Wish Upona Dream wins at Echuca on July 18, 2023
Wish Upona Dream, driven by Michael Bellman and trained at Longlea by Bec Morrissey, wins the King Of The North @ Illawong Farms Trotters Handicap (2130m) at Echuca on July 18, 2023.
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00:00 40. Now looks like they're about to be called up.
00:06 They're just circling around. Jericho's trumpet about to be faced forward.
00:17 Front row horses still at sixes and sevens. They want to be the last one to move up and
00:21 face the tape. So it's a case of cat and mouse.
00:33 So all the handicapped runners are right, just the front rowers to face up.
00:40 Which they almost have done. So they come up to their marks.
00:47 King of the North at Lower Long Farms. Trotters handicap. The tapes release. They're away.
00:52 Little slow at the second attempt. Lady Lil, Reining Lilies, was out fast.
00:56 She's going to pounce upon the early lead and is out dashing away by about 10 metres
01:01 to Malhana Muscles. Whizzing around the outside now. Elegant peak
01:04 up to second as she hits her stride. Lady Lil's made a break at the start, getting
01:08 into fourth position with a smooth enough beginning.
01:12 Was master combatant. And then a break of about eight metres.
01:15 Push upon a dream. Antonov the favour, very slow into stride.
01:19 Jericho's Trump at the back marker. Already got in front of the odds on Pop.
01:22 Who'd be probably around 40 off the leader at least early, Antonov, with a lot of chasing
01:27 ahead of it. Hold that goal.
01:28 Then came Lady Lil and Abby messed up the stand starts at the rear.
01:31 Well they're spread out over nearly the full length of the front straight here in the King
01:36 of the North at Lower Long Farms. Trot. Reining Lilies is making every post a winning
01:40 post early. 42.2 was the lead in time.
01:43 But Elford's got them revving here. Reining Lilies is freewheeling it into the
01:47 back to complete a lap. Elegant peak is right on its trail though
01:50 in second. Third Malhana Muscles and fourth was master
01:53 combatant. Wish upon a dream.
01:55 It's racing in fifth and then a hole in the field of about 12 metres to Jericho's Trump
01:59 at 10 to Antonov who's got plenty of chasing. The favourite.
02:02 It's going to be a mighty big performance to get up and win from there.
02:05 Hold that goal. Tracks it up. And the others that messed up the start even
02:09 worse are out the back. Lady Lil and Abby.
02:12 30.8 first quarter. 42.2 lead in time and as they trot around the corner to get the
02:17 bell. Reining Lilies adopting the catch them if
02:20 you can tactics. Elegant peak is right on its trail in second
02:23 having a beaut run. Single files the formation.
02:26 They just close out the gaps a bit. In third is Malhana Muscles.
02:31 Fourth master combatant. Wish upon a dream.
02:33 Slides off first over at the bell. 30.9 second quarter.
02:36 An even speed. Jericho's Trumpet is about to tack on and also tracking it up.
02:42 Antonov about to tack on and hold that goal. Zip the tail end of the group.
02:45 The other two. Lady Lil.
02:46 Abby having a little race of their own. They head into the back straight for the
02:51 final time and it's reining Lilies in control. Moving up first over is wish upon a dream.
02:56 It's got the head down on the charge. Moving to second.
03:00 Over on the inside waiting the sprint lane. Elegant peak.
03:02 We can try and push off and get onto the back of wish upon a dream.
03:06 Then out deeper on the track trying to run on was master combatant.
03:09 Getting into the clear between runners there is Malhana Muscles.
03:13 And then Jericho's Trumpet hold that goal. And Antonov has dropped off the pace.
03:17 30.7. So a solidly run race.
03:19 Reining Lilies running on empty up alongside wish upon a dream.
03:22 They corner together. Elegant peak gets the run.
03:25 And wider out hold that goal. Starting to run on strongly.
03:28 But wish upon a dream's taking the lead. Surge clear.
03:31 Wish upon a dream's too good. Wish upon a dream has beaten elegant peak.
03:34 Third maybe along the inside Jericho's Trumpet from either reining Lilies hold that goal.
03:40 And also right there in that line up for the minor spot in the first four was Malhana Muscles.
03:46 Further back in the field then to master combatant.
03:49 And a break back to Antonov who struggled to get into it after that tardy start.
03:54 And then Abby and Lady Lil. 30.1 the final quarter.
03:58 And the mile rating there was 24.4.
04:03 So have to confirm that from the standing start of 20 metres for wish upon a dream.
04:09 Number 9 the winner.
04:11 Mick Bellman was able to pop off the pegs from midfield.
04:15 Slide up first over.
04:16 Had to do a bit of chasing with that fast tempo off the 20 metre handicap.