WELL BRED four-year-old Treasury Bond is poised to keep his unbeaten record intact when he takes on a handy field in a class one handicap over 1350 metres (race 4) at Spreyton tomorrow.
Treasury Bond scored an impressive win on debut at Spreyton (1150m) three weeks ago and to ensure his fitness tor tomorrow’s assignment trainer Barry Campbell took him to the trials this week and he had no trouble in accounting for Aventador and Frogmoor Louie over 800m.
Treasury Bond (Churchill Downs-Penn) raced on the speed on debut and when stable apprentice Ismail Toker asked for more the gelding forged to the lead and went on to score by three lengths from The Captain with Purrsnickity third and she has subsequently gone on to win.
After the gelding’s debut win Campbell said he thought there was plenty of depth to work with and he was confident of more wins this time in.
Treasury Bond is owned and raced by Woodlawn Park Stud syndicate that is managed by David Larter.
The main dangers to Treasury Bond appear to be Purrsnickity, the Daniel Ganderton-trained mare Ain’t The Whisky that is a winner two starts back; Gloray that also won on the track two starts back and was a game second at her subsequent outing and last-start maiden winner Geegees Lillybet.
In the opening race Triple Bee should be hard to beat on the back of an impressive first-up win at the venue two weeks ago with Sentimental Dream, Geegees Baritone and Geegees Martini the main dangers.
Derek The Viking did enough on debut two weeks ago to suggest he can win race two while George’s Gambol, Saint’s Quest, Big Pegg and Marie Clare represent the main dangers.
The third event is a maiden over 1350m and while finding the winner won’t be easy Mary Three has good enough form to be a solid each-way chance.
Popular jockey Kelvin Sanderson makes his long awaited return to race riding aboard the Steve Davis-trained Tambro’s Game that was an eye-catching first-up second two weeks ago and is good enough to give Sanderson a winner at his first ride back.
Stablemates So Much Fun and Sounds Like Fun could quinella race six while the Mark Ganderton-trained Meteor Strike looms as one of the best bets on the eight-event card in race seven.
Meteor Strike scored an impressive first-up win from a lengthy spell and while he steps up in grade he should easily account for this field of class one performers.
Smart four-year-old mare Tycoon Navigator could not have been more impressive in winning first-up from a spell two weeks ago and she only has to bring that form to race eight to win again.
Her main opposition should come from Vigilante, Isn’t Life Strange, Our Casanova and Baldez.
By Peter Staples.