Ben Pearce racing will saddle up 2 runners to the Northam race club meeting on Thursday, June 30 the weather is predicted to be fine racing on a good three the rail position is out 5 m from the thousand to the 400m, 3m from the mile peg to the 1000m, with the cutaway in the straight.
The first of the stable runners will see a career first starter Via Delighted, to enter in race three with Alan Kennedy aboard drawing barrier 13 with a field of 14 to compete.
8 VIA DELIGHTED (Blks)
4 year old brown gelding (25-11-2011) Sire: Via Corone Dam: Encantada (Rubiton) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Mr D a Wallace
Owners: A W Maley, N R Harris, D A Wallace, A L O’Neill
Colours: White, Green Collar, Green And Red Spot And Armbands, Green And White Cap
Gear Changes: Blinkers FIRST TIME
Via Delighted is a four-year-old Brown gelding having start number one and is prepared for this outing via a Belmont barrier trial on June 13 finishing third of 5 over 1200 m with Jarred Noske aboard finishing 4.75 lengths behind the heat winner, stable mate Don’tgetcaught in a time of 1:17.23.
The final stable runner will come out in race 4, with General Hughes third up from a spell jumping from barrier 14 with Joseph Azzopardi aboard, to compete in a 2200 meter maiden for set weights for two-year-olds and up.
7 GENERAL HUGHES
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
Track: 1:0-0-0 Dist: 0:0-0-0 Track/Dist: 0:0-0-0
Firm: 0:0-0-0 Good: 3:0-0-0 Soft: 0:0-0-0 Heavy: 0:0-0-0
General Hughes is a three-year-old chestnut gelding having raced on three occasions, having prepared for this on an improved outing on June 16 finishing midfield fifth of 10 over 1600 m with joseph Azzopardi aboard arriving 2.75 lengths behind the winner in a time of 1:37.93.
The stable would like to wish connections of both these runners the best of luck at Northam on Thursday.