Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators
“That was a perfect trial for the $50,000 Laurie Kennedy Pace next Friday night,” exclaimed trainer Michael Young after exciting mare Nevermindthechaos had scored an effortless victory in the $22,000 Media Guild Most Winners In A Night Ken Casellas Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
Nevermindthechaos was the $1.90 favourite from the outside barrier in the field of eight and she was restrained at the start before Gary Hall Jnr sent her forward, three wide, 950m from home.
The third quarter was covered in 28.1sec. as Nevermindthechaos quickly dashed forward to join the pacemaker Miss Boudica in the back straight and then surge to the front with 350m to travel. The final 400m was covered in 28.2sec., with Nevermindthechaos coasting home to win by three lengths from Nullarbor Navajo.
Nevermindthechaos rated 1.56.3 and the win improved her record to 25 starts for ten wins, seven placings and $113,742.
Nullarbor Navajo, a lightly-raced six-year-old trained by Corey Peterson and driven by Stuart McDonald, was most impressive. She was last at the 350m before finishing powerfully, out four wide. That followed her fast-finishing second to Beyond The Sea at her previous outing. She will pay to follow.