$250 filly Give Us A Go wins Bendigo Gold Bracelet

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Give Us a Go ridden by Anthony Darmanin wins the Catanachâs Jewellers Gold Bracelet at Bendigo Racecourse on April 01, 2017 in Bendigo, Australia. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos via Getty Images)

OVERSHADOWED by equine blue bloods and leviathan trainers, $250 buy Give Us A Go and Craig Anderson won a remarkable $110,000 Bendigo Gold Bracelet on Saturday.

Anderson has only three horses in his care and Give Us A Go found her way to his Pakenham stables only after her original owner agreed to sell her in exchange for an agistment bill.

“She didn’t have a good action as a young horse and her owner Terry Martin owed me half a month’s spelling (agistment), which was $250, and I said to him, ‘That will do’ and that’s how I ended up with it,” he said.

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What Anderson didn’t realise was Give Us A Go was suffering laminitis, a potentially deadly hoof condition.

‘’It took us two years to get her to where she is but it’s all worth it now,’’ he said after the filly’s third win from 16 starts boosted her prizemoney to almost $120,000.

Anderson is now considering a tilt at the Brisbane winter carnival, with jockey Anthony Darmanin saying the mare is up to black type class.

“She showed a really good kick when I let her go,” he said. “She is also so versatile. You can go back on her or put her up on the speed as we did here.”

Anthony Darmanin steers Give Us A Go to victory in the Gold Bracelet.Source:Supplied

JOHN Sadler has a sharper appreciation than most of how consuming Lloyd Williams’ Melbourne Cup ­obsession is.

Sadler trained for the endlessly ambitious Williams during a successful stint at Macedon Lodge, quickly comprehending the stable’s priorities,

“Unless they can win a Melbourne Cup, probably Lloyd loses interest in them,” Sadler said after Williams’ cast-off Observational’s strong victory in the $150,000 Bendigo Golden Mile.

“He’s proven over the years with how many (Cups) he’s won. There’s not many more successful at than him as far as winning Melbourne Cups goes. This horse is not a Melbourne Cup horse obviously. He’s a handy horse.”

Williams won the Golden Mile with Observational two years ago, but was willing to sell the import after his failure in eight subsequent starts.

“I thought he was a cheap buy at the time, but after his first three runs, I was starting to wonder,” Sadler said, outlining plans to target the Easter Cup at Caulfield and possibly Warrnambool Cup.

GUN apprentice Beau Mertens predicted Speed Street would be even more effective over longer trips after his brave win in the $250,000 1000m VOBIS Gold Rush.

A $130,000 Magic Millions buy, Speed Street is the latest Victorian success for co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. Mertens, who is second on the Victorian metro jockeys premiership, said: ‘I’ve only been riding for the stable for a couple of weeks, but we’re ­already getting a pretty good partnership going.

“We’re similar in that she (Waterhouse) likes for her horses to get rolling and that’s the way I __like to ride them also.”

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SUNDAY FIX

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JITTERS predictably followed revelations Kieren Fallon is set to lift the lid on British racing’s machinations in an autobiography titled Insolence.

The straight-talking Irishman has vowed to give an unvarnished version of the 2007 race-fixing trial, the low point in a tumultuous career. Fallon retired last year after being diagnosed with depression.

Charlie Appleby dominated the Melbourne spring as few visiting trainers have, landing five wins from 10 races for $1,512,000 prizemoney in a remarkable blitz. The glories of Francis Of Assisi, Qewy, Oceanographer and Caulfield Cup runner-up Scottish were put into melancholy context last week with the Mornington Cup mishap involving The Gold Trail. The Blue Army received another reality check on Saturday with the scratching of Polarisation from the Chairman’s Handicap after the Sydney Cup hope knocked a leg.

Trainer Chrlie Appleby hasn’t had as much luck in the atumn as he did in the spring.Source:AAP

Back me, don’t sack me

CHAUTAUQUA silenced the doubters with an astonishing last-to-first triumph in the TJ Smith. He’s back.

BIG DUKE’s effortless Chairman’s Handicap victory was painless for punters. Markets now suggest the Sydney Cup is at his mercy.

ANYTHING that could have gone wrong for Broadway And First in the Schweppes Handicap did. Forgive and forget run.

HANS HOLBEIN carried 61kg but still ran slick time over 2400m to win the Jayco Handicap.

Sack me, don’t back me

THEANSWERMYFRIEND failed to handle the Randwick slop but was still brave when a distant second as short-priced favourite in the Carbine Club Stakes.

RAIMENT was heavily backed all week in the PJ Bell but failed to fire a shot.

CHAUTAUQUA KNOCKERS: Dwayne Dunn summed it up: “It’s just great for racing.”

BIGGEST BETS WITH TAB

Sting

Chautauqua $5000@$6.50.

Jon Snow $2000@$8.

Top Me Up $2000@$3.20.

Hans Holbein $1200@$6, $1000@$6.

Stung

Russian Revolution $9000@$3.10.

Gingernuts $30,000@$3.

Jalan Jalan $5000@$4.

