Race Images (Peter Rubery)
Promising three-year-old Boss shrugged off a mediocre performance at Awapuni at his last start to register his second career victory when he took out the opening race over 1400m at Trentham on Sunday.
The Towkay gelding was well supported in a strong three-year-old line-up at Awapuni after an impressive maiden victory at Hawera, but faded in the run home to finish midfield behind the impressive local galloper Ozil.
Punters were prepared to overlook that effort and their confidence was well placed as the Otaki galloper gave his five rivals windburn in the concluding stages as he dashed away to win comfortably from race favourite Beauden.
Co-trainer and part owner Johno Benner was straight forward about his feelings regarding the gelding’s last-start performance.
“We were pretty sour leaving the course at Awapuni as we do have a huge opinion of the horse,” he said.
“He’s nowhere near the finished article and coming here today he paraded sensationally before the race so I was pretty happy.”
Benner was also open in his opinion about the horse’s future prospects.
“To be honest he will either be sold or spelled,” he said.
“That’s where it lies.
“As long as he pulls up well we will make a call after that.
“It was great though to get the day off to a start like that.” – NZ Racing Desk
Boss and Samantha Collett score at Trentham – pic ex Race Images (Peter Rubery)