{"id":4365,"date":"2010-04-26T21:31:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.rockylhc.com\/2015\/elizapark\/?p=4365"},"modified":"2010-04-26T21:31:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T21:31:00","slug":"bels-are-ringing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.rockylhc.com\/2015\/elizapark\/bels-are-ringing\/","title":{"rendered":"BELS ARE RINGING"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cascabel takes out Blue Ribbon<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

There was a bunch of very happy \u2013 and relieved \u2013 owners at Bendigo on Monday (26 April) to watch their pride and joy, Cascabel, take out the Blue Ribbon Foundation CRV Championship.
The Bendigo Advertiser<\/i> takes up the story of this rapidly rising Bel Esprit<\/a> 4YO:<\/p>\n

A bout of sickness in the lead-up to the Blue Ribbon almost caused Cascabel (below<\/i>) to be scratched from the lucrative race, before being passed fit and taking out the race ahead of From The Terrace and Grail Jeuney.
It was not a perfect run for the Cranbourne-based horse, sitting at the back of the group in the early stages of the race and battling to stay in touch on the turn. The horse then surprised his supporters, chasing down the field to win in a close finish.
Foreman for Robbie Griffiths Racing, Reid Balfour said although he was confident in Cascabel\u2019s ability, his start of the race was not one of his best.
\u201cWe were quite confident, but when the gates opened he was quite slow to get away and I was a bit apprehensive then when he got so far back.
\u201cHe\u2019s never raced that way and finished the race as strongly as that before.
\u201cUsually when he wins he\u2019s up on the speed and he doesn\u2019t have to make a long run, so it was a bit foreign to him how he raced today.\u201d
Cascabel won at his previous start, but Balfour said the quality of that field was not comparable to that in the Blue Ribbon Foundation Championship: \u201cHe won his last start, but it was only a four-horse field at Cranbourne.
\u201cToday was a bit of a grand final for him. It\u2019s a $100,000 restricted race, but it\u2019s a rich race.
\u201cI\u2019m not too sure where he\u2019ll be off to next, probably somewhere in the city.\u201d
Cascabel\u2019s win delighted it\u2019s many part owners, with the horse being owned by two major syndicates \u2013 the Ricky Bobby Syndicate and the Sceptic Racing Syndicate.
Robbie Griffiths Racing representative and Ricky Bobby Syndicate member Cheryl McCarthy said Cascabel had come a long way since joining the Griffiths Racing family.
\u201cWe bought him as a yearling out of the sales in Sydney. We syndicated him. He probably wasn\u2019t one of Robbie\u2019s first horses to go, he\u2019d been left behind for a few different reasons, but we put a syndicate together.
\u201cWe\u2019ve had the horse since he was a baby and they\u2019ve kept him and he\u2019s been successful progressively.
\u201cWe paid $18,000 for him and he\u2019s now collected $200,000.\u2019\u2019
McCarthy was pleased with Cascabel\u2019s ability to get back in the race, despite being well back early on.
\u201cHe sat back on the speed, although we\u2019d normally keep him up on the pace and he\u2019s come around and balanced himself and swooped on top of them.
\u201cOn the turn I thought he was gone, but he just motored, so we\u2019re really proud of him.\u2019\u2019
One of racing\u2019s good luck stories!<\/p>\n

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Beltrois heads to Goodwood<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

While on the subject of Robbie Griffiths and his team of Bel Esprits, Beltrois is having a date with destiny at Morphettville on Sunday (2 May).
Slated to run in the $300,000 Distinctive Homes Goodwood Handicap, Beltrois (below<\/i>) is poised to become the second Bel Esprit Group One winner and Robbie Griffiths\u2019 first.
This one comes courtesy of the Bel Esprit Winners Club<\/a>:
Trainer Robbie Griffiths is prepared to overlook an inconclusive leadup run and remains optimistic that Beltrois can get the job done in the Goodwood on Sunday.
Griffiths was hoping that the Pink Ribbon Cup (1200m) at Caulfield two weeks ago would give him a guide on Beltrois\u2019 Goodwood chances, but he came away from the race no wiser after the gelding got hopelessly pocketed and finished 13th.
\u201cThe run was really inconclusive,\u201d Griffiths said. \u201cWhen they finish so far back you can\u2019t say they should have won but he would have been in the finish for sure.
\u201cHe never got a whiff of a chance. The only way he was going to get out of the pocket was with a helicopter.\u201d
Beltrois has been specifically aimed at the Goodwood (1200m) since January when he was second to Royal Ida in the Group Three Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington and won the Listed LT Cleary Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
The Pink Ribbon was only his second run this campaign after an encouraging third behind Definitely Ready and Al\u2019s Best Mate at Caulfield on April 3.
\u201cHis first-up run was really good and his work has been good so I wouldn\u2019t let his unplaced run deter people from following him,\u201d Griffiths said.<\/p>\n

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