By Mark Brassel
Leading picnics trainer Connie Greig has finished with a rush by snaring the quinella in the final two events at Sunday’s Back O’Bourke picnic races.
Greig prepared Linden Tree to win the feature, the Splashe Cola Rice’s Back O’Bourke Cordials Harry Hart Memorial Picnic Cup (1600m) with Leandro Ribeiro aboard.
The $2.60 favourite defeated stablemate Kalpana (Izzy Neale, $4.60) by a length with Frau Holle (Ricky Blewitt, $10) in third spot.
Greig then trained 1-2 in the last race when Pahang (Izzy Neale, $3.20) beat Individualist (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.50 fav) by a long neck with Are You Certain (Michael Gray, $6) a further six lengths away third.
Linden Tree is now a tearaway leader in the point score for the 2024 NSW Picnic Champion Series with 40 points followed by Have Mercy (28 points), Blinkin Nomore (25pts) and California August & Final Showdown (24pts).
The next chance to earn points will be at COOTAMUNDRA PICNICS on Saturday (6th April).
PICNIC SERIES POINT SCORE
40 – Linden Tree
28 – Have Mercy
25 – Blinkin Nomore
24 – California August, Final Showdown
22 – Kalpana
20 – Billy Bent Ear, Tupou
19 – Foxstorm, Pahang
18 – Better Judgement
16 – Merdeka, Red Impulse
15 – Japinga, Valadyium
For all the latest info (including Points Table & Honour Roll) on the Series click here – 2024 NSW Picnic Champion Series
