MICK Tubman expects patience to payoff after Red Henno won for the first time in nine months at Kembla Grange on Saturday.
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The four-year-old was spelled for 31 weeks with ongoing leg tendon problems, before finishing fifth in a Benchmark 65 three weeks ago.
But Tubman still has high hopes and a city win in mind for Red Henno, after Bobby Elissa led all the wey to hold off the fast-finishing Robert and Luke Price-trained Elouera.
“I thought he rode him a treat, it could be a good horse,” Tubman said.
“He’s injury prone, strained his tendon.
“So we took him out and brought him back, I thought he’d win last start. He’ll win in town, I reckon.”
Tubman said he will consider his options for Red Henno, with a midweek race in town likely on the agenda.
Tubman’s other starter Dreams Alive could only manage a fifth-placing on Saturday, two lenghts behind Gwenda Markwell’s Midnight Ride.
Tim Barrow
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