Australia: Pull the Tail will try to take them all the way at Tamworth
The speedy filly Pull the Tail may prove tough to catch in a six-furlong handicap at Tamworth Racecourse in Australia on Sunday.
Trained at Tamworth by Sue Grills, Pull the Tail had three starts at the countryside venue in September, all at six furlongs. Pull the Tail led throughout a handicap on Sept. 4, finished second by less than a half-length on Sept. 12 and third by a length on Sept. 26.
Pull the Tail set the pace in each of those starts.
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Pull the Tail is part of a field of field of 12 at Tamworth and will break from post 7. Jockey Andrew Gibbons replaces Ben Looker, who is riding at Murwillumbah Racecourse on the same day. Pull the Tail’s only rival for the early lead is Kinship, who is winless in three starts since January.
Pull the Tail was 4-1 in early betting as of Saturday morning behind Briefly and Morgenstern, who were joint 7-2 favorites.
Briefly, a 5-year-old mare, beat Pull the Tail on Sept. 12, closing from third for her second win in three starts. Trained by Craig Clegg, Briefly won a five-furlong handicap at Tamworth on July 22, and was second by about two lengths in another five-furlong handicap on Aug. 29.
While not as active in recent weeks as Pull the Tail, Briefly has a fine record of late, and is threat from a stalking position.
Morgenstern, a 5-year-old gelding, has not raced since a second in a seven-furlong handicap at Dubbo Racecourse on June 3. Morgenstern closed from sixth of 11 to lose by a head. He won a six-furlong handicap from off the pace at Gilgandra Racecourse on May 15 for this third win.
Morgenstern has won following a layoff, and finished first in a half-mile training race from the gate, or barrier trial, at Mudgee Racecourse on Oct. 1.
Tamworth has a seven-race program, beginning at 11:10 p.m. Eastern or 8:10 p.m. Pacific. Wagering is available through DRFBets.com.
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