ntnews.com.aulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll SPORT Injured Ginn ready for London Beale seals fullback spot Fowler’s Rooney joke OLYMPIC rowing champion Drew Ginn is missing from AWARD winner Kurtley Beale wants to make the PERTH Glory coach Ian Ferguson ’s team for next week’s world Wallabies fullback position his own after a lifestyle laughed at why some people took championships in New Zealand however team change of cutting out fast food has led to faster feet. Robbie Fowler’s joke bid to sway officials are confident he will return. The triple The gifted utility back was named the Wallabies disgruntled Manchester United star Olympic gold-medallist, who won his first gold with Rookie of the Year and was also recognised for being Wayne Rooney to Perth. Yesterday the Oarsome Foursome at the 1996 Atlanta Games, the most instrumental player in Australia’s try of the defender Naum Sekulovski held a has long been troubled by back problems. But Rowing year. Beale also finished fourth in the John Eales printout of Rooney over his face Australia high performance director Andrew Medal after a series of strong performances in the interrupting Ferguson’s press conference to Matheson said Ginn was on track for London in 2012. Tri-Nations tournament. introduce himself as the club’s new signing. There’ll be more joy for mum, says Tom

SPRING RACING CARNIVAL Lucid By MEGAN NEIL COX PLATE in Time Record: 2:01.05 Better Reflection Loosen Up (1990). 2:03.54 (on SUCH is the hype surround- Strath Ayr track): Might And ing defending Cox Plate Power (1998). in Group 3 champion So You Think, Shortest-priced winner: even bookmaker Tom Water- Phar Lap at 1/14 in 1931. house didn’t think his mum Longest-priced winners: limelight had a shot with More Joyous. Leonard (1946) and Mosaic He’s now changed his tune, (1939) both at 50/1. TOP END horse of the year though Gai Waterhouse Most successful trainer: Lucid Reflection is chasing didn’t reveal if it was after a Tommy Smith won seven times: Redcraze (1957), Group 3 success when he heart-to-heart with her. Tulloch (1960), Gunsynd steps out in the $125,000 ‘‘Even Tom, my darling (1972), Kingston Town (1980, Prince Of Wales Stakes son, who’s been speaking out 1981, 1982) and Red Anchor (1200m) at Ascot today. of turn I can see of late, said: (1984). Lucid Reflection came ‘Gosh, you’ve got a good Most successful jockey: second in his most recent run chance tomorrow Mum’,’’ Darby Munro, five: Rogilla — the Hannan’s Handicap in the Sydney trainer said. (1933), Young Idea (1987), the Kalgoorlie last month — ‘‘And Singo (John Single- Mosaic (1939), Beau Vite with his main target the ton, owner-breeder of More (1941) and Hydrogen (1952). $750,000 Group 2 Winterbot- Joyous) at long last is re- Biggest winning margin: tom Stakes on November 27. signed to the fact win, lose or Dulcify (1979) and The Palmerston Sprint draw he’s going to be here, (1999) both won by seven winner (pictured) is con- because he wasn’t a starter lengths sidered a $26 outsider in until just recently.’’ early markets, but Darwin Bookies believe So You the class to take out Austra- trainer Dick Leech couldn’t Think is a certainty to win lia’s classic weight-for-age be happier with his horse. back-to-back Cox Plates, championship. ‘‘He’s going good, it’s a making the four-year-old en- ‘‘She’s very strong, she’s pretty hard class but he won tire the shortest-priced very focused and she’s got an a trial on Monday in the fa- Cox favourite in more than amazing will to win,’’ the stest time of the day and beat 40 years. trainer said yesterday. some of the ones he’s racing Two days Tom Waterhouse Waterhouse suggests So against,’’ Leech said. ago declared the Bart You Think — who won last ‘‘He’s going as well as ever, Cummings-trained So You year’s Cox Plate at only his so we’ll see where he’s at. Think a freak and the best fifth start — may have had a ‘‘I haven’t won a Group Australian racehorse somewhat easy run so far. race before, I’ve won heaps of he’d seen. ‘‘He hasn’t had a tough run Listed, so if I win one of these ‘‘Mum has got the Cox yet. He’s won them easily,’’ I can go home happy.’’ Plate second favourite in she said. Leech also has 2008 Darwin More Joyous but, as much as ‘‘He might have won them Cup winner Club Liquid in it pains me to say it, she’s easily because he’s so damn Perth and he’s the top-weight racing for second place be- good, but he might also have in the $50,000 Benchmark 74 cause I can’t see So You just been having cushies, Handicap (1600m). Think getting rolled,’’ he said cushy wins. Club Liquid, who ran third on Wednesday. ‘‘It won’t be cushy tomor- in this year’s Darwin Cup, But Gai Waterhouse is ada- row because you know all the will get the benefit of Michael mant that her mare, who has horses are in it.’’ Grantham’s 3kg claim and is won eight races in a row, has Sentimental favourite: P51 rated an $11 hope. ‘‘The old fella put in a good run last week, he was only Lights on in Valley straight 4.25 lengths off them and they broke a 19-year track record COX Plate day racegoers will chael Browell said yesterday. over 1400m,’’ Leech said. get an insight into the future ‘‘It will be interesting to ‘‘He needed the run and today, run in the 5.35pm (Mel- gauge the on course experi- drops back about three clas- bourne time) timeslot with ence with the race being run ses here, so I think he’s got a lights on in the home straight. at 5.35 pm for the first time. It big chance.’’ A night time Cox Plate is will make for a nice photo if ● Meanwhile, today’s rac- officially on the agenda for So You Think is in front.’’ ing at Fannie Bay is head- the Moonee Valley Racing The forecast is for cloudy lined by the clash between Seemingly without a care in the world, More Joyous grazes peacefully ahead of today’s big Club, only the timing is up weather, which will enhance the in-form Phantom Verde race at Moonee Valley for debate chief executive Mi- the affect of lighting. and classy sprinter Steal the Cash in the $12,500 Bernborough Club Bench- mark 75 Handicap (1100m). Arnold expecting no favours from fellow hoops

They’re the two standouts From Back Page and Corey Brown, who rides horse he’d ridden. suddenly on Tuesday. PUB: in the feature, with Phantom didn’t want was a sit and Shoot Out, rated Sydney’s ‘‘She probably didn’t beat Brown said Shoot Out’s NTNE-WS-23-O53KGE:MDA-TE: Y-C-CO-LO-R: Verde flashing home to just sprint race. wonder mare More Joyous as much in the Toorak but it toughness was his main asset. miss last start, while Steal ‘‘He led last year rolling the X factor in the race. was the way she won. She’s ‘‘You go through his last The Cash pipped him for along at a pretty good clip ‘‘She’s in great form, (but) Steve’s biggest danger,’’ four or five runs he’s been second and now meets him and sustained himself to the steps up to 2000m for the first he said. trapped wide with no cover. 2.5kgs better. line. If it gets too technical time, ‘‘ Arnold said. Brown said it was ‘‘busi- He’s a down and out tough The five-race card gets un- we’ll put him in the race. ‘‘ Brown said after he rode ness for me’’ when he rides racehorse.’’ derway at 3.15pm with the ‘‘He can sustain a gallop, More Joyous for the first Shoot Out despite the trau- Asked how he could beat last at 5.47pm. that’s strength,’’ he said. time, in the Theo Marks Sta- matic circumstances replac- So You Think, Brown con- — TOM BIDDINGTON Both Arnold (pictured) kes, that she was the best ing Stathi Katsidis who died ceded : ‘‘I really don’t know.’’ www.ntnews.com.au Saturday, October 23, 2010. NT NEWS. 53