Tennessee Bound (Written Tycoon) had to overcome early trouble to claw her way to the lead for apprentice jockey Jabez Johnstone in searching for her sixth victory from as many starts. But she dug deep when pressed by Gavin Bedggood-trained Behaviour (I Am Invincible) to cling on to a 0.15 length victory.
The rest of the field were two lengths back led by third-placed Luna Cat (Puissance De Lune {IRE}) for the Lindsay Park stable.
First seen at the jump outs as an autumn three-year-old, Tennessee Bound didn’t start her career until this season as a spring four-year-old, winning on debut at Hanging Rock. Now six from six, she took her earnings to nearly $200,000.
“We’ve been patient with her. She had a three-month break before this preparation and that really helped her. You can see stripped pretty well today. The claim from Jabez probably helped but getting to the line was pretty interesting and she seems to find a way to win,” Ciaron Maher said.
“All she can do is win so we can’t be too hard on her. She’s progressing and she keeps winning. It certainly feels tougher every time she steps out but she handles the track so we’ll raise the bar again.
“We won’t get too carried away just yet, but I am sure Gerry (Ryan) is pretty happy.” Gerry Ryan’s Limerick Lane is the manager owner of Tennessee Bound.
Written Tycoon had a double on the card with three-year-old gelding Prince Tycoon who made it three wins from nine starts for the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable.
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