Jamie Kah and The Tycoon

       The midweek meetings came from Sandown Warwick Farm and Balaclava yesterday. One of the highlights was the win by the Snitzel filly, Sure Knee in the opener in Sydney. While I reckon the performance of the Written Tycoon first starter, Alexandra Dreaming featured highly at Sandown. Jamie Lee Kah in South Australia is absolutely on fire with another treble at the Balaclava meeting.

• Shoko and Sandown --  Sandown started off with a strong win to Condover Hall in the maiden, over 1600m, for the Weir/Rawiller combination.The Mastercraftsman 4yo is in his second preparation and could well win again over a touch further. The Written Tycoon first starter from the Henry Dwyer stable called Alexandra Dreaming won at a good price in the second maiden of the day with Ben Allen riding. She could be a star on the rise. In the BM 64 over 2100m saw the High Chaparral gelding Truly High storm down the outside for the Weir camp to win easily. This time it was the Irishman Johnny Allen riding. The win of the Sebring five year old mare, Shoko puts her record at two from two starts over 1400m. She was ridden by Linda Meech and never looked like getting run down. 

  3YO filly Alexandra Dreaming produces a stylish debut effort. https://t.co/Yq0CDru18S pic.twitter.com/nwiRHr6CIg

  — Racing.com (@Racing) August 22, 2018

• All Too Hard and Exceed and Excel -- Sure Knee put up a super performance to win the opener at Warwick Farm for trainer Chris Waller. It was the fillies second start and James Mcdonald had to work hard to keep her going to the line after using plenty of petrol early. The Snitzel filly looks the goods. They say Warwick Farm is a track specialist course and it might be worth noting the second win in a row here for the All Too Hard colt, Tarka over the 1600m trip. It was a good ride by James Mcdonald and he had a good day with a treble. While Cormac in the 2200m made it a double for the breed and both were out of Galileo mares. In the BM75 over the 1000m saw the daughter of Divine Madonna,Deity score for the Godolphin stable. She was ridden by Tommy Berry and it was the fillies second win over the trip. She is by Exceed and Excel who got a double for the day when Coruscate for the Cummings/Mcdonald combination recorded a victory in the last over 1200m, in the BM70.  I just wanted to touch on the win of  the 7 year old gelding Conarchie over 1400m. He is by the Redoutes Choice stallion Time Thief and I have noticed when they get out in front on their own and dictate, tends to lead to success for the breed. It was his eight win today and fourth at Warwick Farm. They are having alot of success in South Australia and always win at big odds. They have my attention!

  A nice winning double today at Warwick Farm with Divine Madonna's daughter #Deity taking line honours first-up from a spell and #Coruscate making a return to the winners circle in the last race 🇦🇺#TeamGodolphin pic.twitter.com/gPxuYnfp9L

  — Godolphin (@godolphin) August 22, 2018

• Jamie Kah -- Her first winner for the day was the Ryan Balfour trained, Bris Vegas in the Class 2 over the 1000m but I think her ride of the day was on the Bianconi gelding, Playfellow in the BM 60. She timed her run to perfection over the 1600m which is a pet distance for the breed. She also ran second on another three well backed runners and then finished the day on a high for the Tony Mckevoy camp. When the four year old mare Fleeting Feeling by I Am Invincible bolted in with a four and half length margin. 

  @jamieleekah07 was playing with the field when she skipped home on Playfellow in @BalaklavaRacing race 6. Trained by David Aldridge.
  More 🐎📷https://t.co/Afbyg3hbJY pic.twitter.com/JaRsFzPFUO

  — Terry Hann (@terry_hann) August 22, 2018