Moenave chasing breakthrough win for Green

By Glenn Davis

Trainer Sileas Green is hopeful perennial placegetter Moenave can bring his 'A grade game' when the gelding bids for a breakthrough win for her stable at Rockhampton on Tuesday.

Moenave – a Jackson Murphy mount – is looking to end a string of four consecutive placings when the six-year-old steps out in the Class 6 Plate over 1400 metres.

The son of Pierro has started nine times for Green and has missed a place only three times.

He was placed three times at Mackay, Yeppoon, and Emerald before a well beaten third to the Fred Smith-trained Mocambo in the Country Cups Challenge qualifier at Emerald on October 12.

“He’s such an honest little fella and a gentleman of a horse,” Sileas said.

“He didn’t quite handle the surface at Emerald last time. I’m happy with the way he’s working and he looks amazing.

“He’s ticking all the boxes and I’m confident he’ll be thereabouts.”

Sileas Green is the daughter of popular Rockhampton trainer Graeme Green, who has been an institution at Callaghan Park for more than two decades.

Well known as the trainer of dual Rockhampton Cup winner, Master Jamie, Graeme Green is set to retire at the end of the month after he undergoes surgery on both knees.

Sileas Green is also the partner of former top Central Queensland jockey Adrian Coome and the pair recently had their second child, Tyler, a brother to Archie, who turns two next month.

“Adrian is my foreman and is the heart and soul of the stable,” Sileas said.

“I’ve just had my second baby, Tyler, who is now three months old.”

Green cut her teeth working for many years as foreman for her father and spent time in Sydney with leading trainers Peter and Paul Snowden as well as a six-month stint in England with Darley.

After deciding to return to Queensland to be closer to family, Green also worked with Eagle Farm trainer Kelly Schweida.

Green has 12 horses in work and has been striking around 14 per cent since she took out her trainers’ licence two years ago.

Her current standing for this season is around 15 per cent.

Green was expected to be a beneficiary of her father’s retirement with several of his horses joining her stable.

However, after a lengthy discussion it was decided not to take on more horses.

“Dad had a lot of young horses coming through and we’ve got a team of young ones coming through ourselves so we didn’t have enough workers to put 100 per cent into them,” Sileas said.

“Dad and I sat down and decided it was in their best interests to give most of them to Kris Hansen who has more time on his hands.”