George jets home for QTIS win
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QTIS Meet George.JPG: Meet George out in front as they head to the line (Noel Pascoe photo)
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Sixties cartoon namesake Meet George had a bit of luck on his side when he won the Swan Services QTIS 3YO Handicap 1110m at City Pacific Doomben on Saturday, August 2.
Wearing the number 13 saddlecloth he jumped from barrier 13 with a starting price of $13 the number proved lucky for some.
“If it could happen every week it’d be good,” said trainer John Wallace.
“It was a really good run. He got back but he was off the track but he did have cover which was something. Jason Holder never panicked at all on him. I was very impressed with his win.”
Again in the saddle, Jason Holder has ridden Meet George (G3 Rock of Cashel IRE-Jane Jetson NZ) for all his starts.
They raced wide for the majority of the event deep in the field. In the straight they crept up down the outside to charge home to win by a half neck in front of Brilliantes (Ryan Wiggins).
Race favourite Spanish Fling placed third by three quarters of a length after dislodging rider Mandy Radecker behind the barriers.
Meet George was bred at Willowbend Stud at Beaudesert by the owner Wilma Morton. His dam’s name is Jane Jetson and the gelding was named after the first line of the cartoon The Jetson’s theme song.
His first race was in Ipswich on July 11 where he placed second behind Saturday’s second placegetter Brilliantes.
He was quickly backed up to place fourth at Eagle Farm 10 days prior to this start.
He has earned connections $56,350 in prizemoney from his three starts including $21,700 in QTIS bonuses.
With his two previous starts on a slow and a dead track Wallace thought the good track at Doomben helped. “He didn’t like the wet tracks that much you know and it was a good, nice track on Saturday and I think that made a hell of a lot of difference,” he said.
Meet George had blinkers on for the Doomben start and Holder thought this contributed to the win.
“It was a lovely effort,” he said.
“John Wallace put the blinkers on today and it was probably the winning move.”
“We were a bit suspect about the barrier...we needed a bit of luck.”
“We did do it a bit hard. I just kept him balanced and he basically just ran on confidence. Coming down the corner I thought if he doesn’t win he’ll run a nice placing which will be good from the effort he did.”
“I actually jumped on him last start and he was really green. It was probably a heavy track and that didn’t suit him too. We thought he would improve today and he did.”
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