Threebeersdeep goes another round

Threebeersdeep (Net Ten EOM) was given the perfect trip by driver Matty Williamson and proved too smart for his eleven rivals in the first race today at the Wyndham HRC meeting at Winton.

From a good draw Williamson slotted Threebeersdeep into the one one before Magic Sign moved up to take the parked position. When Jenny Gump improved three wide at the 500 Williamson got Threebeersdeep on her back. Turning in, Williamson peeled off Jenny Gumps back, showed a good turn of foot and powered home to beat Jenny Gump by three and a quarter lengths, running the 2400 metres in 2-58.1.

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“He’s always shown glimpses of ability but he’s in and out at times. This time in, he’s actually been pretty good,” said Milton trainer Lyndon Durham.

The win was the gelding’s third career win and first for the Durham stable. He was previously trained by Brent and Tim White at Ashburton where he was part-owned by Lyndon’s brother Jonathan.

Durham doesn’t have any harness racing heritage, he just picked up the bug when he was taken to the races by his parents.

“We thought this could be us and we could have a bit of this, so we went and bought a horse and some gear and gave it a go,” Durham said.

His first winner Chance A Knight, came in his first season of training – at Gore in December 2001. He was driven by Brian Norman, was 13/13 in the betting and paid $46.50 and $10.65.

Lyndon says he’s largely self-taught but two trainers, Barry Gooch and Stuart Cook, were training in the area when he started and they provided him with good advice.

Durham, who is a hobby trainer, manages a dairy farm in the district milking 500 cows.

“Luckily there’s a track where I work.”

The property is owned by Marianne Morrison-Palmer who held a training licence for twenty six years.

Durham’s best horse to date has been trotter Abby May which won four races and was placed a further twelve times.

“She should have won a few more but she had a few tying up issues. She’s in the breeding barn now so hopefully she can leave something.”

Abby May has one foal on the ground, a What The Hill yearling colt.

For complete race results, click here.

by Bruce Stewart, for Harnesslink