Everything needed to align for The Three Hundred to snap his winless run, and it did just that in the Group 3 Winx Guineas at the Sunshine Coast.
Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott teamed up with jockey Angela Jones, whose assertive ride and the gelding’s clean getaway from the gates proved the perfect formula over 1600 metres.
Jones, who leads the Brisbane metropolitan jockey standings and was riding her final meeting before a suspension, guided The Three Hundred to a commanding victory and earned praise from stable representative Neil Payne.
“She rode him beautifully and she’s got really nice hands on a horse so it was a pleasure to have her on and ride a winner for the Waterhouse and Bott stable,” Payne said.
“The problem with this horse is that he’s a bugger at the machines. We told Ang to keep him warmed up and if he jumps to put him right into the race.
“Over the last one or two starts, he was slowly away and he gets back and starts to lose interest. I was really happy when he jumped and Ang kept pushing forward.”
By I Am Invincible, The Three Hundred ($11) scored his third career victory from 13 starts, beating Ramp It Up ($31) by 1½ lengths, with Apuntar ($6) a further 2¼ lengths behind in third.
Earlier in the day, Fortunate Kiss ($26) continued her strong form for Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans by landing the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m), following placings in both the Wangoom Handicap and Eye Liner Stakes.
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