Winning streak continues for Sans Doute
Sans Doute has increased her winning sequence at Flemington to four with victory in the Listed Bob Hoysted Handicap (1000m).
The Mark Walker-trained mare started her sequence of wins in a benchmark 70 race over 1000m in December before scoring successive wins over 1100m on January 20 and March 2.
Ben Gleeson, Walker’s assistant trainer based at Cranbourne, said the mare had taken him by surprise after she was unplaced at Seymour back in October.
“It is hard to believe that she was running at Seymour a few months ago and running plain,” Gleeson said.
“Her confidence is skyrocketing.
“We had a chat about her tactics and that win at Flemington made all the difference. Since then, Mark has said to use those tactics, and it has made all the difference.”
Sydney trip on the cards for Tobeornottobe
The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock stable would like to see the rain stay away from The Championships in Sydney over coming weeks.
The team is looking to send Tobeornottobe to Randwick for the Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) on April 13 after her victory in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m).
Tobeornottobe contested the early stages of the Blue Diamond Series at Caulfield, running second on debut in the Preview before running fourth in the Prelude last month.
“She’s an absolute ripper,” Griffiths said.
“She did everything right in the lead ups, and unfortunately, she got a little cut on her, and she couldn’t run in the Blue Diamond.
“We elected to wait for this, and it has paid dividends.”
Griffiths is unsure how Tobeornottobe will handle a wet track and would prefer she did not have to find out in the Percy Sykes.
“She’s quite athletic and has good leg speed, so she might get through it,” Griffiths said.
“We’d prefer it dry, but you never know.”