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Arjaybee impressive on debut; Scott making good progress

Arjaybee impressive on debut

The Chris Bothwell-trained Arjaybee  made a winning debut at Otaki on Thursday, coming from last under apprentice Taiki Yanagida to blouse her rivals late in the Aquashield Roofing 3YO Maiden (1200m).

The victory was an emotional one for Stratford-based Bothwell, with the daughter of Highly Recommended named after his late father and former training partner Dick (Richard John Bothwell).

With no exposed form to go off, punters neglected the $23 chance who finished best of all.

A $22,000 purchase at Karaka Book 3 from the Long Acres Stud draft, Arjaybee is out of the winning King's Chapel mare Sandra.

"Not long before Dad passed away he came down to the stables when four horses came back from the sales and this is the girl that he really liked," Chris Bothwell said.

"The owners were very kind and named her after Dad.

"She hasn't done much wrong. She has shown an awful lot the whole way through."

Scott making good progress

Mornington trainer Brett Scott is conscious and talking as he recovers from being kicked in the head by a horse last Wednesday.

Scott's wife Kylie said the popular ex-pat Kiwi has no memory of the incident, but he has made positive progress easing out of an induced coma.

"We went in and saw him last night, he's been moved into a ward," Kylie Scott told RSN927.

"He is conscious and answering questions.

"I sat down and asked him if he knew what had happened and he said no, and I told him he'd been kicked in the head by a horse.

"All he wanted was a cup of tea. He got a little bit agitated and wanted to get out of the bed, but we settled him down.

"Just seeing him awake was amazing and knowing that he was conversing with me – even though it was gibberish – but he was still talking to me, it was an amazing feeling."

Scott sustained a small bleed on the brain in addition to facial injuries which required surgery.