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“He made it look easy,” said Stuart McDonald after driving the $1.04 favourite Sweet Pins to an effortless win in the $21,000 Quayside Transport Pace (2) over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
McDonald did not bustle Sweet Pins early after beginning from out wide at barrier eight while $51 chance Air Marshal showed good early pace by dashing over the lead time in 36.3sec.
Our Thunder ($13) took up the running after 500m before McDonald dashed Sweet Pins (who had settled in eighth place) to the front with 1200m to travel. Sweet pins strolled through the final 800m in 58.6sec. and won by three lengths from Air Marshal, rating 1.58.1.
Sweet Pins, prepared by master trainer Gary Hall Snr, has yet to be extended and remains unbeaten after his four starts netting $42,478 in prizemoney.
“He has a lot of ability but whether he realises his full potential is uncertain considering the injury problems he has had,” said McDonald. “At the moment he is taking it all in his stride. He is a week-by-week project, so its fingers crossed.”
If Sweet Pins remains sound, there is no doubt he will be a leading contender for the rich feature events for four-year-olds later in the year.
“He made it look easy,” said Stuart McDonald after driving the $1.04 favourite Sweet Pins to an effortless win in the $21,000 Quayside Transport Pace (2) over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
McDonald did not bustle Sweet Pins early after beginning from out wide at barrier eight while $51 chance Air Marshal showed good early pace by dashing over the lead time in 36.3sec.
Our Thunder ($13) took up the running after 500m before McDonald dashed Sweet Pins (who had settled in eighth place) to the front with 1200m to travel. Sweet pins strolled through the final 800m in 58.6sec. and won by three lengths from Air Marshal, rating 1.58.1.
Sweet Pins, prepared by master trainer Gary Hall Snr, has yet to be extended and remains unbeaten after his four starts netting $42,478 in prizemoney.
“He has a lot of ability but whether he realises his full potential is uncertain considering the injury problems he has had,” said McDonald. “At the moment he is taking it all in his stride. He is a week-by-week project, so its fingers crossed.”
If Sweet Pins remains sound, there is no doubt he will be a leading contender for the rich feature events for four-year-olds later in the year.