After notching in excess of one hundred winners a season for the past eight seasons, Chris Voak chalked up his 200th victory for the 2019-20 season when he set the pace with the Ross Olivieri-trained gelding Diamond Life and scored a two-length victory over Change Of Address in a 2536m event at Gloucester Park on Tuesday night.
He has six drives at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and he rates the Olivieri-trained Queen Shenandoah as his best winning prospect.
Queen Shenandoah will start from barrier five in the TABtouch Pace in which she will clash with quality mares Our Alfie Romeo and Miss Sangrial. Queen Shenandoah caught the eye in a similar 2130m events for fillies and mares last Friday night when she began from the outside barrier (No. 9) and was tenth and last at the bell before surging home powerfully, five wide, to finish fourth behind Has No Fear.
“That was her first run for a fortnight and I expect her to go better this week, backing up from last week’s run,” said Voak. Of his other runners this week, Voak gives Rock Me Over (race three), Askmeilltellya (seven) and Kiwi Bloke (eight) an each-way chance.
“Rock Me Over has a middle of the road draw (barrier four) and he will need to be in his best form to win,” he said. “But he normally goes well when I drive him.
“Askmeilltellya is going well and has a good chance, even from the bad draw (No. 8), while Kiwi Bloke, from the inside of the front line in the stand, appeals as a top four chance.”
