Hatch, Stanley combine for double at Clifford Park

ONE of Clifford Park’s leading trainer-jockey combinations had another successful outing.

Trail of Glory coasts to the line for Justin Stanley. Photo: Nev Madsen

RACING: The Lindsay Hatch and Justin Stanley combination has formed one of the leading dynamic duos in recent times at Clifford Park.

The two again came to the fore on Saturday night, combining for a pair of winners on the card.

It started in the best possible fashion, with Trail Of Glory ($2.50 fav) saluting in the opening race of the evening, the Moore Lewis and Partners Benchmark 70 Handicap (1210m).

Having her second start for Hatch after previously being under the care of Tony Gollan, the five-year-old relished the step up in distance.

Settling midfield, Stanley asked her to go heading into the home straight and the mare responded, scoring by 1 ¼ lengths from Voulait ($5).

“She really improved immensely from her first-up run, and I feel like she’s improved again,” Hatch said.

“There’s a similar sort of race in a couple of weeks here for her.

“As long as she holds it together, we’re looking forward to placing her around in races around this region.”

The double was completed in the staying event on the program, the Totally Baked Grand Central Benchmark 60 Handicap (1880m).

Rhyme Time ($2.45 fav) was the subject of strong market support after luckless runs at Ipswich and the Gold Coast.

Sitting just behind the speed, Stanley was able to lift the progressive four-year-old to her third career win, edging out Basil ($7) by a half-head.

“She’s been unlucky at her past couple of races,” Hatch said.

“She pulled hard at the Gold Coast but was able to get out to a distance. She’ll go for a break now, she’s done a terrific job this prep.

“I think she’s pretty effective from 1600-1700m. She’s a Class 3 horse so hopefully there’s a midweek or Saturday metro in that grade, and we will see if she can measure up.”

Skye Bogenhuber also finished the night with a riding double, aboard Count The Coin and Blue Harmony.

Slowly away in the Peta Sorensen Bookkeeper QTIS Three-Year-Old Maiden Handicap (1300m), Count The Coin ($2.15 fav), looked to be too far back approaching the bend.

Just as soon as Mr Brose ($2.45) looked to pinch a winning break, the Kevin Kemp-trained gelding unleashed a powerful finishing burst to score by 2 ¼ lengths.

Blue Harmony ($1.60) was sent out as the shortest priced favourite of the night and didn’t disappoint punters, winning by 2 ¼ lengths to take out the Happy 50th Angus Corke Maiden Plate (870m).

# ANGELA Jones made an incredible start to her riding career at Dalby.

With four rides on the card, the apprentice rode three winners with another second in a memorable debut.

CLIFFORD PARK RESULTS

Track: Good 4

Rail: +3m 800-600m, +5m remainder

1. BENCHMARK 70 HANDICAP, 1210m: 2.50 fav TRAIL OF GLORY (ch m 5y Rothesay-Trail Of Gold. Trainer: Lindsay Hatch) 56 (Justin Stanley) 1, 5.00 VOULAIT 59.5 (Ben Moffat) 2, 9.50 KEEP ON LOVING YOU 56 (Kenji Yoshida) 3. Then followed: 8.00 Archer’s Treasure, 4.40 Tisani Magic, 10.00 Mr Tickets, 41.00 Rideonabigjetplane, 61.00 Madam Shazam last. Scr: Moscini. 1 ¼ len, Nk. Time: 1:13.21 (Last 600m 35.96).

2. BENCHMARK 60 HANDICAP, 1300m: 10.00 THE IRONS (gr g 6y The Hammer-Updrafts. Trainer: Jason Gregory) 61 (Brendon Newport) 1, 18.00 MISS DYNAMIC 58 (Kenji Yoshida) 2, 2.40 fav LOVE YERS ALL 57.5 (Justin Stanley) 3. Then followed: 12.00 Quart Pot, 6.00 Cincinnati Red (NZ), 3.50 Fat Max, 17.00 Brutus, 51.00 Mishani Istana last. Scr: Bel Beau, Ms Wicked Nicci, Iampaidfor, Vassa Blue, Courting Verity, The Minivan, Luvyouanytime. Sh ½ hd, ¾ len. Time: 1:20.13 (Last 600m 37.43).

