Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
Crack sit-sprinter Whataretheodds ran an excellent trial for the $50,000 San Simeon Pace next Friday night when he unleashed a sizzling burst of speed to snatch a last-stride victory in the 2130m Vale Peter Gannon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
The win completed a double for Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell and young reinsman Kyle Symington, who were successful earlier in the night with three-year-old filly Atlantic Gem.
Whataretheodds ($4.20) began from the No. 6 barrier, and Symington did not bustle him while the polemarker Lamandier ($8) was setting a solid pace from the $3.40 favourite Star Casino in the breeze, Ragazzo Mach ($4.20) behind the leader and Ima Fivestar General $7) in the one-out, one-back position.
Whataretheodds was eighth at the bell before Symington sent him forward in the back straight. The speedy five-year-old was switched five wide 250m from home, and he sprouted wings as he charged forward to beat the fast-finishing $7 chance Nullarbor Navajo by a head, rating 1.54.9 after final quarters of 28.2sec. and 27.9sec.
Star Casino, who had worked his way to the front 120m from the post, was third, a half-length ahead of Ima Fivestar General.
“Whataretheodds hit the line better tonight (after a second to Ventura and a fourth behind Golden Lode at his two previous starts),” said Bell.
Whataretheodds, purchased for $25,000 at the 2020 Perth APG yearling sale, has now earned $141,608 from nine wins, ten seconds and two thirds from 26 starts. He finished second in two Group 1 events as a two-year-old. He is by Betting Line and is the second foal out of the Mach Three mare Generally Outspoken, the winner of the Group 3 Gold Bracelet in July 2013, who was retired with earnings of $69,688 from eight wins and five placings from 26 starts.
Crack sit-sprinter Whataretheodds ran an excellent trial for the $50,000 San Simeon Pace next Friday night when he unleashed a sizzling burst of speed to snatch a last-stride victory in the 2130m Vale Peter Gannon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
The win completed a double for Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell and young reinsman Kyle Symington, who were successful earlier in the night with three-year-old filly Atlantic Gem.
Whataretheodds ($4.20) began from the No. 6 barrier, and Symington did not bustle him while the polemarker Lamandier ($8) was setting a solid pace from the $3.40 favourite Star Casino in the breeze, Ragazzo Mach ($4.20) behind the leader and Ima Fivestar General $7) in the one-out, one-back position.
Whataretheodds was eighth at the bell before Symington sent him forward in the back straight. The speedy five-year-old was switched five wide 250m from home, and he sprouted wings as he charged forward to beat the fast-finishing $7 chance Nullarbor Navajo by a head, rating 1.54.9 after final quarters of 28.2sec. and 27.9sec.
Star Casino, who had worked his way to the front 120m from the post, was third, a half-length ahead of Ima Fivestar General.
“Whataretheodds hit the line better tonight (after a second to Ventura and a fourth behind Golden Lode at his two previous starts),” said Bell.
Whataretheodds, purchased for $25,000 at the 2020 Perth APG yearling sale, has now earned $141,608 from nine wins, ten seconds and two thirds from 26 starts. He finished second in two Group 1 events as a two-year-old. He is by Betting Line and is the second foal out of the Mach Three mare Generally Outspoken, the winner of the Group 3 Gold Bracelet in July 2013, who was retired with earnings of $69,688 from eight wins and five placings from 26 starts.