Ron Quinton’s Monton has won the Group 2 Villiers Stakes at Warwick Farm Racecourse last Saturday December 17, 2011.
The five-year-old gelding won the Group 2 Villiers Stakes by almost one and a half lengths ahead of second place-getter Kontiki Park and third place runner King Lionheart.
Monton jumped from the outside barrier of 16 and was no closer than five wide throughout the entire running of the race.
Jockey Hugh Bowman partnered Monton to his hard-earned victory.
“It was a courageous win, he did it the hard way,” Bowman said.
“I thought I cannot win going back and I cannot win driving him forward, I just need a bit of luck.
“I did not get in so the horse did it the hard way and he was strong on the line.
“When you have a horse, and when they are in a nice rhythm, I would rather be wide than in, as you are not going to run into any trouble.
“The thing about him is that he can quicken up in the field, but I was not confident that he was going to do that at the 900m and I thought I was in trouble.
“But I did not panic, but when I did ask him to go he was able to get around the bend without being impeded, and when I balanced up I had four lengths to play with and he was strong on the line.
“It means a lot when you are working with the horses (and Quinton) and this is up there with my wins as Ronnie is a great friend and mentor. It is great that he has a good horse again,” he said.
Trainer Ron Quinton was thrilled that Monton was able to post his sixth win from 20 starts in the 2011 Villiers Stakes.
“The horse has gone the right way. He remained calm and cool and he was good. He did not have a lot of luck in the running, but he overcame it,” Quinton said.
Monton has now won more than $425,000 in prize money during his horse racing career.
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2011 Villiers Stakes Results & Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | MONTON | Ron Quinton | Hugh Bowman | - | 15 | 58kg | $12 |
| 2 | 12 | KONTIKI PARK (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | Brenton Avdulla | 1.3L | 13 | 52kg | $14 |
| 3 | 1 | KING LIONHEART | Gai Waterhouse | Nash Rawiller | 1.4L | 2 | 58kg | $14 |
| 4 | 11 | MISS KEEPSAKE (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Josh Adams (a) | 1.7L | 11 | 52kg | $31 |
| 5 | 14 | LIGHTINTHENITE | John O’Shea | Christian Reith | 2.1L | 7 | 52kg | $5F |
| 6 | 5 | ALEXANDER OF HALES (USA) | Chris Waller | Peter Robl | 2.9L | 14 | 54kg | $61 |
| 7 | 10 | FIBRILLATION | Tim Martin | Corey Brown | 4.6L | 10 | 52kg | $7.50 |
| 8 | 8 | NEW DAY RISING | Gary Portelli | Chad Schofield (a) | 4.7L | 5 | 53kg | $6.50 |
| 9 | 4 | ALTERED BOY | Chris Waller | Danny Nikolic | 6.4L | 12 | 54.5kg | $26 |
| 10 | 6 | EREWHON | Peter Snowden | Tommy Berry | 6.9L | 8 | 54kg | $14 |
| 11 | 13 | TINDAL | Wendy Roche | Sam Clipperton (a) | 7.4L | 3 | 52kg | $101 |
| 12 | 3 | SHADOWFAX (NZ) | Mark Kavanagh | Glyn Schofield | 10.5L | 6 | 55kg | $6 |
| 13 | 15 | VIVA LAS | Neville & Christopher Voigt | Daniel Ganderton | 11L | 16 | 52kg | $26 |
| 14 | 9 | LEBRECHAUN | Matthew Dale | Brendan Ward | 12.8L | 4 | 52.5kg | $41 |
| 15 | 16 | WITHOUT COMPROMISE | Kevin Moses | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 13L | 1 | 52kg | $41 |
| 16 | 7 | ZARA DANCER (NZ) | Jim & Greg Lee | Adam Hyeronimus (a) | 28.5L | 9 | 54kg | $15 |
