The Damien Lane Yard will supply two runners to Warwick Farm on Wednesday, 28 March with a soft five currently rated for the eight-event card.
RACE 6 – WARWICK FARM – WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH, 2018 – ACCEPTANCES
4:25pm – Ranvet Power Formula (Bm80) – Soft(5) – 1100m – $40,000
Benchmark 80, Handicap (Min HCP Wgt: 53.00) – +3m entire
10. Johnny Roo Boy
BARRIER: 9 AGE: 7yo SEX: g PRIZE: $202,975
WEIGHT: 54.5kg COLOUR: b WIN%: 16%
JOCKEY: A Adkins SIRE: Henny Hughes (USA) PLACE%: 57%
TRAINER: D Lane at Wyong DAM: She’s A Nightmare (by Night Shift (USA)) API: 4.6
COLOURS: Gold, black motif, collar and sleeves, gold and black motif cap
OWNERS: J Hirsch & E Hirsch
WINS: 1(1170), 2(1100), 4(1000)
CAREER: 44:7-7-11
The first of the stable runners will see Johnny Roo Boy compete in a BM80 handicap over 1100 m with the seven-year-old gelding currently a $35-1 pop, Andrew Adkins will ride.
Last time out he finished seven of 8/1100 at Wyong when fading to finish 3.3 lengths behind the winner, he does have genuine early speed, though has not posted a win at Farm in three visits.
Mr McBat will compete in race seven in a BM75 handicap over a mile with Andrew Adkins aboard the five-year-old gelding jumping from barrier 2 currently at odds of 40 to 1.
RACE 7 – WARWICK FARM – WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH, 2018 – ACCEPTANCES
5:05pm – Ribchester New To Darley-Bm75 – Soft(5) – 1600m – $40,000
Benchmark 75, Handicap (Min HCP Wgt: 53.00) – +3m entire
12. Mr McBat
BARRIER: 2 AGE: 5yo SEX: g PRIZE: $111,765
WEIGHT: 54.5kg COLOUR: b WIN%: 19%
JOCKEY: A Adkins SIRE: Krupt PLACE%: 42%
TRAINER: D Lane at Wyong DAM: Grail Queen (by Lake Coniston (IRE)) API: 4.3
COLOURS: Cerise, lilac quarters and sleeves, quartered cap
OWNERS: Mrs J M Greentree, T R Moore, D Taaffe, J D Butler, M P Butler, T M Johnson, G G Rush, R Reeves, B K Butt, J J Livermore, R B Phillips, R Shaw, D P Hedges, S Devlin, D Russell & G A Hibbit
WINS: 1(1610), 1(1600), 1(1300), 1(1100), 1(1000)
CAREER: 26:5-3-3
When last in competition Mr McBat finished fifth of 7/1500 m at Rosehill and is unplaced in all four runs this time through, he has drawn well but will need to improve on the last outing to figure here.
Best of luck to all connected on Wednesday.