The Warwick Farm trainer is building momentum after yet another win at Grafton on Sunday

The Warwick Farm trainer is building momentum after yet another win at Grafton on Sunday

Can anyone stop Con Karakatsanis? (Pictured with one of his prize gallopers in 2014.) Photo: Leigh Jensen / Daily Examiner

PUNTERS will be getting behind Con Karakatsanis after the Warwick Farm trainer maintained a 100 per cent record during South Grafton Cup Day on Sunday.

Going in as heavy favourite, three-year-old gelding Kypreos did it the hard way from barrier one to edge Dwayne Schmidt’s Haven Road at the line in the South Grafton Ex-Servicemen's Club Maiden Plate 1400m.

Karakatsanis gave credit to jockey Koby Jennings, who brought the young galloper from a tight spot in the corner to surge home out wide.

“Credit to Koby, that was a plum ride from barrier 1,” Karakatsanis said.

“It was a good win to knuckle down and finish over the top of them.”

Karakatsanis’ other two wins came on Westlawn Finance Grafton Cup Prelude Day, as Clambake and Murungal made it a successful start for the travelling trainer.

Karakatsanis will see Jennings take the reigns of five-year0old gelding Damit in Sunday afternoon’s race 5 Grafton Hire Class 3 Handicap 1400m, where he sits well-placed in behind leading favourite Bugalugs, trained by Grafton’s John Shelton and ridden by Ben Looker.

Looker had an electric start to South Grafton Cup Day, leading Stephen Lee-trained Patriot Missile to victory by the narrowest of margins in the 2200m Crown Hotel & Motel Class 1 & Maiden plate staying opener on Sunday.

Looker is hoping to make this another July Carnival to remember, after a string of impressive results in 2019.

Originally published as The Warwick Farm trainer is building momentum after yet another win at Grafton on Sunday