Gary Roberts Horse Trainer

Iron horse Has The Answers notches 57th

The eight-year-old iron horse was rated to perfection by Morgan Woodley, who will be in the sulky again when he contests the $30,000 Pinjarra Cup over 2670m on Monday.

Has The Answers won with such authority that he should prove hard to beat, even from the outside barrier (No. 9). He finished third behind Precious Dylan and Ima Rocket Star in last year's Pinjarra Cup.

Has The Answers had managed only three placings from his ten previous appearances in races over 2500m or an approximate distance and was sent out at the liberal odds of 13/4, with Tsunami Lombo a warm 5/4 favourite.

The impressive victory at a leisurely rate of 2.07 boosted his earnings to $954,239 from his 57 wins and 51 placings from 170 starts. The gelding who is raced by Svilicich, breeder Les Coulson and Sonya Murrell, was resuming after a rare break.

It was his first outing for four weeks, after he had led and won over 2100m at his two most recent runs. Svilicich stated that the gelding simply needed to be refreshed mentally.

Has The Answers now has had 42 starts over 2500m or approximate distances for nine wins and 15 placings. Woodley has a good record behind the seemingly indestructible gelding, having driven him 15 times for six wins, four seconds and two thirds.

Has The Answers revealed his usual brilliance at the start and zoomed straight to the front from barrier five. Tsunami Lombo, from barrier four, raced three wide early before moving into the breeze after 550m. Aussie Reactor (7/2) enjoyed a perfect trip behind the pacemaker, with Pablito in the one-out, one-back position.

Gary Hall jun. wisely eased Aussie Reactor off the pegs at the bell to move into the commanding one-out, one-back position and forced Pablito three deep.

But Tsunami Lombo was unable to put pressure on Has The Answers in the final circuit and gradually dropped back. Aussie Reactor was hopelessly hemmed in throughout the last lap and had nowhere to go in the home straight before finishing a most unlucky ninth.

Flamin Tact, who started from the inside of the back line, darted in behind Has The Answers at the bell when Aussie Reactor vacated that position. He finished solidly to be a 2m second, with outsider Fast Play sustaining a strong finishing burst to be third, just ahead of the gallant Pablito.

Ross Olivieri, trainer of Tsunami Lombo, said: "I think I might have gone to the well one time too many with him." But he was pleased with the effort of stablemate Fast Play, saying: "Every time I think about putting him in a claimer, he runs a very good race. He has been in work for 55 weeks and simply thrives on his preparation.

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