THEY says good things come in small packages and such is the case with improving chaser Shanlyn Poh that scored another impressive win at Tattersall’s Park last Thursday night.
Shanlyn Poh delivered a knockout blow to some of the state’s most exciting sprinters when he led all the way to take out the division one final of the TGOTBA series over 461 metres.
The Graeme Moate-trained dog made full use of the inside box to lead after 80 metres and he kept extending his margin to eventually go on and score by 2-1/2 lengths from New Recruit with the improving Claire Delune a length astern and just in advance of the fast-finishing Collyn Tiger.
“This dog has kept improving and while he is only small he has good manners and now that he is coming to terms with the rigors of racing he is putting the wins on the board,” Moate said.
“He has always shown something but he was just so green early on but he has the makings of a top grader.”
Shanlyn Poh (Big Daddy Cool-Shanlyn Lass) was bred in Victoria and is raced by his breeders the Houndog Syndicate of which Shannon Larsen is manager.
Moate is hoping Shanlyn Poh can continue to hold his form with the heats of the Tasmanian Derby his next assignment.
But he also has pencilled in the state heats of the National Sprint Championship in August.
“We’ve got the National Sprint final in our own back yard this year so we might as well have a crack at that, provided the dog is going well enough at the time,” Moate said.
Shanlyn Poh has raced 18 times for 10 wins and four minor placings and about $15,000 in stakes.