Allano needed only two runs to demonstrate his prowess to Australian racegoers, recording an impressive win at Racing.com Park (Pakenham) yesterday, Wednesday 23rd September 2015.
The German import relished the uphill rise at Victoria’s newest racetrack to take out the $40,000 National Jockeys’ Trust BM70 Handicap at the meeting that carried metropolitan status.
The 2000-metre event was just his second start in Australia, having resumed with a fifth placing at William Hill Park (Sandown) on 2 September, after a six-start career in Germany that netted two wins.
Allano will have a light spring this year with his next run likely to be at Caulfield on 14th October 2015 before setting his sights on elite-level targets in 2016.
The promising stayer races in the familiar colours of Delbridge Racing syndications’ and it was Delbridge Racing’s 6th winner form the last 12 runners.
Allano ($6.50), who was ridden by Jake Noonan, scored by a long neck from Nesbo ($13) with Honey Steel’s Gold ($11) a short head away third.