Archie Alexander stayer Lord Fandango has produced a strong staying performance to win the Group II Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield.
Lord Fandango ($12) beat English import Wall Of Fire ($9) by a length, with a further long neck back to Gallic Chieftain ($4.60) in third.
Here is what jockeys thought of the performances of their rides in the Herbert Power Stakes.
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PLACING |
RUNNER |
JOCKEY |
COMMENT |
|
1st |
Lord Fandango |
Ben Allen |
My bloke is an out and out stayer and he picked them up beautifully when I asked him to go. |
|
2nd |
Wall Of Fire |
Mark Zahra |
He ran enormous from a (Melbourne) Cup point of view, he will be a great ride for somebody who can make the weight. |
|
3rd |
Gallic Chieftain |
Dean Kendall |
Every chance, what stuffed me early was when Harlow Gold came off the fence and I ended up getting shuffled back. I thought I had the winner on the corner. |
|
4th |
Boom Time |
Cory Parish |
Great run from my horse. |
|
5th |
Annus Mirablis |
Luke Currie |
He was really good late, just warming up the last bit. |
|
6th |
Fanatic |
Beau Mertens |
We wanted to be a bit closer but the speed was too good. He got through and he hit the line well. I think 3000m or more now would be better. |
|
7th |
Harlow Gold |
Chris Parnham |
Ran a nice even race, she just pulled a bit in the middle stages. |
|
8th |
Kidmenever |
Glyn Schofield |
As quickly as I went forward was as quickly as I went back. |
|
9th |
Aloft |
Ben Melham |
He got his tongue over the bit. |
|
10th |
Foundry |
Michael Dee |
I didn't really have an excuse for him. |
