Scone trainer Rod Northam says Red Knot is hard to run down when he gets a break on a field and that was as evident as ever in Monday’s Coonabarabran Cup.
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With 200 metres to go, Red Knot looked comfortable but the gelding’s best was yet to come.
Red Knot kept extending his lead with Reece Jones on board to win by four and a half lengths.
It was the six-year-old’s second country cup in a row – after winning the Coonamble Cup on October 7 – and also his second successive Coonabarabran Cup.
“Reece rated him beautifully in front again,” Northam told Sky Thoroughbred Central.
“When he gets a break on them, he’s hard to run down.”
Northam added: “When he gets out there he knows what speed he should be going but in saying that, Reece has done a good job. He’s ridden him perfectly.”
Jones also heaped the praise on Red Knot.
“He’s a beautiful horse, really honest and keeps trying and trying. That’s what you want in a race horse,” Jones told Sky Thoroughbred Central.
The victory was the new apprentice’s fourth win in the saddle.
Jones thanked Northam and the owners for the chance to ride Red Knot. He was on board in the Coonamble Cup as well.
“Cups, they’re really hard to come by and they’re really special,” Jones said.
Overall, Northam had a big day out. Along with the Coonabarabran Cup, Northam trained winners in two other races.
Greg Ryan steered The Debater to victory in the OSM Constructions Class 1 Handicap and Dreamnomore got up with Josh Adams in the saddle in the David Hunt & Dave Morrissey Class 3 Handicap.
