Insightful Award heads to Warren in latest step of lengthy campaign
A mare who refuses to shirk her task despite a long and drawn-out campaign is primed to take her winning strike rate to nearly 30 per cent at Monday's Warren meeting.
Insightful Award, a sparingly raced five-year-old daughter of 2013 Cox Plate winner Shamus Award in the Scott Singleton stable at Scone, tackles an open Benchmark 58 Handicap over 1200m.
Apart from a six-week break through March and April, it will be her eighth run in this preparation since she returned from a long spell on January 2.
Since an unplaced effort that day in a deeper BM 58 at Muswellbrook, Insightful Award has mixed her form, but connections and punters are well aware of what she's capable of with some luck on her side.
That wayward ability was on show nearly three months ago when she destroyed similar opposition at Scone by six lengths after tracking the speed.
That led to the six-week freshen-up before she tackled a tougher BM 64 at Wyong where little or nothing went her way.
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Insightful Award was then very stiff not to win a BM 58 at Quirindi; flooding home late to be beaten under a length before again doing her best work late, covering plenty of ground in a tougher race at that track three weeks ago.
If ever a galloper needed some overdue breaks, it's Insightful Award, and that looms at Warren after she drew a softer gate, and will be suited getting on to the bigger course, with early cover in the race.
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The Age
2 days ago
- The Age
Insightful Award heads to Warren in latest step of lengthy campaign
A mare who refuses to shirk her task despite a long and drawn-out campaign is primed to take her winning strike rate to nearly 30 per cent at Monday's Warren meeting. Insightful Award, a sparingly raced five-year-old daughter of 2013 Cox Plate winner Shamus Award in the Scott Singleton stable at Scone, tackles an open Benchmark 58 Handicap over 1200m. Apart from a six-week break through March and April, it will be her eighth run in this preparation since she returned from a long spell on January 2. Since an unplaced effort that day in a deeper BM 58 at Muswellbrook, Insightful Award has mixed her form, but connections and punters are well aware of what she's capable of with some luck on her side. That wayward ability was on show nearly three months ago when she destroyed similar opposition at Scone by six lengths after tracking the speed. That led to the six-week freshen-up before she tackled a tougher BM 64 at Wyong where little or nothing went her way. Loading Insightful Award was then very stiff not to win a BM 58 at Quirindi; flooding home late to be beaten under a length before again doing her best work late, covering plenty of ground in a tougher race at that track three weeks ago. If ever a galloper needed some overdue breaks, it's Insightful Award, and that looms at Warren after she drew a softer gate, and will be suited getting on to the bigger course, with early cover in the race.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Insightful Award heads to Warren in latest step of lengthy campaign
A mare who refuses to shirk her task despite a long and drawn-out campaign is primed to take her winning strike rate to nearly 30 per cent at Monday's Warren meeting. Insightful Award, a sparingly raced five-year-old daughter of 2013 Cox Plate winner Shamus Award in the Scott Singleton stable at Scone, tackles an open Benchmark 58 Handicap over 1200m. Apart from a six-week break through March and April, it will be her eighth run in this preparation since she returned from a long spell on January 2. Since an unplaced effort that day in a deeper BM 58 at Muswellbrook, Insightful Award has mixed her form, but connections and punters are well aware of what she's capable of with some luck on her side. That wayward ability was on show nearly three months ago when she destroyed similar opposition at Scone by six lengths after tracking the speed. That led to the six-week freshen-up before she tackled a tougher BM 64 at Wyong where little or nothing went her way. Loading Insightful Award was then very stiff not to win a BM 58 at Quirindi; flooding home late to be beaten under a length before again doing her best work late, covering plenty of ground in a tougher race at that track three weeks ago. If ever a galloper needed some overdue breaks, it's Insightful Award, and that looms at Warren after she drew a softer gate, and will be suited getting on to the bigger course, with early cover in the race.
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