By Tim O’Connor (HRV)<\/p>\n
Shane Sanderson and his connections would have headed to Tabcorp Park Melton last Saturday night confident of success in the Group 2 $100,000 VHRC Caduceus 3YO Classic.<\/p>\n
And while they were ultimately celebrating a victory, it wasn\u2019t with the horse most expected.<\/p>\n
Dangerous started a red-hot $1.15 favourite following the scratching of top youngster School Captain, but his chances were all but over when he galloped as the bell sounded for the final lap.<\/p>\n
This left stablemate Catalpa Rescue as the Sanderson stable\u2019s best hope of victory, despite being one of the despised outsiders at $101 on the TAB fixed odds.<\/p>\n
Given a perfect drive by Sanderson\u2019s 17-year-old daughter Abby, Catalpa Rescue peeled from his spot in the running line approaching the turn and quickly surged up to leader Soho Seraphine. And in a scrap down the straight, the son of American Ideal dug deepest to win by a neck over Michael Stanley\u2019s filly.<\/p>\n
The result was a career highlight for young Abby, who was pleased to get one over her brother Ryan aboard Dangerous.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely won’t let Ryan forget this one,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cCatalpa Rescue and Dangerous \u2013 there\u2019s very little between them. Probably the only thing is Dangerous does have the manners. He\u2019s a bit more mature than Catalpa Rescue.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re very, very similar in ability. What Dangerous can do, so can Catalpa Rescue. When he matures, he will be a very nice horse.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had a gear change tonight and he was super.\u201d<\/p>\n
Catalpa Rescue and Dangerous are both owned by Paul and Daniel Lowry, John Wilson, Leon Hogan, Robert Hodge and Max Dillon.<\/p>\n
Saturday night\u2019s triumph was a third-straight win this preparation for Catalpa Rescue, who broke his maiden at Cobram on January 8 and backed it up with a narrow victory at Swan Hill on January 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Tim O’Connor (HRV) Shane Sanderson and his connections would have headed to Tabcorp Park Melton last Saturday night confident of success in the Group 2 $100,000 VHRC Caduceus 3YO Classic. And while they were ultimately celebrating a victory, it wasn\u2019t with the horse most expected. Dangerous started a red-hot $1.15 favourite following the scratching […]<\/p>\n