Raiment $5000@$2.35, $4500@$2.35.

Redkirk Warrior $10,000@11.

IN A NUTSHELL

THE Victorian influence in Sydney, while not quite as dominant as in previous weeks, continued at Randwick on Saturday with trainers, jockeys and horses from south of the border all featuring. Property, Big Duke, Robert Smerdon, Darren Weir, Craig Williams and Damian Lane were all to the fore.

Craig Williams was in the winner’s circle with Big Duke at Randwick on Saturday. Picture: Jenny EvansSource:News Corp Australia

While you were sleeping

THE buzz around Irish jockey Connor Murtagh intensifies by the ride. Murtagh, 17, has had three major heart operations, the first when he was just 10 days old and the most recent in September. Since debuting in January, he’s strung together a couple of winners — and a huge following.

TAB BIG BETS

BENDIGO

RACE ONE

Punters were on the money in the first with Sebring Sun landing the money. Despite drifting from $3.50 out to $4.40, the Darren Weir-trained runner held 45 percent of the cash and after racing behind the leader was able to find a split and sprint sufficiently to score. Savaju ($11-$9) was the runner-up while Star Stealer ($4-$3.70) who went out favourite was third.

BETS: Sebring Sun $3,000 @ $4.40, $2,000 @ $4.60

RACE TWO

Favourite backers were floored following the defeat of Sacred Sham ($2.20). The Danny O’Brien-trained runner held a whopping 65 percent of the total investment and after hitting the front midway down the straight, punters must have thought this was easy money. Bord De Gain ($10-$12), however, finished hard to sweep straight past the fav while Blue Tycoon ($7.50-$12) dashed home to grab second.

BETS: Sacred Sham $2,500 @ $2.20, $2,000 @ $2.20 MULTIPLE TIMES

RACE THREE

Speed Street ($3.50-$4) took this out after being specked earlier in the week. As much as $8 was available earlier in the week for the Waterhouse-Bott runner prior to deductions. Money today was largely with Wait For No One ($4.20-$2.90) who was back in the field and never likely. Je Suis Tycoon ($9-$13) and Pure Scot ($9-$8) filled the minors.

RACE FOUR

The money throughout the day for Hans Holbein was spot on. Opening the day at $8, punters backed it into $6 which put it on the third line of betting behind Richard Of Yorke and Goodwill. Richard Of Yorke ($2.60-$3.30) held three times the money than the winner did but could only manage second after sitting outside the leader, while Goodwill ($4.40-$4.80) was third.

BETS: Richard Of Yorke $2,300 @ $3.30, $2,000 @ $3.30 MULTIPLE TIMES, Hans Holbein $1,200 @ $6, $1,000 @ $6

RACE FIVE

Cannyescent ($4.60-$5) had good support throughout the day and took out the fifth event on the card. Sprinting brilliantly down the centre of the track, Cannyescent beat Leodoro ($7-$5) and Coram ($15). Broadway And First ($4-$4.20) went out as the popular elect and was four times as popular as any other runner in terms of money taken.

RACE SIX

Give Us A Go ($14-$17) did it tough to take out the Gold Bracelet. Most punters were with Jalan Jalan ($5-$4-$3.90) and Whistle Baby ($4.20-$3.30) and while they both enjoyed runs on the back of the leaders, couldn’t reel in Give Us A Go. Whistle Baby ended up second while Diamond Baroness ($5-$7.50) was third in front of Jalan Jalan. The two favourites were responsible for 47 percent of the total investment.

BETS: Jalan Jalan $5,000 @ $4

RACE SEVEN

Observational ($26-$17) came from near last to take out the Golden Mile. Sweeping down the outside of the track, Observational beat Jacquinot Bay ($$21-$26) and the well supported War Legend ($11-$6). Burning Front ($3.50-$3.20-$3.70) had plenty of money for it throughout the day but after leading and working overtime, wilted to fourth. The Darren Weir-trained runner commanded half of all bets on the race.

BETS: Burning Front $2,000 @ $3.70

RACE EIGHT

Milwaukee ($9-$8) led throughout to land a long-range move. As much as $18 was available on Friday for the Michael Maroney-trained runner who gave his rivals a beating after dictating terms in front. Sword Of Light ($17-$9.50) finished second while Kazio, who’s best price was $13, stormed home from the rear for third. Mandalay Bay ($13-$7.50-$5.50) was a significant firmer while Achi Baba ($7.50-$5.50) also had its admirers, with the pair the best supported runners in terms of money taken.

BETS: Achi Baba $3,000 @ $5, Kazio $4,500 @ $7

RACE NINE

The last favourite of the day at Bendigo, Top Me Up ($4.20-$3.20), did the right thing by punters here. Leading throughout, Top Me Up landed some good bets in beating the second best backed runner, Pay Up Bro ($7.50-$5.50-$5) who trailed it throughout. Haradafull ($7.50), who was $17 when markets first opened, had plenty of money come for it but blew the start and was never in it.

BETS: Top Me Up $2,000 @ $3.20

Originally published as Bargain filly finally gets a go