..not done that for a while..bit of a shame

Viddora looking to defend her Winterbottom Stakes title early next month.

According to the early market the main dangers will be Enticing Star, Ball of Muscle & Dainty Tess.

Dainty Tess overcame a setback to surpass $1 million in earnings with another brilliant last-to-first win in the Group 3 Prince Of Wales Stakes (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday.

Viddora easily beat Dainty Tess in last years Winterbottom but Dainty Tess did get revenge in the R N Irwin Stakes at Morphettville a few starts later.

Looking good. Viddora won a Cranbourne trial yesterday, hard held. Another Cranbourne trial winner yesterday, Malaguerra, also having another shot. Finished a close 5th in 2016 behind Takedown.

..no pike..suspended till November 21

not much for pike today (york)
full book (9 rides) saturday

..update (perth metro)
..william pike 58 wins..next best..tayla stone 14 wins..mitchell pateman 14 wins..patrick carbery 12 wins..chris parnham 12 wins
..win strike rate (metro) 27.9% (all) 29.20%
..prize money (metro) $4,143,370.00

Not a bad strike rate, on a national basis I think Jamie Kah might be the only one who is currently close

..at albany today..william pike..you don't see that too often!

Was worth the trip.

Was doing with some good results but Brodie now serving a lengthy suspension