Racing: OTI farewells run of bad luck

Earlier in the week the OTI Stable lost the former Sandown and Geelong Cups winner Ibicenco. Photo / Thinkstock

A harrowing week was all but forgotten for OTI Racing with the back-to-back wins of Renew and Au Revoir at Sandown.

The OTI Racing-owned Renew won the Sandown Cup over 3200m before French-trained stayer Au Revoir was successful in the Zipping Classic over 2400m.

Earlier in the week, the OTI Stable lost the former Sandown and Geelong Cups winner Ibicenco, who was put down after a paddock accident, while Lord Van Percy succumbed to injury and was a non-acceptor for Sandown.

Trained by Frenchman Andre Fabre, Au Revoir is now likely to be aimed at next month's Hong Kong Vase (2400m).

Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, Au Revoir ($4.60) scored by a head from Epingle ($11) with Prince Of Penzance ($3.30) 2 lengths away third.

"It was bad start to the week but here we have two winners, so it's remarkable," OTI's Terry Henderson said. Au Revoir was one of four OTI Racing horses which came out from Europe for the Melbourne Spring Carnival and he will stay in Australia with Peter Moody.

Henderson said the entire would be monitored in the next few days to determine whether he stayed in training with Fabre and was to be aimed towards Hong Kong.

- AAP