Three stable runners look likely to compete at the Sale Turf Club on Sunday, June 18 for the Mathrick yard, with Ayers Rock race five, Tall Tale race six, & Global Assault race nine, all accepting to run.
1 AYERS ROCK
4 year old bay gelding (31-8-2012) Sire: Nicconi Dam: Vintage Rock (Thunder Gulch (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Burnewang North Pastoral
Owners: Mrs K M Mitchem, B L Hetherington, R Gillespie, L J Henrikson, A D Cookes, J D Purdue, A W Harris, M O’Neill, P O’Neill, A R Williamson & Burnewang North Pastoral (Mgr: Ms C L Hains)
Colours: Purple, Black Stars, Pink Sleeves, Black Armbands
Trainer: Shawn Mathrick (Cranbourne) Jockey: Ben Melham 62kg Barrier:8
Ayres Rock will return from a spell in the Anderson’s Removals Gippsland Middle Distance Series Heat 4/1419 m with Ben Melham aboard jumping from barrier 8.
Ayers Rock is a winner of two having placed once from 18 starts with $143,000 in career earnings.
He last competed at Caulfield on September 24 finishing 9 of 12/2000 m in the Inglis Cup with Dwayne Dunn arriving 5.15 lengths behind Portion Control on that occasion.
Tall Tale will compete in the Higgins Machinery & Mechanical Service Middle Distance Series Final heat 5/1617 m with Brandon Stockdale aboard jumping from barrier five.
10 TALL TALE
4 year old bay gelding (21-9-2012) Sire: Sebring Dam: Port Isabel (Encosta de Lago) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Burnewang North Pastoral
Owners: J B Plozza & Mrs L M Plozza
Colours: Purple, Black Stars, Pink Sleeves, Black Armbands
Trainer: Shawn Mathrick (Cranbourne) Jockey: Brandon Stockdale 55kg (a0) Barrier:5
Tall Tale is a winner of one & placed once from 13 starts earning prize money exceeding $22,000. He was last seen at Wangaratta on June 6 finishing 10 of 12 with Aaron Lynch aboard arriving 8.75 lengths behind The Rich Fisher over the 1590m journey.
Global Assault will run in race nine returning from a spell to compete in the Gippsland Veterinary Hospital BM 64 handicap over 1208 m with Jack Hill to pilot jumping from barrier three.
1 GLOBAL ASSAULT (NZ)
6 year old bay or brown gelding (25-9-2010) Sire: O’Reilly (NZ) Dam: Ungaro (NZ) (Centaine) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Waikato Stud 2001 Ltd
Owners: S W Mathrick, G C Preusker, Mrs K M Mathrick, R N Williams & D Llewelyn
Colours: Purple, Black Stars, Pink Sleeves, Black Armbands
Trainer: Shawn Mathrick (Cranbourne) Jockey: Jack Hill 61kg (late alt) Barrier:3
Global Assault is a six-year-old Bay or Brown Gelding having won on five occasions and placed on seven from 32 starts earning prize money exceeding $99,000.
He returns from a long break after competing last at Mooney Valley on December 16 finishing nine of 11 over a mile with Jason Lyon landing 21.35 lengths behind the winner In Fairness in a time of 1:36.80.
The stable wishes connections the best of luck at Sale on Sunday.