Kerrin McEvoy

[brockguy]

Now how did I miss this last night? too busy studying Im guessing. 50-1, 16-1 and 9-4 winners..The best jockey riding in Britain..
from the post!

KERRIN MCEVOY demonstrated the effectiveness of riding from the front and his ability to pounce from close to the pace as he posted a treble worth 2,817-1 on Bertoliver, Pintle and Greek Well.

On a night when three of the six winners made all, the Australian achieved what had seemed an impossible task in getting Dean Ivory's Bertoliver over to the far rail from his number one stall in the sprint handicap and proceeded to hold everything at bay, holding Phantom Whisper's challenge by a short head.

And on John Spearing's mare, Pintle, McEvoy dictated affairs at his own pace before kicking away in the straight and coming home two and a half lengths clear of Master Pegasus in the mile handicap.

The impeccably-bred Greek Well had been disappointing but he clicked for McEvoy to justify 9-4 favouritism, the Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt beating Le Soleil, thereby rounding-off a memorable night for the man from Streaky Bay.

Ivory plans to take 16-1 chance Bertoliver to York for his hat-trick bid and McEvoy said: "In the mood he was tonight he'd take some stopping. He is very fast, flew out from the one stall and took me to the rail."

William Buick picked-up a two day careless riding back on Monday June 18th and Sunday June 24th for causing interference on Holbeck Ghyll to Saxon Saint.

Pintle was one of the horses that put McEvoy onto the British racing map and McEvoy has a close affection for her.

After the seven-year-old had come home to stoney silence at 50-1, McEvoy added: "She's a very genuine mare who I've ridden a lot. I was surprised by the way she didit."

Spearing commented: "She got him all the publicity a couple of years back. In front is the only place for her to be."

While a number of jockeys paid the price for exaggerated waiting tactics, McEvoy showed the art of being able toquicken from close to the pace on Greek Well who attracted the biggest cheer of the night and sent favourite backers home happy.

The King George V Handicap at Royal Ascot looks sure to figure in the minds of connections of Walking Talking afterhis defeat of odds-on Purple Emperor in the mile and a quarter maiden.

Walking Talking was continuing Henry Cecil's good run of form and the trainer's travelling head lad William Brown said: "The step up in trip was ideal and I imagine he'd want a mile and a half in due course."
Zaahid took a walk in the market before the 7f handicap and looked to be carrying condition. However, in the race itself Martin Dwyer was always comfortable in pole position and the combination pulled three and a half lengths clear of Masai Moon.

Barry Hills's travelling head groom Geoff Snook said the colt had taken plenty of getting fit.

Quote of the night:
"She has no patience, like a lot of women" - John Spearing's comment watching mile handicap winner Pintle pawing the ground after her clear cut triumph - the middle leg of a treble for Kerrin McEvoy