Geraldton Turf Club midweek racing: Barry Newnham’s On The Mark steals the show in race seven

Barry Newnham’s On The Mark lived up to its name and took out race of the day at Geraldton Turf Club on Thursday, winning by three lengths in another impressive run in the lead up to the Geraldton Cup.

The four-year-old gelding brought home yet another win in race seven, with punters now becoming all too familiar with its trademark success at Geraldton.

Paired with jockey Peta Edwards, who has ridden the gelding in its last five outings, including a trial, has shown an impressive winning connection between the two.

On The Mark will be a serious contender for the Geraldton Cup in April.

Coming in three lengths behind the Newnham stable product was Gordon Spowart’s Master Alex with Madi Derrick on board, who ran impressively against big odds to run second.

Alby Bowtell’s Collective and Malcolm Mackenzie’s The Rush rounded out the placings in race seven. Alex Hearn and Collective battled it out against Austin Galati and The Rush after Galati’s fresh Magic Millions win at Pinjarra the week before.

Kicking things off on Thursday in race one was jockey Troy Turner on board Robert Matthews’ Gav Has Spoken in the opening maiden of the day.

It was a quick string of two wins for Turner, following up in race two with a win on Gary Sorensen’s Tarentelia. Turner managed to squeeze out the win, pipping Black Sands, ridden by Joseph See at the line.

Galati came to the party in race three with a win on Sauvegarde, taking it out by three quarters of a length to Adam Durrant’s Bonnie Lad and four lengths to Julia Martin’s Bombay Style.

Butterflyrock starred in race four with a gutsy run, charging home in the last 200 metres to get Miff Muffered Moof and jockey Kristy Bennett at the line.

Tash Faithfull, on board Butterflyrock, rode it home for the win in the 1900m, proclaiming that the six-year-old mare, trained, by Allan Hughes is a “sneaky chance” at the Geraldton Cup.

Outsider Mexican Queen took out race five with an impressive run, winning by two-and-a-half lengths to Martin’s Finance Legend. Jockey Alex Hearn pencilled in a win for the day, getting the better of Galati, denying the track talent of a double.

Faithfull returned to take out a double for herself, claiming race six on the back of Tony Scally’s Bolta by a length-and-a-half. Once again Faithfull ran away with a double on Thursday alongside fellow jockey Troy Turner.