Lloyd wins Queensland Guiness

Pear Tart fights hard to claim Queensland Guineas

Self-inflicted injuries cut into her preparation but failed to stop Pear Tart producing a gritty performance to claim Saturday’s Group II Queensland Guineas (1600m) at Eagle Farm.

The filly’s trainer John Thompson said Pear Tart’s problems began after the daughter of Dehere posted an easy win on heavy ground at Eagle Farm on May 2.

"She won very impressively but on the way home in the float, she played up badly and cut her head open terribly,” Thompson told Sky Racing World.

"She got about 14 stitches above the eye. Her hip has got no skin on it about the size of a football.

She had to be on penicillin for about 10 days.”

Thompson said Pear Tart’s work over the past week had pleased him and Patinack Farm’s new Queensland jockey Jeff Lloyd enough to convince them to run the filly in the Queensland Guineas.

Punters expected the heavy ground to present a stiff test for Pear Tart at her first run for a month but the $16 chance showed her durability with her fighting win.

Pear Tart raced behind the speed before Lloyd took his mount to the front at the top of the straight. Darley runner Free Wheeling threatened to sweep past Pear Tart at any stage but the filly fought hard to keep her male rival at bay over the final stages to score.

"She’s a very promising filly,” Thompson said. "The preparation she had into this race was not good. It’s a great effort for the horse.

"She does get through it (heavy ground) well but to have that preparation for a race like that and win, it’s very much a big effort.”

Thompson said he was unsure what path he and Patinack Farm boss Nathan Tinkler would take with Pear Tar during the remained of the Brisbane winter carnival.

Stradon belied his huge odds to finish third at $151 while the short-priced favourite Mental settled in the second half of the field but never threatened to repeat his impressive win at Doomben.


Eagle Farm - Saturday, 2 June 2012
Track:Heavy
Race 6 Sky Racing Queensland Gneas
Group 2 1400m
Time: 1:26.18.(0:37.25 (600m)
Open
Prizemoney: $350,000 - 1st: $224,000 2nd: $70,000 3rd: $35,000.
1 Pear Tart John Thompson J Lloyd $17 55.0
3f Dehere (USA) x Tangerine Dream (FR) (Sadler's Wells (USA))
Lot 650 2010 MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $45,000
Vendor: Makybe
Buyer: PATINACK FARM PTY LTD
2 0.8 Free Wheeling Peter Snowden J Bowman $10 57.0
3c Ad Valorem (USA) x Miss Carefree (Last Tycoon (IRE))
Not Offered
3 LN Stradon Paul Dawson S Scriven $101 57.0
3g Strada x Secret Donna (Secret Savings (USA))
Not Offered
4 Double Impact Ms J Crompton E A Wilkinson $16 57.0
5 Mental Peter Snowden K Mc Evoy $2.63 57.0
6 Easy Running Desleigh Forster D J Browne $41 57.0
7 Adamantium (NZ) D T O'Brien C W Brown $26 57.0
8 Emmalene L F Birchley M Rodd $13 55.0
9 Morning Captain Ms K Doughty C Munce $21 57.0
10 Boys On Tour John Thompson J A Cassidy $4.75 57.0
11 State Of Wealth B J Smith S Galloway $101 57.0
12 Trump R L Heathcote J B Mc Donald $17 57.0
13 Extraceed G A Ryan D Dunn $81 57.0
14 Amah Rock P Morgan J Noonan $10 57.0
15 Punch On P J Balzen P Hammersley $21 55.0
16 Our Smokin' Rock Anthony Freedman N Rawiller $61 57.0
17 Lucky Tycoon Shaun McCarthy G L Cooksley $151 57.0
18 Dicko's Dream (NZ) M Sues Timothy Bell $201 57.0

@ Ryan: Lloyd wins Queensland guineas.

How I wish that read : Lloyd wins Vodacom July Handicap, finally! Yes Jeff has won just about every major race in this country but The BIG one still continues to evade him. Come on Jeffrey, it's time to do what Michael " Muis the Ace" Roberts did on Super Quality, we don't want to remember u like Charlie Barends who won several Gold Cups but never cracked a July win.

Charlie Barends has one a July on Extingusher

You can see why he rides overseas,the 1st prize is as big as the July,and he must ride in dozens of races every year with better prizemoney...

like a fine red wine is mr lloyd

The Governor is another great SA jock (tu)

one of the best in the WORLD

@ Ryan ; Charlie Barends won a July on Extinguisher .

Yes u are right, Ryan. Hell was in 1938 so long before my time. Matter of interest Aubrey Roberts won on Diza in 1962 so that's 2 in the family, if i'm correct?

he was my dad and charlie barends my grandfather

Hi Ryan, If you don't mind my asking, are you still involved in racing?

Jeff is as good as anyone riding today bar none! Without doubt one of the best ever.

yes, i work for Sydneys leading stable Chris Waller