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AFTER an unscheduled year off from the Cup, the people of Ipswich are absolutely champing at the bit for this year’s event, especially if early ticket sales are any indication.
Barely two hours after tickets for the June 19 event went on sale, more than 80 had been snapped up, with phones and emails down at the Turf Club running hot with inquiries from excited race fans.
There are still three months to go until the Ipswich Winter Racing Carnival kicks off, and cup organisers are hoping for a crowd of about 20,000, albeit with some COVID measures in place.
Stuart Kendrick is at a loss to explain how apprentice Sheriden Tomlinson seems the only rider capable of getting Star Of Michelin to put his mind on the job early in a race.
Tomlinson won his second race in three starts when Star Of Michelin stuck his head out late to defy the grinding finish of Penshurst in the Class 6 Handicap.
At Tomlinson’s two previous rides on the horse, Star Of Michelin also settled handier to the speed. But away from Tomlinson, the son of Jet Spur just hasn’t been interested in playing any early part in his races.