At the post Group 3 Warragul St Leger (460m)
Victorian Sprint Championship (515m)
WARRAGUL, 8 AUGUST
SANDOWN PARK, 13 AUGUST
1st CATCH THE THIEF
1st WEBLEC ACE
Breeding:
Male May ’18 Aussie Infrared x Dundee Ally
Breeding:
Male Sep ’17 Kinloch Brae x Weblec Rose
Breeder:
Desmond Dooley, Harcourt North VIC
Breeder:
Jane McNicholl, Williamstown SA
Owner:
Ghost syndicate (Louie Cardillo), Sale VIC
Owner:
Weber Loechel syndicate (Jeffrey Weber), Bowhill SA
Trainer:
Matthew Clark, Briagolong VIC
Trainer:
Jeffrey Britton, Anakie VIC
First prize:
$25,000
First prize:
$12,000
Odds:
$3.40
Odds:
$4.90
Time:
25.50sec (Best)
Time:
29.61sec
Margin:
1.63L
Margin:
1.59L
2nd:
Weblec Jet
2nd:
Simon Told Helen
3rd:
Zipping Sullivan
3rd:
Yindi Girl Turbo
How the race was won: ‘Next big thing” Catch The Thief (Box 2) ‘stole the show’ with sustained speed defeating the fast-finishing Weblec Jet ($7.80) by 1.63L, with Zipping Sullivan ($7.00) a further 0.93L away third in 25.50sec (Best). Zambora Smokey ($2.30F) finished fifth, 6.56L from the winner. Catch The Thief notched his second age-restricted feature, having won the G2 WA Derby. It was also his 15th win from 25 starts and his ninth win from his past 12 starts.
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Catch The Thief made it nine wins from his past 12 starts when taking out the St Leger.
How the race was won: Weblec Ace (Box 3) staged a herculean performance to mow down Australia’s No. 1 sprinter Simon Told Helen ($2.60F). He spotted the fourtime Group 1 winner around 5L down the back straight before claiming him 50m from home in 29.61sec. Yindi Girl Turbo ($27.70) finished third, 2.39L from the winner. Weblec Ace notched his 15th win from 36 starts. It was also the G2 McKenna Memorial finalist’s fifth win from 13 starts over 515m at Sandown.
Weblec Ace with handler Jason Ireland.
