Craig BrennanFriday
August 21, 2009
Lightly-raced Bel’s Ringer kept the ball rolling for visiting Hong Kong based jockey Olivier Doleuze when successful in the $65,000 Initiation Stakes over 1200m on Friday night.
Doleuze who is riding in Singapore before the Hong Kong season commences next month landed his second winner from just 23 rides.
Charging down the outside, Bel’s Ringer scored by a length-and-a-half over My Ninja (John Powell) with Super Knight (Mark Gallagher) a half length away third.
“I said when I arrived here that if I could ride five winners then I would be happy,” said Doleuze. “That’s two now so I’m on the way.
“I’ve got to thank the trainers for giving me the chance. It’s not easy coming in on a short stay as the trainers feel they have to be loyal to their riders.
“I understand that, but I’ve been working hard and I’m more than happy with the way things have been going so far.”
Doleuze is licensed to ride in Singapore until September 4 but is hoping to extend that by one meeting.
“I have to be back to ride in Hong Kong on the 13th so I’m hoping to be able to get one extra meeting here,” said Doleuze.
“I will ride here on Sunday, then again on August 28 and 30 and then September 4.
“I love coming back here and a change is as good as a holiday.”
Winning trainer John Meagher praised the winning ride of Doleuze who bought the gelding with a well timed run.
“It wasn’t a bad win,” said Meagher. “I lost him a bit in the run but then I picked him up out wide when he was running on strongly.
“I thought he would run well as he was in very good condition. He had held his body weight well from his last run.”
Meagher said Bel’s Ringer was still immature and that he would continue to improve with racing.
“That was only his fourth run,” said Meagher. “He’s a useful little horse and I think he can win again in his right grade.”
Bel’s Ringer is a four-year-old Australian-bred gelding by Bel Esprit from the Zoffany mare Let It Ring and has now won more than $40,000 for the Polar Bear Stable.
Bel's Ringer (AUS) [2005]J Meagher
Bel Esprit (AUS) - Let It Ring (AUS)
Sold $12500, S Quigley, VIC at William Inglis and Son Ltd. 2007 Premier Yearling by Lauriston Throughbred Farm, Corinella
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JINGLIN' (AUS) [1995] - CELESTIAL DANCER (IRE)1w-2p-4s $19,700Race: 1000-1200m Won: 1030-1030m Wet: 0w-0p-0s
HK-WINNING MASCOT () [1996] - CELESTIAL DANCER (IRE)0w-0p-3sRace: 1000-1200m Won: 0-0m Wet: 0w-0p-0s
PORT CALL (AUS) [1996] - SEA ROAD (AUS)11w-18p-58s $206,300Race: 1000-1615m Won: 1200-1600m Wet: 1w-2p-3sLR 0w-2p-8s
MIGHTY ATALANTA (AUS) [1997] - MIGHTY AVALANCHE (AUS)5w-2p-17s $23,100Race: 800-1200m Won: 800-1060m Wet: 0w-0p-1s
LAURISTON ROSE (AUS) [2000] - LION HUNTER (AUS)1w-2p-14s $9,700Race: 1015-1418m Won: 1200-1200m Wet: 0w-0p-4s
LORD OF LAURISTON (AUS) [2001] - ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)9w-17p-65s $213,300Race: 900-1210m Won: 1000-1100m Wet: 2w-4p-16sG2 0w-0p-1s, LR 0w-0p-6s
EARL OF LAURISTON (AUS) [2003] - ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)0w-0p-4s $500Race: 1200-1400m Won: 0-0m Wet: 0w-0p-2s
LA FILLE DU ROI (AUS) [2006] - ELVSTROEM (AUS)0w-0p-1sRace: 1000-1000m Won: 0-0m Wet: 0w-0p-1s
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