Master of Hall is almost there
FOLLOWING injury setbacks which required minor surgery, Master of Hall returned from a five-month break to whop rivals by 2 ¼ lengths in a Restricted Allowance event over 7 ½ furlongs (1,500m) on Saturday last to once again underpin his obvious talent.
Master of Hall ( Emperor Hall – Noassemblyrequired) collared long-time leader Madam Secretary (Omar Walker) in deep stretch in the native-bred four-year-old and upwards non-winners of three other than.
Master of Hall thereby registered his third-consecutive victory and has now made the grade to the tough and competitive Overnight Allowance class, yet his trainer Fitzroy Glispie is not worried.
“ Master of Hall had some issues and we also had to do surgery on him and we also gave him a break. Master of Hall is almost there, he is not there as yet but almost there. He is coming on nicely,” Glispie shared with The Supreme Racing Guide.
The former top-notch jockey continued: “It was a very good performance from Master of Hall based on the fact that he hasn’t raced in over four months. I never trained him very hard, so I am pleased with his performance. Overnight Allowance is the next step, so let’s see how he pans out up there.”
Ridden by apprentice Reyan Lewis, Master of Hall was sluggish when leaving the starting gates and raced in fourth place behind Rising Bop (Omar Simpson), Madam Secretary and El Profesor (Christopher Mamdeen).
As the runners made their way to the half-mile, Madam Secretary joined Rising Bop on the front end from the six-furlong (1,200m) point, then picked up the lead and began to extend it with every stride she took.
Turning for home, Madam Secretary looked the likely winner but as soon as Master of Hall found his stride, the gelding went by the leader with less than a furlong (200m) to go and cruised home under the hand ride.
Master of Hall as the 1-2 favourite was tasting victory for the fourth time in six career starts and has earned over $2 million. He completed the journey in a very encouraging time of 1:33.0 with splits of 24.3, 47.1 and 1:12.1 for the last six furlongs.
