\u201cI was shocked to see the TAB had opened him up at $13,\u201d Pinn said. \u201cHe is just an absolute machine and I thought he played with them today. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt panned out perfect. I had myself mapped to be outside Here To Shock, but there was a little more speed than I thought. They ran at a genuine pace, which was good, we were in a good rhythm, never spent a penny and he has blown them away. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe is very special, I think he can win a Group 1 at 1200m and 2000m. He has got a very bright future.\u201d <\/p>\n
Greene was overwhelmed by the enormity of what had transpired, and he was thrilled to get the home Group 1 victory for his group of supporters. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a huge crowd for him here today and what a win, he just dominated them,\u201d Greene said. \u201cHe brained a really good field and that\u2019s how good he is, he is a really top-class horse. <\/p>\n
\u201cHis work on Tuesday was unreal, he just gets better and better, it is amazing.\u201d <\/p>\n
Greene is now looking to test his charge over more ground in the Group 1 Sport Nation Otaki Maori WFA Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie in a fortnight, with a long-range goal of testing First Five\u2019s talent across the Tasman next spring. <\/p>\n
\u201cI guess we will run up at Ellerslie in a couple of weeks and give him a go over a mile,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere is not really much else left for him unless he is crossing the Ditch, which is a difficult thing to do at this late stage of the prep. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no reason why that isn\u2019t something he can do in the spring.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bred by part-owner Gerald Shand, First Five is by Almanzor out of six-win mare Payette. It was a lucrative day at Te Rapa for the family, with his full-brother Rambling On coming up a long head short of victory in the $350,000 Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic earlier on the card. <\/p>\n
First Five has now won eight of his 20 starts, including two at elite level, and has earned north of $810,000 in prizemoney. <\/p>\n
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