working on times northerly had the worst time performance last start leading into this race.
he gave mr. trickster 8 lengths on times.
i didnt tip him. i didnt back him and i think his run was very good.

i would say he could have used a harder run in the st george but running in small fields doesnt often smarten them up enough particularly as his weight was high and he was giving a fair bit away.
as i said i think it was a good run.