Chinny Boom out to make amends at Doomben

By Glenn Davis

Rockhampton trainer Clinton Taylor believes it’s premature to compare his star filly Chinny Boom to some of Central Queensland's former star sprinters.

Chinny Boom has been a revelation for Taylor and owner-breeder Mark Pascoe, winning five of her six starts.

The daughter of Spirit Of Boom will attempt to make amends for her only defeat when edged out by Stroll in the Listed Mode Plate at Doomben in December when she resumes in the QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap at Doomben on Saturday.

“I don’t like comparing any horses and it’s a bit early to start comparing her with others,” Taylor said.

“But she’s very good and keeps improving.

“We’ll see on Saturday just how good she is and how far she goes.

“Unfortunately, there’s no suitable Black-Type races for her during the winter carnival so we’ll see where she goes next after she runs Saturday.”

Rockhampton has produced many top sprinters over the years, but few have been better than the John O’Sing-trained Our Moy Malachi who won 19 times in 27 starts.

His biggest wins were at Group 2 level for Team Hawkes when he transferred to Sydney, taking out the Expressway at Rosehill and Caulfield Sprint in Melbourne in 2016.

Chinny Boom hasn’t raced for four months but Taylor is confident she’ll acquit herself well when she returns to Brisbane.

“She’s been in work long enough and has had a few barrier trials so she’s ready to go,” Taylor said.

“She’s on trial for the winter carnival down there and hopefully she’ll measure up.”

Taylor believes her Doomben assignment will be a good test for the future.

“It’s not like she’s taking on an easy race as there’s a lot of smart ones running against her like Exo Lady, Beast Mode, Tony Gollan’s Liquor and Billionaire Baby,” he said.

Pascoe, who hails from Chinchilla, on Queensland’s Darling Downs near Toowoomba, put up the “not for sale sign” after knocking back several big offers, including one for $400,000, early in her career.

“I haven’t spoken a lot to Mark lately and he’s put up the “not for sale” sign, but he’s still getting offers coming in,” Taylor said.

Taylor is seventh in the Queensland trainer’s premiership with 45 wins and is set to bolster his Brisbane team for the winter with the arrival of Divine Purpose and Rover’s Pepper.

Divine Purpose took her record to four wins in five starts after claiming last Saturday’s Capricorn Yearling Sales Classic for three and four-year-olds in Rockhampton while Rover’s Pepper is unbeaten in three starts for the stable since being sold after two Sydney failures for Annabel Neasham.