GLENFERRIE HOOD UPSETS IN GROUP THREE AT ALBION PARK
Glenferrie Hood, sold out of the Overport Lodge stable of Mark Jones after qualifying at Ashburton as a 2YO in March 2012, scored an upset win in the $A30,000 Wondai’s Mate Pace at Albion Park, Brisbane, on Saturday, June 25.
Now six, the Christian Cullen gelding was racking up his 21st win in Australia, taking his earnings over $A200,000.
Glenferrie Hood, shown as a 2YO at the Ashburton trials in the hands of Regan Todd. On Saturday, he won the Group Three Wondai’s Mate at Albion Park in a 1:52.4 mile rate (1660m).
He had raced earlier in West Australia, New South Wales and Victoria, before transferring to the Queensland stables of Vicky Rasmussen last month.
Having his his fourth start in Queensland, he was scoring just his second win in 17 starts for the season, having last won the Terang Cup in February, rating 1:56.3 for the mobile 2680m.
Glenferrie Hood stormed home late for driver Peter McMullen to win the Wondai’s Mate by half a neck in a 1:52.4 rate (1660m) to shade front-running Ideal Scott, with favourite Christen Me a head back third.
Christen Me, after settling four back on the outer, swept up wide on the home turn but peaked on his run over the final 50m.
Glenferrie Hood, who tracked Christen Me turning for home, returned odds of $33-to-one.
His winning mile rate was outside his personal best, a 1:52.1 winning mile at Menangle last year.
Glenferrie Hood, bred by Ian Dobson, is from Niftey Franco (Badlands Hanover-Never Before Franco, by Holmes Hanover from the former good NZ filly Nevermore (p3, 1:56.1), the latter setting three NZ records (since bettered) among her seven wins from only 19 starts.