32 SPORT MONDAY NOVEMBER 30 2015 Hayward plays part Pair chase Asian glory in tough WARWICK BARR horses getting was a huge thrill, even before man now manages a string of Meanwhile, Gerald Ryan ready for the we got on the plane. racehorses at Hermitage will try to replicate a Magic first game THE first Hong Kong runners Queen Eliza- “I watched the AJC Derby Thoroughbreds and his farm Millions lead-up campaign for Chris Waller (pictured) and beth II Cup, one from the back straight while has played a role in Prefer- that almost worked for Snitzel JORDAN GERRANS Kris Lees will be accompanied of Hong Kong’s we were waiting for the float to ment’s preparation. to help deliver his first win in by a dose of nostalgia for two of biggest races. be loaded.” “It’s quite unbelievable to the race with barrier trial star TERRITORY-BRED Kooka- Australia’s best trainers. Working for The 1996 Derby turned into think that three strappers will Regimental Force. burras forward Jeremy Hay- As Waller puts the finishing New Zealand trainer Paddy an epic edition with Octagonal be on the same international As Regimental Force pre- ward featured in the side’s 1-0 touches on Preferment for the Busuttin, Waller made the trip beating Saintly, Filante and stage nearly 20 years later,” pares for a much-anticipated victory in a tight affair against Hong Kong Vase and Lees with a horse called Sam Nothin’ Leica Dane in one of Waller said. debut at Randwick on Satur- Belgium in their opening clash takes up the challenge with McGuire and Lees was en- the best finishes to the blue- “Kris Lees is taking a horse day, Ryan said he would space at the Hero World League Lucia Valentina in the Hong trusted by his late father Max riband Classic. back for the first time and Ollie the colt’s runs leading to the Final yesterday. Kong Cup, memories of their to look after Potential Star. There was also another has got big owners in Hong Magic Millions as he did for Hayward, who played jun- first visit to the Asian racing Both horses finished out of strapper making the journey Kong and a beautiful farm out- Snitzel more than 10 years ago. iors for Darwin side Waratah, capital almost two decades ago the placings but Waller said on that Sydney autumn day side Sydney. “He’ll run on Saturday and started in the match, with are still vivid. the experience was invaluable. who will also be an influential “Preferment spells at his all being well he will go the Jamie Dwyer’s clinical goal Waller and Lees travelled “I remember it like it was figure on Hong Kong Interna- property and it’s where he Gold Coast and run on Boxing from an acute angle sealing the together as young strappers yesterday,” Waller said. tional Day on December 13. spent five days in a paddock Day on his way to the Magic win for the green and gold. who were in charge of two “Going there as a strapper Former trainer Oliver Kool- after the Melbourne Cup.” Millions,” Ryan said. The 22-year-old Hayward and teammate Glenn Turner both had chances either side of a disallowed Mark Knowles goal, which was ruled out when Matt Gohdes’ original shot was deemed to have come off the underside of his stick. Kookaburras head coach Graham Reid called it a good “baseline per- formance for the rest of the tourna- ment”. “We started well in the first five or 10 minutes but then we began turning over the ball, which allowed them to get back into it,” Reid said. “We came back in the sec- ond quarter and I was certainly happier at half time. “It always helps to put some scoreboard pressure on. “I was very happy with how we absorbed pressure and defensively it was a pretty good effort, although we threw the ball away a lot.” The Kookaburras faced Great Britain in their second match overnight. Great Britain won their opening encounter 3-1 against Canada to sit top of Pool A. Hayward (pictured) debuted in Australian colours in 2014, winning gold at the World Cup in the Netherlands and being named junior player of the tournament. Surf no show for tour finale AN eighth consecutive lay day has been called at the women’s World Surf League event at The Ron Phillips-trained Gears Of War leads the field home in the SBA Office National Sprint (537m) at Winnellie Park on Friday night Picture: ISABELLA MOORE Honolua Bay in Hawaii. Organisers have until De- cember 4 for the final event of Trainers neck and neck after Phillips’ duo ace races the season to conclude and re- main hopeful of action kicking off at the Maui Pro today. LUIS NARVAEZ “He’s always never far maiden race, while Jamie A full day is required to run away,” Phillips said, as children “If we (humans) Hosking’s Good Bye Joan was the heats and the tour’s deputy THE Darwin Greyhound As- petted the well-natured Arn- feel it, the dogs the big odds winner in the first. commissioner Jessi Miley- sociation Trainers’ Champion- hem Chaos after his win. Racing in particularly Dyer is confident conditions ship is all square. “He’s just a good honest are feeling it muggy conditions, Phillips said are on the improve. Ron Phillips and Graeme dog.” twice as much” the effect was noticeable on Australians Tyler Wright Ferns are level at 50 calendar Gears Of War won in his the greyhounds. and Dimity Stoyle are set to year wins after a Phillips dou- Ron Phillips Graeme Ferns first race over the 537m, in the “If we (humans) feel it, the compete in the first heat ble on a muggy Friday night at SBA Office National Best 8. Villain and Ferns’ Presh. dogs are feeling it twice as against American Tatiana Winnellie Park. 383m last race was the second “He’ll sleep well tonight, the Ferns’ lone winner was much,” he said. Weston-Webb. Phillips’ two consistent run- win in three runs, after a pro- poor bugger,” Phillips said Summer Chant in the fifth, “But (Arnhem Chaos) is Fellow Aussies Sally Fitz- ners Arnhem Chaos and Gears longed period without notch- post-race. over 383m. seasoned, he’s been racing all gibbons, Keely Andrew and Of War were good enough to ing a win. “It was a high-grade race Race two winner Iditarod, a year and is used to it. Laura Enever are also sched- help his late charge for the Arnhem Chaos is now only this week and next week he’s former Tasmania runner, was “I have only let him up uled to compete in later heats, premiership, even if Phillips nine points behind Elite Effort eligible for the low-grade 537 well-supported by its owners (freshened) twice. while Hawaiian Carissa Moore denies counting his wins. in the Greyhound of the Year (metre) race, so, as long as he on track, leading all the way to “If I didn't bring him (to is looking to maintain her 900- “It’s neither here nor there,” standings, with the latter not pulls up all right, he’ll go in win the 312m maiden race. race), he’d go mad.” point championship lead over he said of the premiership. set to race again in the remain- that.” Candy Crash just held off Racing returns to Winnellie American Courtney Conlogue Arnhem Chaos’ win in the ing three meetings. Gears Of War beat Arnhem Fortyniner in the night’s other Park on Friday. to win the title. 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