The Ben Pearce racing team will supply two runners to the Metropolitan Belmont turf club meeting on Saturday, August 27 with fine conditions forecast racing on a good (4), the rail position is out 6m.
The first of the stable runners will see Don’tgetcaught compete in race three in the TAB Touch handicap over 2200m to be ridden by William Pike jumping from barrier seven in a field of nine.
1 DON’TGETCAUGHT
6 year old bay gelding (27-9-2010) Sire: Dangerous Dam: Loverdale Miss (Armidale) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Mr J Lane
Owners: J A Glass, Ms M Leigh
Colours: Red, Black Horseshoes, Dk. Blue Sleeves And Cap
Gear Changes: Blinkers OFF FIRST TIME
Track: 9:0-2-1 Dist: 7:1-2-2 Track/Dist: 1:0-1-0 Distance(s) Won: 1200 (1), 1400 (1), 1500 (1), 1600 (1), 2200 (1), 2350 (1) Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 29:5-5-7 Soft: 5:1-0-0 Heavy: 0:0-0-0 Synthetic: 0:0-0-0
Don’tgetcaught is a six-year-old Bay gelding, having raced on 34 occasions for six wins and 12 placings earning prize-money exceeding $156,000 last time out he raced at Belmont on August 13 finishing second of 8 over 2200 m in a BM 72+ with William Pike the pilot arriving 1.75 lengths behind the winner on that occasion.
The next stable entrant will see Gigidy Gigidy Goo, fourth up from a spell with Peter Hall aboard jumping from barrier 10 in a one metro win handicap over 1600m.
3 GIGIDY GIGIDY GOO (Blks)
7 year old bay gelding (27-9-2009) Sire: Vain Rancher Dam: Borden (Dauberval (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Mr M Nash
Owners: J Papadopoulos, D R Fletcher, M J Nash, Mrs M A Nash, A G Valentino, R S Ashby, R A Clarke
Colours: Pink, Black Diamond And Armbands, Quartered Cap
Track: 3:0-1-0 Dist: 0:0-0-0 Track/Dist: 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won: 1000 (1), 1200 (2)
Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 9:1-1-1 Soft: 5:2-0-0 Heavy: 0:0-0-0 Synthetic: 0:0-0-0
Gigidy Gigidy Goo is a seven-year-old Bay gelding having raced on 14 occasions for three wins and two placings earning prize-money exceeding $42,000, when last in competition on August 13 at Belmont he finished second of four in a one metro win handicap over 1400 m with Randy Tan the pilot arriving 1.5 lengths behind the winner in a time of 1:25.72.
The stable would like to wish connections of both these runners the best of luck at Belmont on Saturday.