Preparing for Hong Kong, Ethan Brown kept his rich vein of form alive with a repeat Caulfield double inside three days, contrasting his successes on two on-money shots at Monday’s Super Bowl program held on the Heath circuit.
The rider dominated with untapped gelding Yes Yoshi ($1.65) in the third contest before a photo-finish triumph astride She’s A Hustler ($1.50) two events hence.
Brown’s pair of engagements were Yes Yoshi and She’s A Hustler, his premiere raceday encounters with each.
Ciaron Maher’s She’s A Hustler shrugged off three short-priced disappointments from her prep’s outset, hampered early according to Brown, who felt the slim margin understated her performance around the tight track.
“It’s hard being back and wide around this track and I know she’s only won by the barest of margins, but there was a lot more merit (to the win) than it looked,” he said.
“She’s on the way up. She’s a very nice horse going forward and (there’s) no better way to kick off your prep.”
She’s An Artist, a Trapeze Artist filly with a 50% strike rate from six goes, repelled Excess ($13) in a short half-head thriller at 1100m BM78 level, Along The River ($6) one length back in the minor placing.
Yes Yoshi provided Brown a cruise, the Yes Yes Yes youngster sealing back-to-back wins via a decisive 1-1/4 length routing of Savitri in the 1200m Class 1, impressing post his Sale debut heroics.
Trained by Charlotte Littlefield, the immature three-year-old’s display drew this observation from Brown:
“He’s a big baby at the minute, but for him to win like that and show that sort of sort of ability as immature as he is is quite exciting going forward,” Brown said.
Mirroring his Saturday conquests aboard Observer and Light Infantry Man, Brown’s haul tied him for second on 29 with Craig Williamson on the Victorian jockeys’ metro premiership, seven adrift of hurt leader Mark Zahra.
Yet the 26-year-old’s confirmed Hong Kong deal for the final quarter-season spells limited local time left.
Doubles were also recorded by Jamie Mott and Logan Bates amid the seven-race slate.
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