Amovatio Wins VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final
Amovatio (Al Maher/Grand Ovation):
He raced at Flemington this afternoon on a track rated a good 4 with Damien Oliver aboard. From the wide draw Damien sat quietly on him and managed to slot in, on the fence, with two horses behind him. The speed was very genuine which helped our horse as he was off the bridle and relaxed early. Damien rode a really patient race as he was conscious of how much weight he was giving to the majority of the other runners and wanted to conserve as much energy as possible. When Amovatio got up behind the wall of horses, halfway down the straight, he started to switch on, he took a gap and with 50 metres to go we thought he was going to run a nice place, but he dug deep just on the line to win by a nose. Damien said he was so tough and goes really well at Flemington and has pulled up well from the run. Well done to you all and as we said all along, through his consistent and often unlucky runs he deserves to win a good one which he did today. We will see how he is over the next couple of days before working out another race or spelling him.
Amovatio Wins At Flemington
Well first, Congratulations to all the team Chris Waller, Justine Hales (Chris’s Foreperson) and Ollie who rode him 11/10 super ride!
Congratulations also to all of you as it certainly doesn’t get any better than a win at Flemington, regarded as the holy grail of racetracks, where it’s that little bit more special!
Ollie said he felt very switched on today, travelled a bit keen when the pace slackened but let down with a great turn of foot and will be one of the main chances in the final on July 11th over the mile.
As long as he pulls up well in the next few days then its full steam ahead to the final and hopefully enjoy another magic day like yesterday…
Amovatio Wins at Randwick
Well done and Congratulations, that was some win as Jimmy timed his run to perfection!
Credit has to go to Chris Waller as he has done a fantastic job with this guy to win 3 Saturday-class races this time in and enjoy all those BOBS bonuses. It is great for his prize money.
Replay courtesy TVN
Amovatio (Al Maher/Grand Ovation):
He won well today albeit by a narrow margin over the mile at Randwick. He began ok and Jim eased him to settle at the rear but the pace wasn’t strong at all so he was a bit keen throughout. Coming into the corner he travelled up when the pace quickened and they took a gap to come away with a narrow win but a win nonetheless. Jim said he sprinted well and that is was a good win and he should be able to go on with it now. We are lucky they transferred to the Randwick Course Proper as we should now receive the BOBS bonus. We will see how he pulls up and then find a suitable race.
Results: Royal Randwick on Saturday, 8 November 2014
Race 5 1600m – TIME TO SHOP AT TAB HANDICAP 3:20pm
Of $85,000. First $48,750, Second $16,750, Third $8,350, Fourth $4,150, Fifth $2,000, 6th $1,000, 7th $1,000, 8th $1,000, 9th $1,000, 10th $1,000
| Pos | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | Mgn | SP |
| 01 | Amovatio | Jim Cassidy | Chris Waller | 57.0 | 0 | $2.70F |
| 02 | Mr One Eleven | Taylor Marshall | John Sargent | 54.0 | 0.1 | $4.20 |
| 03 | Timeless Prince | Joshua Parr | Tony Newing | 57.5 | 0.3 | $6 |
| 04 | Scorpio Queen | Brenton Avdulla | Kris Lees | 59.0 | 0.4 | $4.40 |
| 05 | Dream Folk | Kathy O’Hara | Gregory Hickman | 55.5 | 1.4 | $13 |
| 06 | Planet Purple | Winona Costin | Kerry Parker | 55.5 | 1.5 | $61 |
| 07 | Scottish Border | Sam Clipperton | Garry Frazer | 55.5 | 1.6 | $31 |
| 08 | Tenacitus | Jason Collett | Chris Waller | 54.0 | 4.3 | $21 |
Amovatio wins 2nd in a row!
Congratulations to all!!! What a super win, and for a stride or 2 I thought it was going to be another ‘Amo unlucky story’, but now he is more mature he is starting to burst through those inside gaps.
It was a masterstroke from trainer Chris Waller, as the temptation was there to step up in distance but he made the right call as the professional horseman he is. Chris was chuffed as the horse has improved this time, both physically and mentally, which is now showing on race day with the ultimate result. Hat must go off to young Serg as he didn’t panic when caught out on the inside and was very strong riding our boy home late.