Stonewall wins Supremacy heat

Get lucky on the coast (On the coast) stamped himself as a strong winning prospect for April’s G2 Southern Supremacy Stakes Final when he completed the first heat of the series at Winton today.

Driver Tim Williams took the Steve and Amanda Telfer-trained gelding to the front early on, before handing it over to favorite Stumblin In.

“I wouldn’t have been afraid to lead, but it was more about teaching the horse. Last year he had a few tough runs because of his lack of ringcraft. Nikita (Burton) rides him a lot at home and she said he learned to be a racehorse this time. It was good to show him how to run a course today,” Williams said.

At the top of the straight Stumblin In and Get Seaside Lucky pulled away from the pack and in the good battle for the winning post Get Seaside Lucky took the lead and won by half, while Louies Me Dad was five and three quarter lengths back in third.

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“He’s matured and learned what he’s doing there. To be able to run through the gate, take a path and run up the straight with Regan’s horse – it’s a credit to my husband to take the head out and knuckle down where it counted.”

The winning time was 1-56.5, while the final quarter was eliminated in 26.8.

Last season, Get Seaside Lucky finished second behind Incentivize and Freeze Frame in a six-race campaign. So the class has always been there.

Earlier in the program, de Telfer trained Princess Lisa (American ideal) driven by Burton narrowly defeated Dame West in the Mico Junior Drivers Mobile Pace.

For full race results, click here.

Through Bruce Stewartfor Harnesslink