Amazing Winnie A Win For The Girls

Carlisle offers a very unique Raceday when the card is exclusive for female riders, both amateur and professional. Having gained her first winner this season, Louise Akehurst was reunited with Amazing Winnie  for the evening card. The pair recorded their second career win when they took the 1m Vanessa Lana Brown Appreciation Handicap.

Amazing Winnie had proven to be a frustrating character until a first career win a few starts ago. Despite this confidence boost, the filly reverted back to how she had been running, failing to fire on the next two runs. With Amazing Winnie being in foal, time was running out on her racing career and Carlisle would be the last run before she would need to retire to the breeding shed.

Breaking well, Amazing Winnie was quickly into stride and took the lead. Racing quite freely she had pulled her way to the fore and tracked over to snatch the rail, taking the shortest route. Once she had her head in front, Amazing Winnie then did drop her head and the gallop steadied to an even pace, as they started to swing right handed.

Constantly hassled in front, the field were soon past halfway and starting to straighten up. At the top of home straight Amazing Winnie left the rail and began to race towards the centre of the track. This is a usual move at Carlisle when the ground is soft and Louise took the rest along with her. Closely tracked by a couple of rivals, the front trio moved away from the rest of the field and started to increase the tempo from the 3f marker.

Heading into the final 2f and beginning to hit the rising ground, the front three locked horns and were set for a tough battle. Louise was getting a tune from her filly and Winnie was continuing to find for pressure. With little separating the leaders it was a real tussle and they were all finding a little bit more. Amazing Winnie was very game but she really came into her own the further they went. With just 100 yards to run, Amazing Winnie proved to be at her strongest and she was overcame her rivals. Galloping all the way through the line, Amazing Winnie won with a bit more to spare then the head margin.

Ending her racing career on a win was a very positive result and shows that Amazing Winnie and Louise have struck up a good relationship. Now the filly will go into the second stage of her career which will see her become a mother.