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Quinton Has Unassuming Duo Set To Jive At Kensington

By Ray Hickson

Trainer Ron Quinton may be short a Group 1 performer at the moment but he’s confident he has Hinchinjive and Famous Pedrille in the right races to be competitive at Kensington on Wednesday.

Trainer Ron Quinton. (Pic: Bradley Photos).

While the duo may not be as illustrious as the likes of his recent Group 1 mares Daysee Doom and Dixie Blossoms, Quinton is pleased that both horses appear to be giving 100 per cent and he says that’s all you can ask for from any horse.

“They both should run very creditably. They’re fit and well and they are there to run well,’’ he said.

Hinchinjive, $14 with TAB on Tuesday, will be out to atone for an unlucky fourth behind City Of Lights two weeks ago when she tackles a similar grade in the Bivouac First Yearlings Handicap (1550m).

The five-year-old is a rarity in the Quinton yard in that Wednesday’s race will be her ninth run for the campaign, which started back in June, and one that’s seen her graduate to city class.

“She’s quite amazing, normally fillies and mares I don’t like running them more than probably five times a prep,’’ he said.

“But she’s never indicated she’s had enough so there’s not much point in putting them out while she’s racing well.

“She’s been very honest and very consistent, she’s no world beater.

“She’s probably not that fashionably bred but she’ll be a handy one for someone if they want to do a bit of breeding with her.”

Barrier one wasn’t a great help to Hinchinjive last start, she found herself looking for runs at a vital stage and Quinton said had she been able to build into the race a bit better there’s a case to say she’d have threatened the winner.

He’s happy enough to be jumping from a middle alley in the eight horse field this time around.

“She could have got the momentum up a bit earlier, it was no fault of anyone’s just the way it panned up,’’ he said.

“She’s only been beaten not even half a length, she might have almost won.”

Famous Pedrille is at a different stage of his preparation and comes into the Vale Eric Conlon Handicap (1400m) on the back of a confidence boosting third-up win.

Quinton elected to drop the gelding into a provincial race, on the back of a second-up placing at Rosehill, and he led all the way under apprentice Amy McLucas.


Famous Pedrille wins at Kembla on October 12

“He won well the other day, he’s really fit and he was the fittest I’ve had him,’’ he said.

“I would have loved to have been able to put a claim on him but Amy, who rode him at Kembla, is suspended so he’ll have to carry the full weight.

“It’s only his fourth run back so he ought to be pretty close to the mark.”

All the fields, form and replays for Wednesday’s Kensington meeting

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