Racing: Brads Kenny in fine fettle — touch wood

Phil Williamson.
Phil Williamson.
Phil Williamson would love to see Brads Kenny back at Forbury Park in the next fortnight or so.

Because it would mean the talented trotter is still sound enough to be a racing proposition.

Almost 18 months after the son of Monarchy last raced, he was too smart in the c1-c2 handicap trot to give Williamson's eldest son, Nathan, the second of his two wins for the night.

Brads Kenny won on debut but after he finished a good second to Splash Cola in at Ascot Park in January last year, it was obviously he was battling with a problem in his near side foreleg.

"We took chips out of his knee and he had a little bit of damage around the knee as well,'' Williamson said.

"So we just pray we get some racing out of him because he's a really good horse.''

Brads Kenny had no trials under his belt for yesterday's race, so he was entitled to be on the fresh side, but he did everything right to win by 2 lengths.

Several members of the Met Eight Syndicate were on course to welcome back their handy 4yr-old, and Williamson hopes the syndicate will get to see a few more wins - possibly in the near future.

"When they're day-to-day, we've got to kind of get what we can get and be thankful for it,'' he said.

"We might not have a horse at the end of tonight - you just don't know - or two years from today, he might be still sound. That's the unknown thing about it.''

● Stunnin VC continued the winning run of her dam when she burst clear to win the c0 fillies and mares mobile pace last night.

The daughter of Washington VC is out of Our Sunshine Girl, an unraced daughter of Live Or Die who is making her mark in the broodmare paddock for breeders George and Lois Molloy.

She produced Jinky Johnson in 2008, which was unbeaten in three starts for trainer Graeme Anderson in 2011 and 2012 before being sold to Australia.

Stunnin VC's trainer, Martin Denton, said Our Sunshine Girl's third foal was one to look out for in a year or two.

"We've got a full brother yearling at home who is bigger and stronger so it might even be better than her.''

● Junior driver Andrew Fitzgerald won a two-entry ballot to claim Run To Hide for $5000 after the 5yr-old finished seventh in the fourth heat of the claimers series.

● Ryal Bush trainer Hamish Hunter trained his 500th winner when he reined home I Try in race 5.

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