Live Patron ready to roll

JAMES JUBB

Little Joe is one of four horses trainer Bruce Negus will start in the First Kubala Seeds Mobile Pace at Gore today.

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Live Patron resumes racing at Gore today after having two kidney stones removed last month.

Branxholme trainers Ron and Julie McEwan called in veterinarian Mike Brown when noticing Live Patron had difficulty urinating.

Brown removed the stones  "as big as cherries,'' Ron McEwan said.

Live Patron was rested for a week before he resumed training. He was unplaced at the Gore trials on Wednesday but the outing should have sharpened him for today's Second Kubala Seeds Gore Pace.

Balfour trainer Shane Matheson has arranged for his partner Lisa Barrie to be in charge of his three-horse team at Gore.
Matheson and Barrie are busy with their sheep crutching business. They and their workers crutched 1100 sheep at Browns yesterday and are booked to do 850 at Balfour today.

Annie Get Your Gun, who is Matheson's runner in the Gore Workouts Committee Trot, was bought unraced by Tim Grant, of Milton, two months ago.

The five-year-old daughter of Malabar Maple began her racing career at Forbury Park on Thursday night. She pleased her connections by running third and finishing three and a-quarter lengths from winner Murphy's Mate.

Jaccka Limon and Make It Brief carry Matheson's hopes in the Mataura Licensing Trust Pace.

Despite racing below his best at Forbury Park, Jaccka Limon is considered by Matheson as his main chance today.

Driver Andrew Suddaby told Matheson that Jaccka Limon did not feel right at Forbury Park. He wound up 10th of 11.

"He was a bit off colour but seems all right now,'' Matheson said. "The drop in class will help him (today).

GORE HRC INFORMATION
Key Gear Changes

• Race 3: Royal Red Hanover, remove full blinds and add pull down blinds; Sneak Attack, add removable earplugs and pull down blinds.
• Race 4: Almost A Falcon, remove pull down blinds and add full blinds.

First Start From New Stable

• Race 2: Ellen's Lord and Shades Of Brown.
• Race 3: Paris Maguire.
• Race 4: Del Sur.

Trial Form

• Race 1: Castle Harry, 3rd Gore, Wednesday; Superstarourwishes, 1st Gore.
• Race 2: Ambro Rock, 1st qualifying trial Winton, Aug. 19; Ellen's Lord, 3rd Gore.
• Race 3: Woodburn Lady, 3rd Gore.
• Race 4: Del Sur, 3rd Gore.

Workout Form

• Race 1: Sunny Bee, 1st Wyndham, Saturday; Doc Martin, 1st Ascot Park, Saturday, 3rd Ascot Park, Aug. 29.
• Race 2: Polar Falcon, 2nd Gore, Aug. 29; Shades Of Brown, 3rd Gore.
• Race 3: Paris Maguire, 2nd Wyndham.
• Race 4: Del Sur, 3rd Ascot Park, Aug. 29.
• Race 6: L D Braithwaite, 1st Ascot Park, Aug. 29; Kabisa, 1st Gore.

Jamie Searle's Selections

• Race 1: Superstarourwishes, Streaming Sunbeam, Annie Get Your Gun.
• Race 2: Nowsyachance, Ambro Rock, Ellen's Lord.
• Race 3: N Y Courage, Stronecullen, Sneak Attack.
• Race 4: Inevitable, Del Sur, Roanne.
• Race 5: Little Joe, Barberino, Justa Jackella.
• Race 6: Kabisa, Desi's Lavros, L D Braithwaite.
• Best bet: Inevitable.
• Longshot: Almost A Falcon (R4)

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