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Coolup trainer Michael Brennan has discovered the perfect formula for Victorian-bred five-year-old Whatabro — draw barrier No.1, set the pace and win.
Remarkably, Whatabro, a former prolific winner in South Australia, has started from the No. 1 barrier five times at Gloucester Park, and he has set the pace and won at all five starts.
Whatabro has started from the inside barrier on the past three Friday nights, and he kept up the good work on Friday night when Chris Voak took full advantage of the prized barrier and guided the Four Starzz Shark gelding to a comfortable all-the-way victory over the $3.10 favourite Machnificent.
Whatabro was the third fancy at $4.30, after winning at $2.30 and $3.50 at his two previous outings. He sprinted over the final 800m in 56.3sec. and showed that there are more wins in store for the gelding who had managed one win from his previous 24 starts before this hat-trick of victories.
Whatabro, a winner of 18 races in South Australia, has won seven times from 39 WA starts. His career record stands at 110 starts for 25 wins, 39 placings and $191,049 in prizemoney.