Punters experienced a setback with the defeat of the favoured runner, Oliveanotherday, in the Bobbie Lewis Stakes at Flemington.
The Tom Dabernig-trained sprinter, sent off as the $1.60 top pick in the 1200m Group 2 event held down the Flemington straight on Saturday, appeared unsettled throughout its initial experience on the challenging circuit.
Jockey Harry Coffey communicated to Dabernig that the sprinter did not perform to its usual standard, eventually finishing in fifth place, a little over a length behind the victorious Losesomewinmore.
Dabernig indicated that plans to proceed to the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on September 26 remain on track despite the recent performance.
The level of support for Oliveanotherday was so significant that Losesomewinmore started as the second favourite at odds of $12.
Guided by Craig Williams, Losesomewinmore secured a position towards the inside of the track, winning by a long-neck from Hedged ($13), with Enxuto ($151) finishing a long-head further back in third.
Losesomewinmore is prepared by the Adelaide-based father-and-daughter training team of Richard and Chantelle Jolly, who established a satellite stable at Flemington last year.
Richard Jolly commented that the Flemington-based team has benefited from reduced travel requirements.
“In previous years we have been going back and forth with them,” Jolly said. “He’s based here and it makes life easier and we will get another run or two out of him than we would normally get.”
While drawing an inside gate can sometimes present a disadvantage, Jolly elaborated post-race that Williams was content to maintain a position near the fence.
“Craig said before the race that we had drawn in, so we might as well not look to be getting out,” Jolly said. “He thought the track was pretty even and we would be better to take those inside runs as there would be room there and it worked out brilliantly.”
Losesomewinmore has now achieved six victories down the Flemington straight, competing over distances from 1000m to 1200m.
Jolly suggested that the Gilgai Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on October 3 is likely to be the sprinter’s next engagement.
“I don’t think there’s any reason to take him around a corner for the rest of the spring,” Jolly stated. “The Gilgai is coming up, there are some nice Moonee Valley races going to other tracks, so we’ll be mindful of where he’s going to be weighted the best.
“He got in really well today with the 53 (kilos) which obviously made a big difference.”
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