Lindsay Park chase 2025 Warrnambool Racing Carnival success

The Lindsay Park team didn’t find success with Mr Brightside in Hong Kong, but they’re ready to regroup for a big week at the Warrnambool jumps carnival.

Mr Brightside was unplaced in the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m), finishing last in a rare off day. The stable reported via social media that he had recovered well from the effort.

“Mr B has pulled up well and is already home in his box getting stuck into his dinner,” the post read.

“After today he will spend a couple of weeks in quarantine in Australia before travelling home to Euroa.”

It was his worst career finish from 44 starts, 43 of which came for Lindsay Park.

Attention now shifts to Warrnambool, where the Hayes brothers will line up seven runners on Tuesday, including jumps hope Port Guillaume in the Brierly Steeplechase (3450m).

Lindsay Park’s roots in jumps racing go back to founder Colin Hayes, and the team is eager to add a feature steeplechase victory to the flat wins they secured at last year’s carnival.

Port Guillaume, who finished second in last year’s Galleywood Hurdle, has been aimed specifically at the Brierly after input from Tom Ryan.

Once considered a Cups hopeful, he transitioned to jumps racing in 2022 and placed third at Pakenham on April 13.

“That was his first race (this time in), and he was still getting used to them,” Hayes said.

“His first couple, he didn’t jump them well, but his last couple were his best.

“We have schooled him since and he schooled a lot better, and he’s woken up and now knows what he is to be expecting.

“We had a good talk to Tom about him, and he said to stay with the steeples. His last few were his best jumps and it’s all a confidence thing with him.”