Ace win from Sears-trained runner at Corbould Park

Tycoon Ace was able to wear down Meet Mr Taylor in the last stride to continue a blistering start to the father-daughter training partnership.

VICTOR: Jockey James Orman rides Tycoon Ace, left, to victory in the Swiss Ace Plate at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. Picture: AAP Image/Albert Perez.

RACING: Tony Sears heaped all the praise for Tycoon Ace’s first-up win in Saturday’s Swiss Ace Plate at the Sunshine Coast on to his daughter Maddysen, in the process justifying the bullish confidence of jockey Jimmy Orman.

Tycoon Ace was able to wear down Meet Mr Taylor in the last stride to continue a blistering start to the father-daughter training partnership.

Since forming the partnership in September, the Sears have won 18 races from 64 runners (28 per cent).

“I can take no credit for that whatsoever,’’ Sears said.

“I’ve been in Singapore for 10 days.

“She’s done a great job with the horse. He looked terrific.”

Maddy was thrilled to be sharing in the success of a $105,000 feature race triumph with her father, noting there was some confidence in the camp, despite the $15 starting price.

“He had a jumpout 10 days ago and it was a phenomenal jumpout,” she said.

As confident as she was, it had nothing on Orman, who told all and sundry he thought Tycoon Ace was a good thing.

“On paper it was always going to work out that way,” he said.

“Tarzan and Meet Mr Taylor were always going to go hard in front and I was going to get the perfect run.

“I thought it was a good thing and I couldn’t believe they were betting $15 about it.

“It was always going to take a while to wear Meet Mr Taylor down, because he’s a tough horse, but it was set up for us.”

It was the first running of the Swiss Ace Plate, which is named after the Group 1 winning Sunshine Coast speedster, who won 12 races, including a Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (off barrier 18) and two Sir Byrne Hart (Victory) Stakes a decade ago.

Swiss Ace was prepared throughout his career by hugely popular local trainer Mick Mair.

Earlier, punters got it spot-on when they backed Kalik into a clear favourite for the 3YO C&G Handicap (1000m).

The Tony Haydon-trained speedster fought on doggedly after seeming under siege from Le Palmier in the straight.

He was around the $7 mark on Saturday morning and was officially $4.40 -$3.30.

Kalik was bred to get over more ground.

Owner-breeder Neville Bell bought his mother Nuskee because she was a daughter of staying influence Pentire and he sent her to the 2000m winner Champions Gallery.

Kalik’s three wins have been over 1000m and 1200m.

Jockey Brad Stewart said he now relaxed enough to get further, but the shortcourse formula was working a treat, so Haydon was unlikely to change too much.

Haydon, who trains a team of 14 horses at the Sunshine Coast, said Kalik was a horse who would keep improving as he got older.

“It was good to see one stick it to him and for him to respond so well and fight back to win,” he said.

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