Saunter Boy wins the Kevin Lafferty Hurdle (Image: Racing Photos)
Flashy grey Saunter Boy made it back-to-back eye-catching hurdle victories under champion jockey Steven Pateman, defying a significant betting drift to take out Sunday’s Kevin Lafferty Hurdle (3200m).
The son of Myboycharlie continued Pateman’s domination of the Warrnambool meeting on Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained jumpers recording their third-straight victory of the day after earlier wins with Norway and Wil John.
On the bottomless Heavy 10 track Pateman once again positioned his mount on the superior ground out wide as Saunter Boy went on to record his fourth jumps win from just six start over the obstacles.
Wil John wins at Warrnambool on Sunday (Image: Racing Photos)
Homebred stayer Wil John continued his winning run with his third-straight victory demolishing his rivals by 20-lengths in the 1JW Hurdle (3200m) at Warrnambool on Sunday.
Prominent local owner-breeder Colin McKenna was overcome with emotion as the rising six-year-old cemented his staying and jumping credentials with a tough win in heavy conditions as connections look towards the Jericho Cup (4600m) in November.
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained son of Reset out of a Bianconi mare, Arohanui, has already booked his ticket into Australia’s longest flat race with a win over 3600m at Bendigo last month with McKenna saying his wife and fellow owner-breeder Janice was particularly hopeful the homebred galloper could continue his winning run on his home track later in the year.