The Henry Dwyer Racing stable has two runners today at Pakenham on the All Weather Track with PEACE BROTHER and THE DOMINATOR going around over the jumps.
Pakenham – All Weather Track
Race 1 (11.05am) Ecycle Solutions Maiden Hurdle
No.6 PEACE BROTHER – Chris McCarthy (Barrier 6)
PEACE BROTHER heads to Pakenham today where he will contest the Ecycle Solutions Maiden Hurdle, his first time over the jumps in race conditions. He has drawn gate six and Chris McCarthy will ride.
PEACE BROTHER pulled up well from his run at Pakenham last Friday where he finished fourth, with the start before that winning well on the Ballarat Synthetic. The horse is in really good order after a light week of schooling and treadmill work and he should be cherry ripe for his first try over the jumps. He does have a tendency to over race in the early stages, so instructions to Chris will be to put him where he is comfortable and to switch off as best as he can.
Whatever he does today he will be better for it, but his talent will take him a long way and it wouldn’t surprise at all today if he is fighting out the finish.
TAB WIN Fixed Odds – $3.90 (as at 8am)
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Race 6 (2.25pm) Ecycle Solutions Bm120 Steeplechase
No.1 THE DOMINATOR – Tom Sadler a(1.5) (Barrier 4)
THE DOMINATOR also heads to Pakenham to contest the Ecycle Solutions Bm120 Steeplechase, with Tom Sadler reuniting with the 8YO.
THE DOMINATOR has had a few setbacks in recent times and has had an easy time of it the last few months with a let-up, with his recent run at Murtoa showing us that he looks like he is back to full health and ready to go. He needs to run up to his best today to compete against the likes of FLYING AGENT and MICHELIN, but he looks as good as he ever has at the moment and Murtoa on the flat showed he has some of his old spark back.
A tough race for him today, but really happy with him, he will roll along out front and hopefully he can keep going and give them something to chase.
TAB WIN Fixed Odds – $7 (as at 8am)