Tomlinson hoping for Way Coola result at Winton

By Jonny Turner 

Kerryn Tomlinson is hoping the good times can keep rolling at Winton on Sunday.

Tomlinson has been in the winner’s circle on the biggest stage already this week, driving To The Moon And Back to a New Zealand Cup Day victory on Tuesday.

Tomlinson will seek more success this week at Winton with her own trotter, Way Coola.

The mare starts in Sunday’s Gold Chip Final (4.09pm) after making a surprising mistake on the home turn of her latest start at the same track.

Tomlinson admitted the error was her fault, though as the horse’s breeder, owner, trainer and driver she didn’t have too many people to answer to.

“She was cruising at the time and I just asked her and she got a bit of a fright.”

“It was a bit of a shame, but it was my fault.”

“She’s usually pretty reliable and hopefully she can do things right this week.”

Way Coola faces a 30m handicap at Winton, but nearly all of the legitimate winning threats in the race are on the same mark.

“There are a couple of nice ones in there but it probably isn’t any harder than last start.”

“She has come through that run pretty well and if she can bring her manners she should be a nice chance.”

Tomlinson lines up another runner from her stable on Sunday in Dare Devil.

The pacer ran on into fifth in his last start at Oamaru.

“He is actually the galloping pacemaker for Way Coola.”

“He is a bread and butter horse and you are relying on where he ends up because he can’t do any work in his races.”

“He is following out Van Liberty this week, so if he stays handy he might be able to get into it.”

Tomlinson teams up with Gasherbrum for trainers Neil Edge and Ngaire Buchan after the horse finished eighth on New Zealand Cup Day.

“If he can back up from Tuesday he should be a good eachway chance.”

“He did a bit of work early, so it wasn’t an easy run.”

“He was in great form before that and it is a step back on Sunday.”

Tomlinson takes four drives on Sunday with the Peter and Mitchell Robertson trained Double Time also among them.

“He was a bit disappointing in his last start at Oamaru so he is going to have to be on his game."

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