked extremely rosy for Know When To Run when he overcame the disadvantage of the outside barrier (No. 9) and charged home, out six wide, from last at the 250m to finish fifth behind Shockwave in the group 1 Golden Nugget at Gloucester Park in December…

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Roman Art is a Pinjarra Cup prospect

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Coolup trainer Vic Bryers was delighted with Roman Art’s splendid all-the-way win in the 2130m Retravision, Lowest Price Guaranteed Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night and said he would give plenty of thought at setting the Art Major stallion for the $50,000 Pinjarra Cup on March 7.…

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14 owners celebrate their luck

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “It’s good to have a lot of people involved,” said Capel trainer-reinsman Aiden de Campo after he had brought smart colt Floewriter home with a typical sparkling burst to win the Retravision Pace for two-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “And it’s good to have a couple…

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Beat City charges home

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Victorian-bred four-year-old Beat City maintained his outstanding form when he charged home from seventh at the 600m mark to score a convincing win in the 2503m Retravision, We Love Our Customers Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His eleven starts in Western Australia have produced five wins…

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