THE Leigh and Jake Davis stable had a high opinion of Rainbow Titan going into the Bathurst Gold Crown Carnival, so it was a rewarding moment for the father-son combination to bring home silverware with their promising colt.
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Rainbow Titan ($12) led all the way in Wednesday night's $15,000 Bathurst Gold Crown Silver Consolation (1,730 metres) with Jake Davis in the gig, scoring by 2.3m over the charging Promising ($21, Gemma Hewitt) in a surprise quinella.
Odds-on favourite Bettor Keppel ($1.40, Amanda Turnbull) ran along the outside of Rainbow Titan throughout the trip but faded over the final 400m to finish in last place.
Jake Davis said Rainbow Titan - a $7,000 purchase from last year's Australian Pacing Gold Sales in Sydney - has the potential to be a star horse for the stable.
"I probably didn't have to pull the plugs on him in the end, I just got a bit excited," he said.
"When the favourite was peeling off I was feeling quite confident. I let him cut loose. He's a great horse and we're very happy with him. Probably off to the APG's now, where he'll need a bit of luck.
"He handled that run really well and his work up to know has been really good. We're just hobby trainers really, so when you get a horse with this sort of ability it gives you a bit of spark."
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Davis always liked his chances in the Silver Consolation since Rainbow Titan didn't have the opportunity to showcase his full potential in the heats.
"I think in his heat he didn't have much luck. He was under a bit of pressure from the horse on the outside then the favourite came around and he ended up three pegs. He didn't get the run to the line that we'd hoped for," he said.
"We thought we had a shot to make the Gold Consolation, and he was second emergency, but in the Silver we knew he'd be a big hope. We have a big opinion of the horse."
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