The Damien Lane stable will supply two runners to the Hawkesbury race club meeting on a damp Thursday August 4, the weather is currently showery racing on a heavy eight the rail position is +5 m from the 1300 meter to the winning post and true the remainder.
The first of the stable runners will compete in a maiden plate over 1800 m with Able Chap to be ridden by Tye Angland jumping from barrier eight in a field of 10.
1 ABLE CHAP
5 year old bay or brown gelding (22-10-2011) Sire: High Chaparral (IRE) Dam: Brave And Bold (Timber Country (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Milburn Creek Thoroughbred Stud
Owners: D T Annesley, G G Rush, B A Connor, P A Skulski, Mrs J L Skulski, Mrs S A Bell, P K James, Mrs J L James, D J Chappelow, I J Meredith, A D Evans, B O’neal, H Izzet, Mrs N Izzet, Miss E A Izzet, C A Martin & R B Phillips, Kegs On Legs Racing (Mgr: E D Jameson)
Colours: Purple, Orange Star, Pruple Sleeves And Orange Cap
Track: 1:0-0-0 Dist: 0:0-0-0 Track/Dist: 0:0-0-0
Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 8:0-3-1 Soft: 6:0-0-1 Heavy: 2:0-1-1
Able Chap is a five-year-old gelding having start number 17 with seven placings earning prize-money if $27,000, last time out he competed at Gosford on July 21 finishing third of seven on a heavy 10 over a mile with Tommy Berry the pilot arriving 5.3 lengths behind the winner in a time of 1:44.90.
The second stable runner Moysation is currently a fourth emergency, & with no current scratchings posted means a start in the McDonnell Air-conditioning maiden plate over 1300 m is unlikely.
14 MOSAYTION EM
4 year old bay gelding (9-9-2012) Sire: Mosayter (USA) Dam: Comeinspina (NZ) (Spinning World (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Mr P Grant
Owners: Mrs G P Kelly-Grant, D F Lane & Grant Thoroughbred Holdings (Mgr: P Grant)
Colours: Gold, Black Stars, Gold Cap With Black Lightning Bolt
Gear Changes: Blinkers OFF FIRST TIME, Winkers FIRST TIME
Moysation last competed at Scone on July 15 finishing 10 of 14 with Kody Nestor aboard arriving 7.9 lengths behind the winner having started on five career occasions.
The stable would like to wish connections of both these runners the best of luck at Hawkesbury on Thursday.