Maskiell Chases Devonport Cup Success
- Tuesday, 04 January 2011 01:58
Apprentice Jason Maskiell will be aiming to deny Craig Newitt a fifth victory in the $100,000 Total Care Devonport Cup (1800m) tomorrow.
Maskiell will ride the Elesha Spillane-trained Speedy Sky while Craig Newitt will partner the David and Scott Brunton-trained Lock It In Eddie.
Maskiell told the Virtual Formguide that he is pleased to be riding Speedy Sky.
“He finished second in the Devonport Cup last year and he also finished fourth last start so he should be thereabouts,” Maskiell said.
Speedy Sky should be better suited in this year’s Devonport Cup with the five-year-old comfortably qualified for the race in stark contrast to last year when Spillane was forced to run the mare twice over the Christmas period in a bid to get the mare into the final field.
Bendigo Cup winner Dream Pedlar is pre-post favourite for the Devonport Cup despite being asked to carry 61 kilos and drawing barrier 14 in his bid for victory around the notoriously tight-turning track.
Below is the final field and barriers for the Devonport Cup plus Craig Newitt's record in the race.
Devonport (Wednesday)
Race 8 @ 4:42pm - $100,000 Total Care Devonport Cup (1800m)
| # | Form | Horse (Barrier) | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | API | Win % | Place % |
| 1 | 141421 | Dream Pedlar (14) | T Blacker |
M Guthrie |
61.0 | 12.9 | 19.4 | 55.6 |
| 2 | 1454X6 | Tibooburra Travis (17) | L A Wells |
J Hamer |
57.0 | 4.3 | 20.0 | 41.8 |
| 3 | 513541 | Western Wager (10) | L A Wells |
S Maskiell |
55.5 | 6.5 | 36.8 | 63.2 |
| 4 | 633155 | Borugino (12) | Adam Trinder |
R Keogh |
55.0 | 13.5 | 17.0 | 42.6 |
| 5 | 212217 | Geegees Blackflash (9) | J Luttrell |
Lee Smith |
55.0 | 11.6 | 23.5 | 64.7 |
| 6 | 511008 | Stadacona (2) | J K Blacker |
L Coffey |
54.5 | 3.1 | 28.6 | 39.3 |
| 7 | 111050 | Zellarcy (1) | D A Miller |
K Sanderson |
54.5 | 3.2 | 30.8 | 50.0 |
| 8 | 423194 | Speedy Sky (8) | Ms E Spillane |
J Maskiell |
54.0 | 5.8 | 27.3 | 54.5 |
| 9 | 142112 | Veloce Cavallo (19) | T Mollross |
B McCoull |
54.0 | 4.9 | 35.3 | 58.8 |
| 10 | 123442 | Brave Mukky (11) | Ms V Rhind |
54.0 | 3.7 | 21.9 | 56.2 | |
| 11 | 129703 | Lady Snake (4) | J Clifford |
D Gauci |
54.0 | 2.2 | 21.4 | 42.9 |
| 12 | 656443 | Lock It In Eddie (16) | D & S Brunton |
C Newitt |
54.0 | 2.8 | 22.2 | 47.2 |
| 13 | 877641 | Testasaurus (7) | C N Goggin |
D Ganderton |
54.0 | 3.1 | 17.6 | 47.1 |
| 14 | 153142 | Fierezza (15) | D & S Brunton |
S Amano |
54.0 | 3.4 | 31.2 | 62.5 |
| Emergencies | ||||||||
| 15 | 583573 | Old Hands (13) | C N Goggin |
54.0 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 43.5 | |
| 16 | 127967 | Vivre La Nett (18) | Stephen Lockhart |
R Tremsal |
54.0 | 3.3 | 19.4 | 41.9 |
| 17 | 448252 | Family Trust (3) | C N Goggin |
54.0 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 35.1 | |
| 18 | 768635 | White Yard (5) | D & S Brunton |
54.0 | 2.4 | 19.0 | 38.1 | |
| 19 | 526123 | Final Words (6) | J K Blacker |
54.0 | 1.7 | 14.5 | 43.6 | |
Craig Newitt’s Devonport Cup Record
2001 – Almost Precious ($41) 13th
2002 – Chardere ($8) 1st
2003 – Dream Quest ($6) 1st
2004 – Chardere ($2.50) 1st
2006 – Di’s Angel ($4) 4th
2009 – Saval Prince ($4.20 fav) 5th
2010 – With Decorum (3.70 fav) 1st
Picture: Colin Bull
