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  • Coventina Bay's Sunny Holiday on Hold

    Tuesday, 6th July 2021

    New Zealand Group 1 performer Coventina Bay (Shamexpress) was meant to be enjoying a well-deserved spell in the Queensland sun at the moment, however the weather in the Sunshine State had other plans over the weekend. According to NZ Racing Desk, the Robbie Patterson-trained mare was set to have her final start of the season in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday, until the meeting was abandoned following heavy rain. Patterson had been looking forward to lining her up on Saturday after disappointing results at Eagle Farm. "Her first [Queensland] start in the Dane Ripper (Gr2, 1300m) she just got stuck on the inside and it just wasn't the place to be," he told SENTrack. "In the Tatt's Tiara (Gr1, 1400m) it was a really slow run race and she was back last in a big field and they sprinted home. She found the line but when you get that far back in a slow run race it is very hard to make up ground. Patterson will continue to keep her ticking over until she competes in the rescheduled meeting on Sunday where he believes she will be hard to beat. Coventina Bay has had an active 5YO season, with 10 starts for three wins and three placings. Her wins included the Gr3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) and Gr3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m), and she placed in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m), Gr2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m), and Gr1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m).

    Coventina Bay

    Coventina Bay (pic: Trish Dunell)