Let Me Roar
Trish Dunell
Promising three-year-old filly Let Me Roar will head to her winter spelling paddock with a perfect four-from-four winning record after putting up her most impressive performance to date on the weekend.
The talented Rip Van Winkle filly made light work of a hefty 59 kilogram impost against a tidy field of rating 75 rivals at Te Rapa as she strode to a deceptive long neck victory. The performance delighted co-trainer Andrew Forsman as he and senior training partner, Murray Baker, look towards a profitable spring with their charge.
"We weren't really too sure how she would cope on Saturday as she still has a lot of maturing to do and she was carrying a decent weight for any filly," noted Forsman.
"She still looks like a spring three-year-old and not the rising four-year-old that she is. To get away with the win was very pleasing and does give you plenty of reasons to look forward to next season where she should come back a far more powerful individual."
Positioned beautifully just off the early speed by rider Matthew Cameron, Let Me Roar looked momentarily to be in some trouble when asked for her effort at the top of the home straight. Looks can be deceiving though as she found top gear in a handful of strides and dashed to a clear advantage with 200 metres to run.
Runner-up Maestro Tom made a determined bid in the shadows of the winning post but the filly had him covered as she held out his challenge by a long neck to the relief of punters who installed her as the $1.70 favourite for the event.
"She didn't really cope with the track so it was her class that got her home," said Forsman.
"They did get close to her but even when they were pulling up nothing could get past her so she is a filly with plenty of ticker.
"Her breeding suggest that she will only improve as she matures so we do think she will be just as competive when she steps up to a mile or further."
The Baker Forsman combination made it a double when Bowie and Cameron combined to take out the last race on the day's card, a victory that puts the Cambridge stable just seven adrift of the Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards stable who currently lead the Trainer's Premiership ladder with 93 wins. -NZ Racing Desk
The talented Rip Van Winkle filly made light work of a hefty 59 kilogram impost against a tidy field of rating 75 rivals at Te Rapa as she strode to a deceptive long neck victory. The performance delighted co-trainer Andrew Forsman as he and senior training partner, Murray Baker, look towards a profitable spring with their charge.
"We weren't really too sure how she would cope on Saturday as she still has a lot of maturing to do and she was carrying a decent weight for any filly," noted Forsman.
"She still looks like a spring three-year-old and not the rising four-year-old that she is. To get away with the win was very pleasing and does give you plenty of reasons to look forward to next season where she should come back a far more powerful individual."
Positioned beautifully just off the early speed by rider Matthew Cameron, Let Me Roar looked momentarily to be in some trouble when asked for her effort at the top of the home straight. Looks can be deceiving though as she found top gear in a handful of strides and dashed to a clear advantage with 200 metres to run.
Runner-up Maestro Tom made a determined bid in the shadows of the winning post but the filly had him covered as she held out his challenge by a long neck to the relief of punters who installed her as the $1.70 favourite for the event.
"She didn't really cope with the track so it was her class that got her home," said Forsman.
"They did get close to her but even when they were pulling up nothing could get past her so she is a filly with plenty of ticker.
"Her breeding suggest that she will only improve as she matures so we do think she will be just as competive when she steps up to a mile or further."
The Baker Forsman combination made it a double when Bowie and Cameron combined to take out the last race on the day's card, a victory that puts the Cambridge stable just seven adrift of the Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards stable who currently lead the Trainer's Premiership ladder with 93 wins. -NZ Racing Desk