It’s So Obvious breaks her maiden in emphatic fashion
A HUGE roar erupted from the crowd at Newcastle on Tuesday when short-priced favourite It’s So Obvious broke through for her first career win.
Trained at Gosford by Greg Mcfarlane, It’s So Obvious got a beautiful run in the 1250m event, tucked in behind the leader in the early stages before striding up to take the lead entering the home straight.
Half way down the straight it was clear that It’s So Obvious was in a race of her own, striding away from her rivals to score by 3.17 lengths in a new class record 1:13.94 on the Beaumont circuit.
Latitude and Shadow Flight battled on gamely to fill the minor placings.
The four-year-old mare was welcomed back to scales by her large group of owners, with Mcfarlane beaming from ear to ear.
It's So Obvious was the popular horse in the market in r4 and won accordingly by 3 1/2 lengths. Well done to @Gmacracing and @JoshuaParr8 pic.twitter.com/tD64imH03J
— Newcastle Racecourse (@newcastleraces_) June 27, 2017
“She is quiet as a church mouse at home but when you get her to the track she is on the toes and feeling well,” Mcfarlane told Horse Betting.
“It didn’t surprise me to see her win like that or break the class record – I always knew she had the ability there.”
Prior to Tuesday It’s So Obvious had placed at her only two starts to date, with the run her first start since heading for a spell in February.
Mcfarlane said the daughter of Krupt and Self Evident wasn’t fully fit heading into the race, but was confident she would have enough raw ability to get her across the line.
“She was coming into the race about 85 per cent fit and I was actually going to trial her again but I was this race because it looked like quite a nice race to start her off in,” Mcfarlane said.
Being lightly raced, Mcfarlane was happy to finally see It’s So Obvious get a win on the board.
“She is an accident prone horse – she is good at the races but away from the track she seems to cut herself here, there and everywhere.
“We’ve had to put her in a padded cell now to look after her – touch wood it’s done the trick.
“It’s good to finally get her to the track and see her put it together in a race.”
After the win, Mcfarlane says he will try to place the bay mare in another suitable provincial race before taking her to Sydney for a crack at a city win.
“She has come a long way from her last preparation when she was very green, but she is starting to put it all together now so its onwards and upwards from here,” she said.
“I do rate her as a city class horse so that will be the goal, but we will see how she pulls up first and potentially go for another provincial race before heading to town.”