Gold Help continues trainer's good run

Michael Lee
Friday, October 17, 2008

Gold Help crept up on the rails to deny Robbie Fradd a winning double at Kranji on Friday.

The South African was well on his way to scoring end-to-end wins aboard Mighty Lad after saluting in the opener on New Leader, but Gold Help’s jockey Matthew Kellady had other ideas.

Gold Help (Matt Kellady) gets up on the inside of Mighty Lad (Robbie Fradd)
to score a narrow win in Race 3 on Friday night.

Sneaking up on the inside of the last-start winning Mighty Lad, Gold Help ($31) who was racing without blinkers for the first time, got his head in front where it mattered to win by a short head.

In-form trainer Steven Burridge had been at his wits’ ends figuring how to tap the winning potential of the son of Dangerous.

“He’s not a bad sort but he just keeps overracing and hanging in his races,” said Burridge who has now clocked in winner No 43 to consolidate his fifth spot on the log, 17 off the leader Laurie Laxon.

“He doesn’t work with blinkers and is quite settled then. So we thought we should drop the gear and I think that combined with his first go on the Polytrack paid off.

“Matty rode him very well. He was nice and relaxed midfield whereas he was pulling too hard at his previous races.

“I thought the leader had the race won but Matty never gave up and my horse got up right on the line.”

Gold Help is at his second win, having opened his account in March over a 1200m race on turf. He is owned by Eight Eight One, who also races Happy Everybody with Burridge.

“Gold Help is no world beater but an honest bread-and-butter horse that I hope can bring more joy to his owners. They’re great people to train for.”

Favourite ($15) Otomodachi ran on strongly for third but was always going to face an uphill task with his outermost alley.

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