CAPTION: Cyndie’s Cyndie chases home the in-form Plum Tuckered, who made it seven straight wins with this performance at Albion Park last Thursday. (Photo: Box 1 Photography)
By NEIL ARCHER
TRAINER Cyndie Elson is excited about the potential of Cyndie’s Cyndie, who has the right formlines going into Thursday night’s The Wanderers 5th Grade Heat over 520m at Albion Park.
“I think she is a real up-and-comer from my kennel. I think she has a real future,” said Elson.
Winner of seven races from 21 starts to date, Cyndie’s Cyndie is coming off some excellent recent performances at Albion Park.
Three runs back on January 25 she finished third to Bear’s Bullet and Cluster in a heat of the Gold Bullion, then at her most recent start last Thursday ran second to the speedy former Townsville-trained chaser Plum Tuckered, beaten 1.25 lengths in 29.74.
“Cyndie’s Cyndie certainly has some good recent form going into Thursday’s race. The placings behind Plum Tuckered and Bear’s Bullet, in particular, look great form for this race,” said Elson.
Cyndie’s Cyndie (by Dyna Double One) is from the third and final litter from Elson’s great bitch Cyndie’s Magic.
“Cyndie’s Magic had three litters but she had a tough time with the last one. She’s now 10 years old and enjoying life on the lounge here at home,” said the trainer.
Another of Cyndie’s Magic’s daughters is Magical Cyndie who shows no signs of slowing down and lines up for her 134th career start in Thursday’s Tiggerlong Tonk@Stud (520m).
Magical Cyndie (by Fernando Bale) has won 38 races and been placed 42 times from her 133 starts.
“She’s been great for us and is still racing well so I don’t think she’s ready for retirement just yet,” said Elson.
Gold Bullion placegetters All Natural and Magistrate should provide the hightlight of Thursday night’s meeting when they clash again in the TAB Venue Mode (520m).
The Selena Zammit-trained All Natural was beaten in the very last stride by classy Victorian chaser Morton in the Group One $375,015 Gold Bullion (520m) at Albion Park on February 1. In a deceptive finish, All Natural looked to have just lasted on the line, but Morton arrived just in time to land the $250,000 winner’s cheque. The Greg Stella-trained Magistrate was 2.5 lengths away in third.
At his previous start Morton also produced a similar barnstorming finish to nail Magistrate right on the winning post in his Gold Bullion heat on January 25.
Former Townsville-trained chaser Plum Tuckered chases her eighth straight win when she tackles a the Fabragas@Meticulous Lodge 5th Grade heat (520m) earlier on Thursday night’s program.
Formerly trained by Danny Preh, Plum Tuckered’s owners were keen for her to race on in Brisbane and she was transferred to trainer Tony Apap after she brilliantly won the TAB Country Cup (520m) at Albion Park two runs back on February 1.
She opened her account for Apap at Albion Park last Thursday when she led throughout to win again.
