SYMON Wilde continued his great Hamilton strike rate by landing a training treble at Friday’s Turf to Trots gallops meeting.
In warm conditions, the Warrnambool trainer teamed up with Tahlia Hope to win two of the mile events with Actaeon (Bet365 Handicap) and Autumn Colours (Maxi Tankers Maiden Plate), before sending favourite punters home happy in the final race when Sevillana (Walkers Earthworks Handicap) scored over the 1400m trip with apprentice, Dakotah Keane, in the saddle.
Actaeon’s victory showed his liking for the track, making it two from two after winning his maiden at the previous meeting in December.
Starting the shortest priced runner of the day, the gelding had little trouble with his opposition, leading all the way to score by just over two lengths.
At her first start for the team, Autumn Colours may have surprised when winning narrowly at generous odds after previously being trained by Anthony Cummings.
The stable was narrowly denied four winners when Jack Knows Best was beaten into second place by Ravin in Hamilton Lifts Handicap over 2200m.
Highlighting Wilde’s love of the track, his 288 starters have netted 54 winners and for a winning strike rate of 18.8 per cent, well above his overall win rate of 14.9 per cent.
Add in another 86 placings and he almost strikes at 50 per cent for top three finishes.
Riding with the theme of loving the track, the Peter Chow-trained True Nobility won his fourth race at the venue with a stylish victory in the Midfield Meats Handicap over 1100m.
Ridden by Tayla Childs, the five-year-old son of Star Turn has only started five times at the track for all his four career wins.
Thailess (Bet365 Maiden Plate 1200m) and City Escape (Taylor Toyota Maiden Plate 1100m) were both rewarded for recent consistent form with maiden wins in the opening two races.
The experience of Jack Hill and Brad Rawiller landed the wins for trainers Andrew Bobbin and Vin Malady respectively.
Jane Duncan made the long trip from Swan Hill a winning one with the long-priced Hawkeyedhost landing the money in the Creek Electrical Maiden Plate.
Teaming up with Madison Lloyd also formerly from Swan Hill, the pair scored by a half-length over the 2200m trip.
Liam Riordan was among the placings five times across the meeting, his only win coming narrowly on the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Ravin.
Results
Race 1 Bet365 Maiden Plate 1200m - 1st Thailess (Jack Hill/Andrew Bobbin) $3.30f; 2nd All The Way Baby (Tahlia Hope/Matthew Williams) $17; 3rd Nienna (Liam Riordan/Matthew Williams) $15.
Race 2 Taylor Toyota Maiden Plate 1100m - 1st City Escape (Brad Rawiller/Vin Malady) $5.50; 2nd Chica Con Suetre (Will Price/Andrew Noblet) $6.50; 3rd If I Was You (Fred Kersley/Mark & Levi Kavanagh) $9.
Race 3 Maxi Tankers Maiden Plate 1600m - 1st Autumn Colours (Tahlia Hope/Symon Wilde) $16; 2nd Maid An Offer (Jack Hill/Henry Dwyer) $7; 3rd Van Scotia (Tom Madden/Lindsey Smith) $5.
Race 4 Creek Electrical Maiden Plate 2200m - 1st Hawkeyedhost (Madison Lloyd/Jane Duncan) $16; 2nd Sunny Times (Eoin Walsh/Paul Preusker) $14; 3rd Upwoods (Liam Riordan/Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr) $2.10f.
Race 5 Hamilton Lifts Handicap 2200m - 1st Ravin (Liam Riordan/Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr) $6; 2nd Jack Knows Best (Dakotah Keane/Symon Wilde) $5.50; 3rd Scottish Soldier (Harry Grace/Scott Irlam) $19.
Race 6 Bet365 Handicap 1600m - 1st Actaeon (Tahlia Hope/Symon Wilde) $1.85f; 2nd Spangled Sipper (Jack Hill/Andrew Bobbin) $17; 3rd Sorry Sailor (Connor Murtagh/Mark & Levi Kavanagh) $6.50.
Race 7 Midfield Meats Handicap 1100m - 1st True Nobility (Tayla Childs/Peter Chow) $4; 2nd Lady Shalaa (Liam Riordan/Danny O’Brien) $11; 3rd Dupie Doll (Jade Darose/Tammy Burnie) $91.
Race 8 Walkers Earthworks Handicap 1400m - 1st Sevillana (Dakotah Keane/Symon Wilde) $2.50f; 2nd Unthinkable (Jaylah Kennedy/Mitchell Freedman) $4.20; 3rd Bull Dust (Harry Grace/Quinton Scott) $14.
