VICTORIAN gelding Road Trippin’ almost turned his win in the $100,000 weight-for-age Thomas Lyons Stakes (1400m) into a home town victory at Tattersall’s Park last Friday.
Road Trippin’ was ridden by former Tasmanian jockey Luke Currie who produced a superb ride to secure victory for the Stephen Theodore-trained gelding.
Road Trippin’ drifted back in the field after beginning well but when the leaders started to tire Currie was able to secure a saloon passage run along the inside rail to go on and score a comfortable win over Jakcorijim and Rebel Bride.
The gelding was aimed at two races in Tasmania during the Summer Carnival with the George Adams on Launceston Cup day (February 26) his main mission.
The trainer’s father Les Theodore said the two weight-fort-age races over 1400m and 1600m in Tasmania fitted perfectly into his program.
“Stephen had the two races locked in some time back with the George Adams his main mission so winning the Thomas Lyons is a real bonus,” Theodore said.
Jakcorijim delivered another outstanding effort to run second while Rebel Bride ran another solid raced off a muddling speed.
The races part of the re-scheduled Hobart Cup program that comprised six races that were postponed due to atrocious weather conditions that forced stewards to halt the meeting after four races last Sunday week.