The Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)-trained Globe ($4.20) has led every step of the way to claim victory in the $500,000 Cranbourne Cup (1600m) on Saturday afternoon, giving Ethan Brown back-to-back feature wins after securing the inaugural running of The Meteorite (1200m) 40 minutes early.
The race didn’t change complexion much as Brown elected to take up the running from barrier six, with the son of Charm Spirit ticking off some moderate sectionals in the middle stages.
The Mark Walker-trained New Zealand raider It’s A Wild Night ($4.80 at Neds) got into the ideal stalking position one-off the rail, while Dashing ($26.00) was happy to sit on the leaders back throughout the journey.
Damien Lane was able to navigate to the one-one aboard the well-supported Air Assault ($5.00) and looked to be travelling best in the final furlong; however, it was Brown and Globe proving best in the shadows of the post, with the lightly raced six-year-old chalking up his sixth career win at start nine.
2024 Cranbourne Cup Race Replay – Globe (1st)
Co-trainer Mick Price was delighted with the performance and suggested it was perfect placement to lend in a hand in victory.
“It’s fantastic for the owners because we took a big punt on this race,” said Price.
“He’s a 17-hand horse getting around Cranbourne where I have my worst strike rate, and I thought, greed is good for a $500,000 race. What do you do?
“I think bringing him here on Tuesday was a good idea because he is a high nervous energy horse and he did belt out a bit of energy on Tuesday morning, but the kid (Ethan) did a good job on him.
“It’s not that hot today. I know it’s hot, but it’s not hot where the horses are really stressed. I thought the kid did a good job with him out the back and they hosed him and kept him cool. The horse was in good nervous order.
“His wheels weren’t fizzing around his head, which they can. I think the more racing he does, the better he’ll be.”
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