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New Zealand Racing News
Thursday, June 28 2018

Jockey Damian Browne has only one reservation as he chases a Caloundra Cup victory at the Sunshine Coast on Megablast.

Browne was furious on Wednesday when stewards suspended him for two months on a handling charge involving Fighting Teo who was unplaced as favourite in a race at Caloundra three weeks ago.

He is able to ride on a stay pending his appeal and an internal review of the decision.

Megablast is trained by former star kiwi jockey Nigel Tiley who reported the gelding knocked a sesamoid meaning he missed the Gr.2 Brisbane Cup and last Saturday's Gr.3 Tatts Cup.

He will now run in the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) on Saturday as a lead-up to the Gr.3 Queen's Cup (3200m) on July 14 after a longer than planned space between races.

"He will be suited by a wet track but it has been a month between runs," Browne said.

Megablast,who has won five of his 10 starts on heavy tracks, has had two starts this campaign in Queensland finishing sixth in the Gr.3 Chairman's Handicap (2000m) at Doomben and third in the Gr.2 P J O'Shea Stakes (2200m) at Caloundra.

Tiley is best remembered in Australia when as a jockey he had an outstanding autumn carnival in 1982 winning the Tancred and QE Stakes (Prince Majestic), Doncaster and All Aged (My Gold Hope) and the Sydney Cup (Azawary). 

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