Ah Dinnae Ken a mare on the rise

Judging by the way she won her R41-R60 race at Ascot Park today, six year old trotting mare Ah Dinnae Ken (Majestic Son) appears to be a mare on the rise.

From barrier three, trainer driver Craig Ferguson took her straight to the top. Nubliah Chamay tried to take the lead but Ferguson was having none of it.

“That Nubliah Chamay is a pretty handy horse so I didn’t want to give away any advantage,” Ferguson said.

Ah Dinnae Ken went down to the line to win by two and three quarter lengths from Nubliah Chamay.

“Once the other one dropped back I got my own terms. We didn’t go overly hard but it was pretty windy out there. She did it pretty nicely.”

AH DINNAE KEN REPLAY

Ferguson had taken Ah Dinnae Ken to two workouts prior to today’s run.

“I was confident with her fitness and ability, but you never know with trotters on a windy day. We thought if the manners were right she’d go a good race. She did a nice job last time in and seems to have come back a little bit better this time.”

Ah Dinnae Ken is raced by The Broke Boys Syndicate which also races Massive Merc out of Ferguson’s stable.

“He’s out spelling. One of the boys has got a big sheep farm near Wyndham. He was a big horse and needed time to fill out. We thought everything he did as a three year old was a bonus.”

Massive Merc won two of his ten starts last season, two for Ferguson and one for his previous trainer Alan Clark.

For complete race results, click here.

by Bruce Stewart, for Harnesslink