Despite a few anxious moments in running, outstanding jumper Berry The Cash made light work of his 73kg topweight to extend his winning streak to seven races on the trot.
“For me, the premiership is more about how far I’ve come. I’m not someone who has always had a lot of belief in myself and my ability to ride, my biggest fear with riding on race day was disappointing people."
“I’m really glad that he got there, he’s an exciting horse for the future if Mark lets me keep him as a jumper. He is a stakes horse so if we can keep him going well on the flat we’ll do that as well.”
They say weight can stop a train and for most of the 3100m of Saturday’s Te Whangai Romneys Hawke’s Bay Hurdle that adage looked to be uncomfortably true for punters who backed Berry The Cash into a starting price of just $1.20
Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan provided the highlight of the final day of the Riccarton Grand National meeting, as he produced a winning double in the feature jumps events with stablemates West Coast and Berry The Cash.
