On Saturday Brandy Lane scored victory in the $80,000 Listed G.A. Towton Cup (2200m), one of the three black-type features that took place at Ascot Racecourse for Kingston Town Classic Day on December 4.
The Ray Saw-trained Brandy Lane was coming off an impressive second in the Listed Tattersall’s Cup (2100m) and proved their potential as a top stayer backing up with a win in the 2010 G.A. Towton Cup.
Ridden by Winterbottom Stakes-winning jockey William Pike, Brandy Lane ($4.20) was given a beautiful run settling third on the inside before hitting the front on the straight and holding off Mega Steel ($9) to win by a short-head in a blanket finish.
The Lou Luciani-trained Guyno ($4.80), former winner of the Perth Cup, was the same distance away again for third in a brave run after getting caught three-wide without cover early.
Marooned gelding Brandy Lane has now won five of their 24 career starts for $160,390 in prize money.
Connections have named the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) on New Year’s Day as the main aim for Brandy Lane.
The next feature event of the 2010 Perth Summer Racing Carnival is the Group 3 AJ Scahill Stakes (1400m) this Saturday, so get in early and lock in the best odds at Luxbet today!
2010 G.A. Towton Cup Finishing Order
| Place | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Margin | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRANDY LANE | William Pike | Ray Saw | 2:18.94 | $4.20 |
| 2 | MEGA STEEL | Clint Harvey | Bruce McClune | SHD | $9 |
| 3 | GUYNO (NZ) | Jason Whiting | Lou Luciani | SHD | $4.80 |
| 4 | TELEXDEN | Danny Miller | Kylie Dowling | 3/4 L | $11 |
| 5 | SIMPLY ADORABLE | Troy Turner | Vaughn Sigley | 2 1/4 L | $11 |
| 6 | AQUINAS | Patrick Carbery | Bernie Miller | 2 3/4 L | $5.50 |
| 7 | CHIN CHIN | Daniel Staeck | Brett Wilkinson | 5 1/2 L | $3.80 |
| 8 | MASTER SIN | Shaun O’Donnell | Glenn McTaggart | 7 1/2 L | $26 |
| SCR | GEYSER PEAK | – | Frank Maynard | – | – |
