Conditions against Court Command in the 10,000

MAY 2009: The Group 1 QTC Stradbroke Handicap is still firmly on the agenda of COURT COMMAND, providing the Eagle Farm track races in better condition than Doomben did for last weekend’s 10,000.

Torrential rain leading up to last Saturday’s meeting witnessed the Brisbane Turf Club’s feature Group 1 sprint being staged on a surface that was heavily rain-affected. While the BTC and its ground staff should be commended for the successful staging of its biggest race meeting of each and every season, the track surface unfortunately come up much too slow for COURT COMMAND to show his genuine racing ability.

Doomben 10,000 rider Zac Purton reported that COURT COMMAND continually slipped in the going due the course of the race and lost all confidence when coming under pressure at the top of the straight. The final stages of the contest witnessed the Hong Kong-based hoop look after his mount in racing conditions that proved completely unsuitable for the free-going sprinter.

COURT COMMAND is expected to have the final race of his remarkable career in the Stradbroke Handicap on June 6 before returning to Wattle Brae Stud in preparation for his second season of covering. A decision regarding the 2009 service fee of the four-time Group winner will be made on conclusion of an enthralling campaign already memorable for the stallion’s Group 3 BTC Sprint success.

Author: Wattle Brae Stud 25/05/2009.