Cabbies Star in command of the lineup for Jack Philip Wood Memorial Trophy on 24th February
The Grade A3 Jack Philip Wood Memorial Trophy is to be held at Sunderland on Friday, 24th February, raced over 450 metres flat. Six hounds will battle for the wire so as to become entitled for the £111 prize money. Taking part are Elwick Event,
Bushy Ace, Musidora, Witton Master, Cabbies Star and Mill Lewis.
The most promising candidate on the lineup is Cabbies Star, Droopys Scolari’s three-year-old black daughter out of b***h Final Orchid. She was third in her first two starts of the new season but then bucked up towards the third race of 2012.
She was second in the Grade A3 William Hill Supporting Racing Post TV Stakes on 8th February at Sunderland. Cabbies Star was one of the three 5/2 collective favourites of the race. She finished racing over the 450 metres track in 27.88 seconds
and missed the winner’s position by an unfortunate shoulder’s distance.
The other two collective favourites, Fois Savings was first while North Uist was fifth behind the winner.
Cabbies Star posted her seasonal debut victory on 17th February when she won the Grade A3 William Hill – The Home Of Betting Stakes at Sunderland. The 6/4 favourite of the race went through the wire in 27.64 seconds, leading by 1 ¼ lengths. She
was followed by Boutros and Seaside Mary Ann.
Today’s race gives her the opportunity of recording her second victory of the season.
Another potential candidate on the field is Witton Master, Droopys Kewell’s three-year-old white and black son out of b***h Witton Chloe. He has raced during the new season four times, out of which he has won twice and had been positioned fourth twice too.
Witton Master won on 5th January in a 450 metres race that he raced through in 27.97 seconds with two lengths’ lead. Second after the winner was Express Concorde. On 9th February, it was during his third attempt that he struck a second
victory of the season.
He won the 261 metres race at Sunderland and was on the other side of the wire in 15.94 seconds, leading by three and a half lengths. Finishing the race closest to the winner was Derrane Lewis.
In which direction will today’s race take the records of the competing hounds, will not take long to come out in the open.
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