Comin’ Through wins 2017 Bill Ritchie Hcp Group 3 $150,000 at Randwick (NSW), 1400m.
Comin’ Through came into Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) calculations by staging a game effort in winning here. He began well and settled outside the leader (Burning Passion). He put pressure on that runner on turning for home, then after quite a battle, got the upper hand to win narrowly but quite impressively.
Tom Melbourne raced in fourth place, one out and one back, going a bit keenly in stages. He challenged at the 200m and kept fighting on well for second, beaten a head.
Blazing Passion showed good pace to lead and battled strongly when challenged in the straight for a close-up third.
Pajaro was last in the seven-horse field and caught the eye in running on late for fourth, beaten only a half length in a good first up effort.