3. CLASS 1 HANDICAP, 1110m: 1.90 fav DRAGON MISS (b or br f 3y Hidden Dragon-Paciic Express. Trainer: John Thomas) 56.5 (Rikki Palmer) 1, 11.00 FOREVER VOLO 58 (Ben Moffat) 2, 6.00 ISSAQUAH 59 (Justin Stanley) 3. Then followed: 31.00 Her Option, 7.50 No No Ninette, 13.00 Ghabbie, 10.00 The Exhibitionist, 31.00 Lighthorse, 21.00 Aurora Charm last. Scr: Million. 2 ¼ len, 1 ½ len. Time: 1:07.55 (Last 600m 36.61).

4. BENCHMARK 60 HANDICAP, 1880m: 2.45 fav RHYME TIME (br m 4y Poet’s Voice (GB)-Ailish. Trainer: Lindsay Hatch) 57.5 (Justin Stanley) 1, 7.00 BASIL 59 carr 56 (Emma MacPherson) 2, 3.70 GOTTA BE FIRST 58.5 (Skye Bogenhuber) 3. Then followed: 19.00 Sarasu, 11.00 In Your Element, 10.00 Perfect Page, 9.00 Airlie Man, 101.00 River Of Love last. Scr: Blackmailer, Mighty Quinn. Sh hd, 1 ¾ len. Time: 1:59.23 (Last 600m 36.13).

5. QTIS 3YO MAIDEN HANDICAP, 1300m: 2.15 fav COUNT THE COIN (br g 3y Spirit Of Boom-Plumage. Trainer: Kevin Kemp) 58 (Skye Bogenhuber) 1, 2.45 MR BROSE 58 (Ron Goltz) 2, 18.00 COMMANDING SPIRIT 56 (Justin Stanley) 3. Then followed: 15.00 Gold Jet, 8.00 Final Crime, 51.00 Benkara, 101.00 Forever Ben, 31.00 All Gain last. Scr: Real Ana, Zou Zou Kacnarkis, Hoyt, Grand. 2 ¼ len, ½ len. Time: 1:21.40 (Last 600m 36.65).

6. MAIDEN HANDICAP, 1210m: 21.00 KRUSTALLOS (gr m 5y Glass Harmonium (IRE)-Lionataq. Trainer: Michael Hemmings) 55.5 carr 53.5 (Kate Cowan) 1, 5.50 HE’S ALL READY 56.5 (Ron Goltz) 2, 6.50 LET’S BOOM 54.5 (Skye Bogenhuber) 3. Then followed: 2.00 fav Persian King, 31.00 Bold Angel, 17.00 Two Shades, 9.00 Kick Hi, 9.50 Temujin Lass, 151.00 Cribby Miss, 101.00 Mister Quickstep last. Scr: Remember Bella, She Just Said It, Potawatomi, Hisgrace, Zeestar, Knight Enamoured, Top Tinka. Nk, Hd. Time: 1:14.19 (Last 600m 37.22).

7. MAIDEN PLATE, 870m: 1.60 fav BLUE HARMONY (br f 3y Denman-Mini Magic. Trainer: Matt Kropp) 53 (Skye Bogenhuber) 1, 26.00 CHERAX DESTRUCTOR 55.5 carr 55 (Emma MacPherson) 2, 71.00 WHITSUNDAY LAD 55 carr 52 (Montanna Savva) 3. Then followed: 15.00 Tiny Tee, 2.60 Beltana, 101.00 Little Miss Addi, 26.00 Stellar Roamer last. Scr: Saddle Boy, Big Talk. 2 ¼ len, Hd. Time: 50.40 (Last 600m 34.31).

8. MAIDEN PLATE, 870m: 5.50 THIRTEEN BUTTONS (b or br m 4y Nicconi-Lucky Thirteen. Trainer: Bradley Hudson) 55.5 carr 52.5 (Montanna Savva) 1, 16.00 COALBANK CAVALRY 57.5 carr 55 (Emma MacPherson) 2, 6.00 BEATING DRUM 55.5 (Girish Goomany) 3. Then followed: 5.50 Take The Lead, 2.80 fav Single Rise, 10.00 Naytellrhi Bird, 8.50 Jondy All Set, 31.00 Cool Espresso last. All started. 1 ¼ len, ¾ len. Time: 50.70 (Last 600m 34.19).

Originally published as Hatch, Stanley combine for double at Clifford Park