Jockey Daniel Moor’s day on the farm might have been interrupted, but a late call-up paid dividends as he sent debutante Inkaruna to victory in the $200,000 Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Sandown.
The daughter of I Am Invincible began quickly, settling just off the pace in an ideal place one-off the fence before the turn at the 600m where Moor tried to find a seam to the outside but was disappointed for a run.
Reaching the 450m mark, Moor then deserted that plan of action and instead spurred the filly through underneath horses, unleashing a terrific burst to capture the lead at the 275m point.
Though at the same time, Sword Of Legacy was launching a spirited run down the centre and appeared to be finishing the stronger at all stages of the last 50m.
But in a deceptive finish, Inkaruna got her head down where it matters to inch home by the shortest of noses, with Hot Sea a further length-and-three-quarters away.
Moor was only notified that he would be riding her in the hours prior to the race when booked hoop Craig Williams was stood down through illness.
“I had a ute full of horse feed and we were up working (on his farm), but we got here on time,” Moor said.
“I’d had a bit to do with her in the past and she was worth rushing to get here for.”
He said he was hesitant to make the move tracking back towards the fence due to the filly’s inexperience but had been rewarded for the decision.
“Especially on young horses, I hate going back to the inside as they rarely quicken up in the inside because we don’t work them like that,” Moor said. “We tend to sit off and come around to the outside.”
Co-trainer Sam Freedman said despite the win, she was unlikely to line up in next month’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m)
“We don’t really love that Chairman’s into the Blue Diamond set-up, 1000 to 1200m,” Freedman said. “There’s plenty of options here and in Sydney.”
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