The only reason Bob Burow did not train five winners from five races at Buchanan Park St Paddy's Day Races was he ran out of horses. Burrows had four runners and all four saluted the judge making it a big pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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The most impressive was Good Job Bro in the Big 'G' Turns 40 Open Plate (1100m). Dan Ballard had only two rides for the day and like The Man From Snowy River he never shifted in the saddle on Good Job Bro.
Newcomer Clateau went hard at it and led by three lengths leaving the back straight. Ballard stayed calm in second as Engine Fifty Five hustled to get into the fight. Good Job Bro put on a burst of speed entering the straight and Engine Fifty Five was beaten quickly. Clateau was as brave as the mad Irishman in Braveheart but Good Job Bro was too good and won by two and a quarter lengths with Engine Fifty Five three quarters length third.
Burow and Ballard teamed up in the final race, the Steejo Press BenchMark 60 Handicap (1200m), on Lord Windermere. It was the most open race of the day and Ballard was forced to earn his money. Looking all over the winner entering the straight when he beat off the challenge of Sugar Ray Red and Alba Gu Brath. The later refused to wilt though as Keith Ballard wound him up for another shot and Lord Windermere was forced to dig deep.
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Dig deep he did and stretched out to win by a neck with Sugar Ray Red a length and three quarter lengths third.
It was a four horse dash for the lead in the Cava Hydraulics BenchMark 50 Handicap (1,000m). The favourite Split The Atom was not one of them after missing the start but Aaron Spradau muscled him forward and he tacked onto the leaders at the 800.
Hunting, My Mind Is Made Up, Moving Target and Tallyman were the four in front but by the 400 Hunting and My Mind Is Made Up were also rans. Split The Atom came off the bend like a slingshot to land two lengths in front and made it three by the winning post.
Moving Target survived to claim second as the other front runners faded like a setting sun and Will She Appeal finished third, eight and a quarter lengths behind the front duo.
Tamara Morris (nee Tincknel) won her first race under her married name and ironically it was in the Trevor Morris Builders Ratings Band 0-65 Handicap (1,000m); named after her father-in-law.
Bea Bingle was beaten at the jump and by the 800 Dutch Twist was more pretender than contender. Tempesta Rossa, Born To Fire and Stole The Show went together all the way but, despite the winning margin being only three quarters of a length, Tempesta Rossa was too good.
Born To Fire too the silver with Stole The Show half a length third.
The opening event (without a Burrows runner) resembled an Irish race day. Mr Palomino turned jockey Tim Brummell into a skydiver without a parachute and then went of a tour of the Buchanan Park.
Starkin turned into a two year old terror at the barrier and for the second time in succession was scratched at the barrier. When things finally got underway No Hat No Play got out quickly from the outside and tried to cross.
Stablemates Flossy and Saltwater Sledge refused to cede and kept the favourite wide to the 400. Entering the straight Flossy and Saltwater Sledge flanked No Hat No Play but when No Hat No Play cleared out only Flossy could match him.
No Hat No Play had him covered all the way and though the margin was only three quarters of a length Ray Hancock never extended him. Flossy was a good second with Experienced rounding up Saltwater Sledge to claim third.
