The Wingman wins Race 8 at Moonee Valley in the Australian colours
The Wingman, with jockey Peter Mertens wearing the Australian colours, beat home more fancied rivals to take the win by 0.8 of a length from Itimio with Spontaneous taking third.
Race favourite Zizz could only manage 7th in the eleven horse field.
5-year-old gelding The Wingman, trained by Tony Vasil, was jumping in his 20th career start and tonight’s win brings his number of first places to 6.
Moonee Valley Race 8 Results – Legends After The Last Premium Handicap
| Horse | Jockey | Finish | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE WINGMAN(NZ) | PETER MERTENS | 1st | $8 |
| ITIMIO | CRAIG NEWITT | 2nd | $7.50 |
| SPONTANEOUS(NZ) | GLEN BOSS | 3rd | $8 |
| MEGA EXCEL | MICHAEL RODD | 4th | $7.50 |
| MOULIN BLEU | JACK HILL | 5th | $7.50 |
| DISCO DAN | JASON MASKIELL | 6th | $8 |
| ZIZZ | JAKE NOONAN | 7th | $4.60F |
| FOMALITE | JARROD FRY | 8th | $7 |
| VALIDATOR | MICHAEL WALKER | 9th | $41 |
| QUEIMADA GRANDE | JORDAN MALLYON | 10th | $51 |
| I GOT ONE | MARK ZAHRA | 11th | $26 |
| REASSERT | BRAD RAWILLER | Scratched | |
| EIGHT CARDS | CRAIG WILLIAMS | Scratched | |
| MOVIE MOGUL(NZ) | JAMES WINKS | Scratched | |
| VERY FAST | DEAN YENDALL | Scratched | |
| STOLE(NZ) | DAMIEN OLIVER | Scratched |
Photo courtesy (c) Taron Clarke Photography
