Malambo scores rare weekly double for Team Rogerson

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Co-trainer Graeme Rogerson and jockey Ryan Elliot team up with Malambo twice in a week. Photo: NZ Racing Desk

THOROUGHBREDS winning two races within a week is well and truly a thing of the past, but Malambo scored its second win in three days at Te Rapa on Saturday.

The Graeme and Debbie Rogerson-trained two-year-old broke maiden grades at Rotorua on Wednesday and Graeme Rogerson quickly signalled his intentions to line the son of Duelled up only three days later.

“She deserves to win and we’ll back up Saturday at Te Rapa,” Rogerson said on Wednesday.

Fast forward a few days and it was deja vu for the talented filly ($4.40 at Bet365.com) which sat on the speed and kicked away for an easy win in the Clarence Street Pak ‘n’ Save 2YO.

“Ryan (Elliot, jockey) said she had a lot up her sleeve at Rotorua and she never left an oat,” Rogerson said. “He said he’d just sit there and it’ll just win.”

Rogerson has black type set out for the filly which has won three trials to go along with its two race day wins.

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“She’ll go to the Ryder Stakes,” Rogerson said. “It’s a lovely filly and it’s sad we’re going to let Duelled go, but in saying that this is a real good filly.”

Jockey Ryan Elliot settled Malambo into a prime position, much like he did at Rotorua, before kicking clear around the turn.

“She anticipated the start quite good today. Nothing else went forward and it was easy enough to sit outside the leader,” Elliot said.

Conditions have been no problem for the smaller-framed two-year-old which has shown form on dead, slow and heavy conditions – which is ideal for the Ryder Stakes which is often run on deep heavy track at Otaki.

“She’s always been able to skip across certain types of track conditions, today just proved it,” Elliot said.

“She’s actually freshened up quite well since Wednesday and she’s improving all the time.

“Onward and upwards.”

Graeme Rogerson was quick to praise the talents of apprentice jockey Ryan Elliot, stating that he could contending for the premiership if he didn’t get suspended frequently.

“He’s a very good rider, it’s just a pity they call him Mr Whippy,” Rogerson said. “He got 20-30 days in suspensions and he’d be challenging for the premiership, but he’s got a big future next year and he’ll do a lot of riding for our stable.”

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