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Kingswood has made the rise from restricted grade to say the Coongy Cup at Caulfield
An absence of appropriate restricted races in the precise distance vary compelled Gavin Bedggood to move to a Stakes race with promising imported galloper Kingswood.
And after success within the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday, Bedggood says he’ll now increase the bar additional into the Melbourne Spring Carnival.
Subsequent step on five-year-old’s journey is predicted to be the Group 3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) on October 30 adopted by the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on the ultimate day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Despatched out the $2.60 betting websites favorite beneath John Allen, Kingswood scored by 1-¾ lengths from Berkeley Sq. ($4.20) with Star Vega ($7.50) a short-head away third.
Kingswood was having his eleventh race begin on Wednesday and registered his third win having scored at his earlier begin at Sandown in benchmark 78 grade final month.
“I actually needed to go to a benchmark 84, however there was simply nothing on the calendar, though there was a benchmark 78 right here at present,” Bedggood mentioned.
“However it might have compelled me to say on him and you understand, he’ s a five-year-old stallion and he’ s a little bit bit awkward and I simply needed to maintain Johnny on as he is aware of the horse nicely.
“So, it’s good to get a outcome.”
It was a reasonably straightforward look ahead to Bedggood and connections as Kingswood raced helpful to the pace whereas his essential hazard, Berkeley Sq. settled in final place, in a slowly run race.
“All of it just about went to script actually,” Bedggood mentioned.
“He lobbed into a pleasant spot and Johnny popped him out of that three-wide line, simply to verify nothing hemmed us away down the aspect.
“He’s pretty much as good a horse as I’ve ever had every part to do with. He’ s an excellent stayer, he’ s acquired one of the best set of lungs and I’ d have an interest to listen to what Johnny’s suggestions is.”
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