VILLA TINO was given a good break after his last run to iron out some concerns.
It was a long and patient build-up, and we elected to give him a couple of trials close to home and first-up on the home track the Supido gelding rewarded all involved.
From barrier two Reece Jones elected to push forward and take a sit off the leaders, turning into the straight the inside opened up and the 4YO let down with a devastating burst to go home by 2.2L.