Let's rewrite those words by the trainer, Steve Richards, after Bel Shoes won at the Vall
ey a fortnight ago "she is a good honest little filly who has got stronger this time around and could string a couple together, in these type of races". Never more honest words said.This Bel Esprit filly came to the Sandown Lakeside track yesterday in the Le Pine Funerals Cup, a race for Three-Years-Old and Upwards Fillies and Mares. No class restriction.
The three year old, Bel Shoes carried 53.5 and jumped from barrier twelve and sat behind the leaders till entering the straight where she jumped away with a length and a half break and just held on to win in a photo finish.
This is her fourth win with two seconds and two thirds from only eleven starts and Bel Shoes has now won $115,085 for her connections M Richards, S T Sheedy, K J Sheedy, S Shima, S L Tsalikidis, M Jurie, A J McIntyre, Belharr Racing Syn(Mgr: S Harrington)
, G K Scholes, Dr E L Lamkin.
, G K Scholes, Dr E L Lamkin. Special congratulations to my Godson, Sam Sheedy.
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Kevin Sheedy is now leading the owners premiership on seven wins (Diplomatic Strike, two, Bel Shoes. four and Queen Rene, one) with Michael Duffy (Diplomatic Strike, two and Beau Esprit, five).
Alastair & Patricia McFarlane (Esprit de Roses, five and Esprit de Bullet, one) and the Father and Son combination, Brian and Peter Donohoe (Diplomatic Strike, two, Spirited Halo, three and Beltrois, one) are equal third with six wins.
Today's race was the first leg of the daily double and I received a call from Kevin Sheedy to say the pressure was on us as we had Beltrois running in the second leg.
Well, from barrier fourteen, we just failed to hit the line first, going down by a head
after flying home.
after flying home.The official BEWC photographer didn't leave his camera at home yesterday (click photos to enlarge)
Top. Bel Shoes winning
2 Returning to scales
3 In saddling paddock
4 Beltrois on outside
5 Beltrois trainer, Robbie Griffiths, partowner, Don Healy and jockey, Michael Rodd
.
6 Kevin Sheedy and the photographer, twenty eight years ago, at the Essendon Football Club
.6 Kevin Sheedy and the photographer, twenty eight years ago, at the Essendon Football Club
Bel Puts Her Best Shoe Forward
Steve Richards, enjoying one of his best ever seasons, wasn't sure whether he'd added to his tally when the runners flashed past the post in the Le Pine Funerals Cup (1200m) at Betfair Park today.
Thankfully for him the stable's representative Bel Shoes had snuck home in a good old fashioned thriller.
"I was just a little bit past the post and I thought she got beat," Richards confessed after the race.
"I was glad to hear (on course commentator) Greg Miles say she won it - so thanks Greg!"
Bel Shoes appeared to be cruising when she ranged up to the leaders with just over a furlong to run.
But she wanted to drift around over the concluding stages and under the urgings of Steven King she just got home first.
"It looked like she was going to win easy. She might have had to do a bit of work early to get across from the wide draw."
Richards said Bel Shoes was a galloper who had a great will to win. He was pleased she took the step up to all aged mares today.
"She's honest and she tries her heart out. She took on the older mares today too."
"These (rivals) are more seasoned and tougher too."
Steven King said the stable's plan to have the daughter of Bel Esprit firing over the winter was proving a success.
"She's in at the right time of the year," King said. "She's going to be quite a handy horse around now."
"She does a good job, I think the kids could ride her," King added.
Despite getting tired late in the race, Bel Shoes ($4.40-$5-$4.60 fav) had a short half head margin over Partiva ($17).
Belleza Veloz ($5-$5.50) was another short half head back in third place - in a great performance after she missed the start.
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