What was Munce doing? Sir Time Keeper tries to beat the clock, and stops ticking

What on earth was Chris Munce doing on Sir Time Keeper in the Doomben Cup? The suicidal pace he set on the Kiwi star was certain to have only one end, and that was the demise of the 3YO as soon as the home straight was reached. No wonder the swoopers could come on and fight out the finish, with Metal Bender getting up in the last stride, thanks to a great ride by Kerrin McEvoy.The Brisbane Cup is a likely target for Rosehill winner Scouting Wide. He led and burst clear from the 400m to win the M

What on earth was Chris Munce doing on Sir Time Keeper in the Doomben Cup? The suicidal pace he set on the Kiwi star was certain to have only one end, and that was the demise of the 3YO as soon as the home straight was reached. No wonder the swoopers could come on and fight out the finish, with Metal Bender getting up in the last stride, thanks to a great ride by Kerrin McEvoy.

The Brisbane Cup is a likely target for Rosehill winner Scouting Wide. He led and burst clear from the 400m to win the McKell Cup (2400m). Scouting Wide, was heavily backed from $4.80 into $3.70 to start second fav.

Nash Rawiller, Michael Rodd, Stathi Katsidis and Shane Scriven coppedh suspensions at the Doomben Cup meeting while Melbourne stewards outed Glen Boss and Stephen Baster for infringements at Caulfield. The Brisbane suspensions included a charge of excessive use of the whip by Nash Rawiller on Doomben Cup runner-up Gold Water. Rawiller was suspended for five meetings and will miss the Queensland Oaks meeting on June 5 after being found guilty of his 11th infringement of the controversial whip rules.