With the Christmas racing over it is now time to reflect on how the Grafton Trainers went over the festive season. The first bad news was Bowraville was abandoned on boxing day with six Grafton trained horses which all looked competitive being left with no start. Ballina went ahead but victory there was limited to Ballina locals and those north of the Tweed River.
The delayed Lismore meeting a few days earlier provided a much better result with both Dan Want and Jason Reilly coming home with winners.
The much travelled Casino Fourteen provided Dan Want with his winner in the BM 58 1310m.
Ridden by Kirk Matheson the gedling worked his way to the front by the 1000m and it was pretty much race over from that point with Matheson dictating terms to a nicety to race right away and win by almost five lengths.
Whilst having only his second start for Want Casino Fourteen has had eight stable changes in his eighteen start career.
Grafton’s other winner was prepared by the online sales sleuth Jason Reilly when yet another graduate of that platform Franklin Corners more than paid for himself with a solid win in the Maiden 1210m.
Ridden by Leah Kilner Franklin Corners did plenty of work in the run being three and four wide throughout before finding plenty under pressure in the run to the finish to win well.
It was the third run for Franklin Corners for Reilly which had also been placed at his previous two starts to keep money in the bank for the next stable purchase.
Pic Franklin Corners finds plenty to win.
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