Excuse My French Completes Guineas Double
- Sunday, 17 January 2010 11:12
Excuse My French made it three wins on the trot after winning an enthralling renewal of the $80,000 Listed Betfair Hobart Guineas (2100m) at Hobart on Sunday.
In a repeat of the Tasmanian Guineas (1600m) a fortnight ago, Excuse My French ($2 fav) defeated local hope Geegees Blackflash ($4.40) by the narrower margin of a short neck.
Excuse My French edged out Geegees Blackflash in the Tasmanian Guineas by a half neck.
Trained by Andrew Payne and ridden by Aaron Spiteri, Excuse My French took the entire straight to overhaul Geegees Blackflash who showed staunch resistance over the longer trip.
They spaced the others with Daniel Ganderton returning home to partner Catwen Boy ($18.80) into third a further two and a quarter lengths away.
Temajim ($30) finished fourth while Uboa ($4.10) was unable to sustain his effort over the concluding stages after crossing to lead from the outside barrier and finished fifth.
With four wins and two placings from 13 starts to his name, Excuse My French has accumulated over $190,000 in prizemoney, of which $145,000 has been pocketed in the last 30 days.
Both Excuse My French and Geegees Blackflash are expected to clash once again in the $200,000 Group 3 AAMI Tasmanian Derby (2200m) at Hobart on January 30.
