Ben Pearce will supply one runner in the form of General Hughes to the Belmont turf club meeting on Wednesday, June 8, the weather is predicted to be fine racing on a good (4), the rail position is out 18 m with the cut-away in the straight.
7 GENERAL HUGHES (Blks)
3 year old chestnut gelding (16-9-2012) Sire: Henny Hughes (USA) Dam: Lyonnais (IRE) (Lycius (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Yarradale Stud
Owners: R G Sayers, M B Hall, L D Finnerty, R G Jones, Ms N Forter, B L Williams, B M Pearce
Colours: Red, Black Horseshoes, Dk. Blue Sleeves And Cap
Gear Changes: Bar Plates OFF FIRST TIME, Standard Bit FIRST TIME
Track: 0:0-0-0 Dist: 0:0-0-0 Track/Dist: 0:0-0-0
Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 1:0-0-0 Soft: 0:0-0-0 Heavy: 0:0-0-0 Synthetic: 0:0-0-0
The sole stable runner will come out in race six with General Hughes first up from a spell, Joe Azzopardi to ride jumping from barrier six in a field of 14 over 1400m.
General Hughes is a three-year-old chestnut gelding having raced on one occasion for an eighth of 11 on July 2015, he has prepared for this outing via a Lark Hill barrier trial on May 30 finishing seven of nine with Joe Azzopardi aboard finishing the heat 4.25 lengths behind the heat winner in a time of 58.78, competing on a soft (6).
The stable would like to wish connections of General Hughes the best of luck at Belmont on Wednesday.