Eight years ago jockey Larry Cassidy was piloting the great Winx to victory at the Sunshine Coast in what was the first win of her incredible streak.
On Saturday, he added another chapter to his history on the day, adding a second Glasshouse Handicap to his resume to join his three Caloundra Cup’s and pair of Winx Guineas’ by winning aboard $31 chance Irish Songs.
While punters honed in on southern raiders Munhamek, Gravina, Vespertine and Chassis, it was little known local trainer Louise White who stole the show, along with Cassidy.
Boasting form around Prince Of Boom and Lady Of Honour, Cassidy said the 58-start veteran was racing in career-best form to land a Glasshouse Handicap knockout on Saturday, beating home Cepheus and Chris Munce’s Aureus Angel.
“At about the 700m mark I had to get off Kyle Wilson-Taylor’s back, because I just couldn’t hold the horse any more,” Cassidy said.
So I was happy to be three wide, because if you let him flow into the race he enjoys it. His previous two starts, even though he hasn’t been beaten far, he hasn’t been able to flow into the race but today was a different story.
“All honours to Louise and her staff, because they’ve done a great job with this guy. He really isn’t an easy horse to ride, you have to bounce him and ride him hard early, but then you can’t restrain him.”
It marked back-to-back Glasshouses’ for Cassidy, after he won on Le Gai Soleil for John O’Shea 12 months earlier.
White gained redemption with the horse after missing a run in the BRC Sprint earlier in the winter.
“He got balloted out of the BRC Sprint so we had come up with another plan, and it’s all worked out perfectly in the end,” White said.