Leading trainer Peter Moody has flagged a Group I Toorak Handicap start for emerging three-year-old Doubtful Jack after he trounced his rivals in the Listed Winter Championship Final at Flemington.

Jockey Luke Nolen had the $1.60 favourite in the perfect spot from barrier three, before easing the son of Not A Single Doubt around the tiring leader Silky Smooth on the home turn.

Nolen asked Doubtful Jack for an effort at the 300 metres before the three-year-old raced away from his rivals to record a 6-1/2 length win over the game Pinnacles.

“I think he has booked himself a spring carnival now,” Moody said.

“He couldn’t have been more impressive at his last three wins. I’m not surprised, I always thought he had good ability, but the leap he has made in the last six weeks has been phenomenal.

“He’s doing it comfortably and it seems so effortless. I think we’ll go home and sit down and assess where we might head with him.”

Moody said the Group I Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield in October would be suitable for Doubtful Jack.

Veteran galloper Riceman ran home well from the back of the field to claim third.

Flemington - Saturday, 10 July 2010
Track:Slow
Race 6 Vrc-Crv Winter C'ship Final
Listed 1600m
Time: 1:39.59. (0:35.86 (600m)
Starters: 15
Handicap Open
Prizemoney: $200,000 - 1st: $120,000 2nd: $36,000 3rd: $18,000.

1 Doubtful Jack P G Moody L Nolen $1.57 55.0
3g Not A Single Doubt x Tootsie Roll
Lot 384 2008 MM Conrad Jupiters Yearling Sale $100,000

2 6.5 Pinnacles R G Hore-Lacy Chris Symons $26 59.0
6g Fuji Kiseki (JPN) x Galroof (NZ) (Maroof (USA))
Lot 499 2005 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $100,000

3 0.5 Riceman D C Saxon D Yendall $13 53.0
9g Runyon (IRE) x Snip Madam
Not Offered

4 Offenders Peter Snowden C Newitt $21 53.0

5 O'Reilly's Clock (NZ) A & D Campbell C A Robertson $21 53.0

6 Tiakinui (NZ) M J Enright D Gauci $8 53.0

7 Ma Shang (NZ) A W Noonan B Melham $51 53.5

8 Command Prince A H Parker J Maskiell $81 53.0

9 Savquaw Peter Gelagotis A Darmanin $31 55.0

10 Trustus (NZ) F Houlahan & B Johnston D Nikolic $11 53.5

11 Dr Doute's M A Kavanagh W Egan $31 55.0

12 Reverend Lovejoy D A Hayes Brent Stanley $101 58.0

13 Outlandish Lad M A Kavanagh S R King $31 54.5

14 Jungle Ruler P J White D Brereton $21 58.0

15 Silky Smooth D A Hayes Dean Holland $61 53.0

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