Wodonga trainer Craig Widdison was delighted with Banger’s runner-up finish in Saturday’s Jack Maher Classic (1200m).
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Banger ($21) finished two and a half lengths behind Caulfield trainer Mick Price’s Cardinet ($2.70F), with Darren Weir just short of back-to-back wins in the event with Malevolent ($3) third.
“Terrific, I was really confident after he galloped Tuesday morning, I was pretty bullish and then he drew the outside barrier again (barrier eight) and I dropped the lip,” Widdison said.
“But I thought he was great, (jockey) Jake (Duffy) seemed to think that if he’d drawn better … he could have nearly picked the winner up.”
Widdison says he wasn’t disheartened by Banger’s second-last on debut last month.
“He just missed the kick … as young horses do,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Victorian Jockeys Association says scans have revealed jockey Jack Hill suffered a fractured jaw and C1 vertebrae, while Mikaela Lawrence appeared clear following a race fall.