Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators
Promising New Zealand-bred gelding Tensing Bromac enhanced his prospects of qualifying for a start in the upcoming rich feature events for four-year-olds when Ryan Warwick opted out of contesting a fierce early speed battle in the 2130m Barbagallo Watch Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
Warwick got Tenzing Bromac, the $1.90 favourite, away swiftly from the outside barrier in the field of seven but quickly restrained him back to last before he brought him home with a well-timed burst to hit the front in the final few strides to beat his four-year-old stablemate and $2.45 second fancy Himself.
He dashed over the final 400m in 28.7sec. and rated a smart 1.55.9 over the 2130m trip which saw a hectic early speed battle between Himself and $14 chance Withoutthetuh resulting in a fast lead time of 35.3sec.
Withoutthetuh prevailed, but overrraced and made life tough for Himself in the breeze. Himself eventually got to the front 550m from home, and was gallant in defeat, going down by a neck to Tenzing Bromac, who completed a double for Warwick and trainers Greg and Skye Bond, who had succeeded with Ideal Agent earlier in the program.
Tenzing Bromac, a winner on debut at Addington in March of last year before finishing fifth at his next appearance, then travelled to Western Australia where his twelve starts for the Bond stable have delivered ten wins and two seconds.