Bates gets creative at The Valley

Media Release - Sunday August 24

Six-year-old gelding The Creator led throughout to claim the Ladbrokes Top 2/3/4 Betting Handicap (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday under a perfect Logan Bates ride.

Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr put their faith in the two-kilo claimer who elected to take up proceedings from the inside barrier and rated the son of Wrote to perfection kicking off the bend to score by just over a length from Pudding.

The Creator makes all at The Valley with a front-running ride from Logan Bates. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli

“He doesn’t want it firm but he doesn’t want it really heavy like it was last start and I thought it was a good play by the team to come up in grade and right down in the weights,  and Logan rode him beautifully,” Kent Jnr said.

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“We said to have him comfortable. We didn’t say to lead. But I thought he made a good call just to hold it, he got a few mid-race breathers and the horse was always there for him, so full credit, he has won six races now and done a great job.

“He has come back off a little wind correction, so that has clearly been a success, we have a great bunch of owners in the horse and I am rapt for all of them.”

Bates, who was crowned leading country apprentice for season 2024/25 is a jockey with a bright future.

“It was pretty simple. I just got the horse to bounce and he had a light weight,” Bates said.

“We weren’t sure if we were going to lead but Mick just alluded to me that he has a bit of a wind issue so I just wanted to keep it free flowing on him.

“Once there was no pressure early, I just let him come up underneath me and he travelled good. I let him build from the 700 with the lightweight and he kicked off the corner and put the race to bed. It was quite impressive in the end and it was good to get the win for the OTI team.

“I reckon he suits The Valley he corners really well and he is that free rolling sort of horse and this track suits that. He does have a good turn of foot too, so hopefully he comes back here.”

The son of Highview Stud stallion Wrote, The Creator is out of the Guillotine mare Go Teena and was an impressive winner of his two starts in New Zealand for trainer Chad Ormsby, before his purchase by OTI Racing. – NZ Racing Desk

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Top 2/3/4 Betting (Bm84) 1600m

Moonee Valley Track: Good(4) Time: 1:37.89
1
The Creator
- 6g Wrote (IRE) x Go Teena (NZ) (Guillotine (NZ))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Logan Bates 52.5
NZB Ready To Run Sale $40,000
Seller: Highview
Buyer: Bruce Perry Bloodstock (BAFNZ)
2
1.3
Pudding
- 7g Tavistock (NZ) x Christmas Day (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 58
NZB Karaka Book 1 $65,000
Seller: Hallmark Stud
Buyer: Mr R & Mrs C Jolly
3
1.5
Reset The Jazz
- 7g Reset (AUS) x Andallthatjazz (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: M Zahra 58.5
Inglis Gold Yearling Sale $6,000
Seller: Merton Creek Thoroughbreds, Merton
Buyer: Lindsay Park Bloodstock
4
2.7
Farhh Flung
- 7g Farhh (GB) x Flycatcher (IRE) (Medicean (GB))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Zac Spain 54
5
2.9
Prince Eric
- 5g Time Test (GB) x Roxy Art (IRE) (Dutch Art (GB))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: Declan Bates 56
6
3.3
Lincoln Rocks
- 7g Road To Rock (AUS) x Princess Maryanne (NZ) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58.5
7
3.3
Dragoon
- 5g Grunt (NZ) x Prose (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: Luke Cartwright 54
8
4.6
Shoeless
- 5g Shooting To Win (AUS) x Slipperless (AUS) (Excelebration (IRE))
Tnr: Shawn Mathrick Rdr: C Newitt 56
9
4.7
Rolling Magic
- 5g Per Incanto (USA) x Not A Jaffa (NZ) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil 55
10
4.9
Angry Skies
- 6g Toronado (IRE) x Iteration (FR) (Astronomer Royal (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: Ben Allen 59.5
11
7.4
Red Aces
- 4g Dundeel (NZ) x Cardiac (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Nick Ryan Rdr: J Mott 57
12
7.6
Mr Monaco
- 5g Territories (IRE) x Alle Stelle (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: M J Dee 56.5
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