DYNAMIC Team Justify Belief in GRACED with Second WIN

03 Mar 25

On Saturday at Wagga there was a Country Showcase Meeting and Team Dynamic sent our 4yo mare GRACED to the sport and she delivered her second WIN for the preparation, and her second WIN in her past 4 starts for her team of Dynamic Owners and her trainer locally based Dynamic Trainer Darrell Burnet.

GRACED (4yo m Justify ex Tingu) competed in Race 3 the REXEL WAGGA WAGGA Showcase Class 1 & Maiden Plate (1600m) and was ridden by Darrell’s brother-in-law Nick Heywood.

A field of 10 runners faced the starter where the betting was suffocated by the presence of O’Hellyeah (53.5kgs) a $1.30 favourite.

That runner could not repel the dominant display of GRACED (57.0kgs) as our mare won eased down by 0.8 length over O’Hellyeah (53.5kgs) who finished runner-up whilst I Am Vengeance (55.0kgs) was 1.31 lengths third. On a Good 4, they ran a Time: 1:37.24 Last 600m: 0:35.53.

As the barriers clanged back, Nick Heywood had GRACED jumping away well from barrier 4 and pushed forward to take a controlling position before two runners from out deep worked across to take up the running and allowed Nick to get GRACED into an easy rhythm on the back of the leader Deloris who had the runner Rising Water work across and sit at its girth after the first 100m.

As the field established its positions at the end of the first furlong, Deloris held the paint with Rising Water in attendance on its outside and this pair put on a spurt of speed giving GRACED the perfect trail.

1200m

Passing the 1200m the field began to spread and GRACED was perfectly positioned 2.5 lengths off the leader with nine lengths covering the field whilst the odds-on favourite was being restrained three lengths further back than GRACED but was one off the fence with cover in a stalking role.

1000m

800m

Nothing changed for the next 550m before the field began their swing into the home straight. At this point the leading pair began to yield and the field started to bunch up on the point of the turn and this allowed the favourite the perfect cart-up into a striking position whilst GRACED who was following the leaders was held up in a pocket.

At the 400m GRACED was in an awkward position in third spot 2 lengths off the lead and looking for a way out as the field fanned for the run home.

turn

300m

Nick Heywood waited until the 300m before angling out 3 deep off the heels of those in front and trying to stave off those runners full of momentum that were deeper on the track.

200m

From the 200m to the 100m GRACED was able to balance-up and work to hit the front at the 100m.

100m

Despite the big weight pull of 3.5kgs (work approximately in handicap terms 2.3 lengths in distance) once GRACED hit the front she was in cruise control and stretching out with big strides.

Photo Taken

Nick just kept her mind focused over the final 50m with the race won he was kind to GRACED as the Dynamic Duo were in cruise control as the camera flashed.

JOB DONE!

Nick Heywood was greeted by his sister (and Darrell’s wife) Brittany, who had the camera rolling for our Dynamic Owners.

Brittany started by saying: “Nick comes back on GRACED the winner, congratulations.”

Nick Heywood

“Thanks, she had a lovely run in transit, she drew a nice gate, I had a lovely run, travelled well; I just had to be patient coming to the corner, I didn’t just want to come out full pelt and collect someone up, so I was quite happy to bide my time, and she did a good job to pick up from a stop-start after that. She’s done a really good job, and she got that TAB Winner off her back.”

Brittany concluded: “Fantastic, she’s a beautiful horse, thanks Nick.”

More Silverware

CONGRATULATIONS to the Dynamic Team that race GRACED: Dynamic Syndications Racing, Mr M P Lockwood, Mr J G Murray, Mrs W M A Hughes, Mrs R A Morris, Mr M P Carroll, Mr R Sarsero, Mr J W Lyons, Mr I T Gitsham, Mr G A Hoult, Mr C A Holdcroft, Mr A D Vella, Miss TL Mc Manus, Mr E McManus, Mrs P M Carroll, Mr S Gammon, Jusic and Bailey, Miss R M Morey, Mr S D Murray

Post race in the sandroll at his stables

This win by GRACED takes Dynamic Syndications overall Race Win Tally to 923 Race Wins and was Team Dynamic’s 33rd Race Win for the current racing season.

GRACED by JUSTIFY (USA) from TINGU (FR)
4yo Chestnut Mare D.O.B: 28-Jul-2020

GRACED has taken her career to 7 starts: 2 Wins; 0; 0; and $28,750 with wins at 1400m & 1600m.

There is little doubt that the way our mare presents and the way she is bred, that further distance will suit the mare and she will be competitive at 2000m and further.

Onwards and Upwards – Forever Forwards!