Krysten’s star on the rise after Cecil lands plonk

Krysten’s star on the rise after Cecil lands plonk
Innisfail trainer Krysten Allender is continuing to build an impressive
reputation as an astute horse woman after raw three-year-old Good One
Cecil landed a betting plunge at Cluden Park on Sunday.
Having his first start for Allender, the Invader gelding finished hard to
claim the Motti Midlife QTIS 3YO Mdn Hcp (1200m) for apprentice Fiona
Sandkhul after being backed from $21 to $7.
Good One Cecil is raced by owner-breeder Kris Thomas of Burgs
Racing who sent Good One Cecil to Allender after her success with his
promising galloper Mister Doobee.
“I got this horse (Good One Cecil) after his last run in Townsville and put
him straight in the paddock because there just wasn’t much of him. He
was a tiny little baby,” Allender said.
“I left him out for a good three months and have taken him slowly in his
work and he’s progressed really well.
“He’s come back double the size of what he was.
“I’m not sure what Kris thought of him originally to be honest, he just said
take the horse home.
“He was immature and still growing and giving him that extra time has
benefited him a lot.
“I thought he was a good chance today. He trialled very well in Atherton.
He ran second to Innovates who has won a few races.
“He’s still doing a lot wrong. He’s got the ability but the brain isn’t
matching up 100 per cent just yet.”
Allender trains at the Innisfail track and has a team of seven horses in
work.
She enjoyed good success last season at Cluden with two wins with
Mister Doobee but went close to her biggest triumph when That’s Molly
flashed home to go down by a neck in the Ladbrokes Townsville Cup in
August.

Allender said she was looking to build her small team now that she has
four staff to help with stable duties and track work, and was grateful for
the support of her owners including Burgs Racing.
“Our numbers are slowly creeping up and I wouldn’t mind a few more.
The horses are stabled at the track and we have room to expand,” she
said.
“Kris did say he’d send me a couple more if I got some wins with Mister
Doobee. We’ve won with this fellow and Mister Doobee has got a brother
on the ground so I’ll put my hand up for that one and see how I go.”
Last year’s premier trainer Stephen Massingham broke a lengthy run of
outs, combining with stable jockey Ryan Wiggins for a winning double.
The duo won the Dan’s Automotive Mdn Hcp (1609m) with the
consistent Overland ($3.9) and the Ladbrokes BM 60 Hcp (1609m) with
$31 roughie Khals.
“It’s been a very lean trot, very lean. But they all raced well today,”
Massingham said.
“Overland deserved that win today. He’s been going well but just hasn’t
been able to get there in his past few.
“We made some gear changes to Khals and that seemed to do the trick.
Blinkers off and winkers on and he was much better.
“He travelled well today and was always going to be in the finish.”
Khals arrived in the last stride to beat Beta Better by a long head and
deny trainer Belynda Kliese a winning double after she won with
Belinda’s Ruby in the Townsville Earthmoving Mdn Hcp (1200m).
Jockey Lacey Morrison was transported to hospital for observation after
being the first of three jockeys to fall crossing the finish line in the
Ladbrokes BM65 Hcp (1200m) which was won by Fabulean.
Morrison fell from third placed Kickoff on the line and was in discomfort
with neck and hip pain.
The fall triggered a chain reaction with both Fiona Sandkhul on Chartwell
and Paul Hammersley on Ask Me Mate coming down.
Sandkhul and Hammersley were cleared of serious injury but stood
down for the remaining three races.