Wilson Comeback Complete With Treble at Tennant Creek
- Tuesday, 17 March 2009 00:00
David Wilson didn't rest after winning his first race back in his comeback to the saddle at Tennant Creek on Saturday - he won the following two events as well.
Wilson, 31, recently returned to race riding after over two and a half years on the sidelines.
At his third meeting back, Wilson dominated the start of the Tennant Creek meeting on Saturday by winning the first three races.
His milestone win came in the first event aboard the Kevin Lamprecht trained Totems in the 0-66 Handicap over 1000 metres.
A six-year-old gelded son of Over, Totems snuck home to beat Ivorfraar by a short half head.
Just over half an hour later Wilson was back in the winner's stall when Heza Pocket Rocket, a stablemate of Totems, won the 0-58 event over 1100 metres.
The Danetrice gelding cruised home to beat the favourite Akka Dancer by two and a quarter lengths. The third placegetter Armadeus was another ten and a half lengths back in third place.
The treble was completed for Wilson and Lamprecht when Ashok smashed his rivals in the 0-62 Handicap over 1200 metres.
Sent out an equal favourite, Ashok, a grey three-year-old by Anabaa, got home to beat the other equal favourite Footfullabindies by seven lengths.
"It was a great day," Wilson told The Virtual Formguide. "There's nothing quite like riding winners."
"It was my third meeting back and to get a treble is just fantastic."
"Hopefully the form can roll on as we head to the (Alice Springs) Cup Carnival," he summed up.
Wilson made his name as a promising rider during his apprenticeship and early senior years in South Australia.
For a number of seasons he based himself at Port Lincoln and rode scores of winners across the Eyre Peninsula and Far West Coast.
