Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
Part-owner and trainer Michael Brennan has speedy pacer Pinny Tiger racing in the best form of his career, and he has high hopes of the six-year-old winning the $31,000 TABtouch Parliamentarians Cup over 2536m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
“Pinny Tiger is in great order and his past two runs have been brilliant,” said Brennan. “We have always considered the best way to drive him was as a sit-sprinter, but in saying that he is also very good in front.
“His run at his latest start, in the 2569m Bunbury Cup, was outstanding. The quality of the horses he took ground off in a fast final quarter was sensational.”
Pinny Tiger raced four back on the pegs and he charged home along the sprint lane to finish second to Jumpingjackmac when he sprinted over the final 400m in 26.96sec.
At his previous start, over 2130m at Gloucester Park, Pinny Tiger began brilliantly from the No. 6 barrier and set a fast pace to win by more than two lengths from Arma Einstein, who trailed him throughout. Pinny Tiger rated 1.54.9 after sprinting over the final three 400m sections in 28.7sec., 27.3sec. and 28.3sec.
Pinny Tiger will start out wide at barrier No. 8 on Friday night and there is a strong possibility that Chris Voak will set the gelding alight in a bid to burst straight to the front in what is a quality field which includes WA Pacing Cup winner Diego, Steel The Show and Tenzing Bromac from the stables of Greg and Skye Bond, and Arma Einstein, Alcopony and Hector, who will begin from the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 barriers.
Diego was driven by Maddison Brown when he set the pace and won in good style from Blitzembye and Arma Einstein over 2130m last Friday night. This week he will be driven by Gary Hall Jnr, who replaces Brown who has opted to drive the polemarker Arma Einstein for her father Colin.
Diego will start from the No. 4 barrier, and he should be prominent all the way before fighting out the finish. “I’ll be planning to go forward at the start,” said Hall.
Deni Roberts has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive Steel The Show from barrier five ahead of Tenzing Bromac, who will start from the inside of the back line. Tenzing Bromac is in fine form, having finished a head second to Minstrel last Friday week, a fortnight after covering a lot of extra ground before winning from Tricky Miki.
Tenzing Bromac has won at 17 of his 34 starts, while Steel The Show has had 63 starts for 13 wins and 18 placings. He has excellent gate speed and there is a possibility he will make a bid for the early lead.