10/09/2026
BIG THREE WEEKS FOR GURRY
THE RUN HOME
WITH PETER CARTER
Andrea Gurry (Nhill) led in six winners and numerous placegetters over the past three-week period to take local training honours ahead of Ian Robinson (Avoca) and Garry George (Beulah) who both led in two winners followed by Michael Callanan (Horsham) and the Fullerton team (Red Cliffs) with a winner each.
Gurry struck first with Lektra Rodger at Ballarat, Rodger missed the start terribly and was a clear last, he then mustered quickly to swoop the field storming down the outside grabbing the leaders and extending away to win well in 22:46sec. Two days later Lektra Knight jumped well and pushed hard for the early lead and once on the lure he did a demolition job on the field winning by 7 lengths in a quick 22:13sec. Paw Harkonnen then won the first of two for the period when he landed on the arm and wasn’t for catching breaking away to an early lead and greeting the judge first in a strong 23:51sec. Gurry then headed to Warrnambool where Lektra Jimmy jumped well from the wide draw and worked his way across the field beautifully entering t he corner where he pinched a race winning lead, Jimmy was the first to the judge scoring a very nice 25:41sec, Street Sixty Six also stepped out at Warrnambool and also from the outside draw beginning well Sixty Six displayed good mid race pace to cross the field by the corner and then race away to victory in a very nice 22:26sec. Paw Harkonnen brought up his second win for the period jumping straight to the front from the middle trap at Horsham over the 485m journey and he was not for catching greeting the judge first in 27:40sec.
Elliot Nova pinged the lids for Avoca trainer Ian Robinson at Ballarat and was never in danger with a brilliant front running exhibition, stopping the clock in 22:38sec. Robinson then produced Pyrenees Ace at Horsham where he displayed blistering early speed mustering up and crossing the field before the first corner and simply extended the margin from that point on securing a quick 23:49sec victory.
Justify this for Garry George stepped out at Horsham and jumped well off the inside draw quickly taking ascendancy of the race to win by four lengths in 23:85sec, George then made it a double on the night when Flying Intention split the field up early with scintillating early speed to open up a margin, the challenge came late from Wax and Wash but Flying Intention was able to hold Wax and Wash off winning in a smart 23:43sec.
The Michael Callanan and Wayne Oliver team struck once again with Can Do Grace at Warrnambool, Grace flew the lids and was off and gone over the 390m trip and at no stage was she in any danger with the little fawn chaser clocking her second win in three weeks with a best of the day run of 22:32sec.
Nosey Parker for team Fullerton continued his very consistent run of form saluting at Horsham, beginning on terms he was able to muster and set up a race winning lead by the time they turned for home and in very trying conditions he stopped the clock in 23:46sec.