Roy is a big, naturally cowy horse with a super quiet trainable temperament. He is fast and strong and just finds campdrafting easy”.
~ Pete Comiskey
Pete Comiskey & Bryony Puddicombe are always on the lookout for a good horse. One they can campaign and one they believe will go all the way.
At the Landmark Classic in 2016 Pete and Bryony saw one of those horses. A young 2 yo Acres Destiny colt out of the well-known brood mare Bangtail Roy Ell. He is a full brother to Wally Rea’s REVLON (ACA Open Horse Title winner), and out of the same mare as Mick & Lenore Coles CATS ROYELL, a previous winner of the Landmark Classic Open.
Pete and Bryony were familiar with both sisters and held them in very high regard, as not only had they both won major events during their careers, they were very consistent, big, fast and could really cutout.
Pete has always had success with Acres horses and loves that particular cross. This coupled with the fact that he and Bryony are always chasing “bigger” horses, made the decision to purchase the colt Nashvale Roy Ell Destiny easy as he is a bigger stronger horse. So they took him home for the long preparation for the return trip to Tamworth for the Landmark Classic.
In 2018 Roy won the Comet Futurity and in 2019 he finalled in the Landmark Classic, finishing equal 7th and picking up bonus cheques along the way. The remainder of 2019 saw him return to the training paddock with lots of steady work and mustering, mostly with the then 6 yo Peter Comiskey, in preparation for the 2020 Rookie season, which Covid 19 prevented from happening. He continued to develop nicely and Pete was excited what he would produce when competition resumed.
2021 saw Roy return to the competition arena with wins in the Novices at Tambo and Clarke Creek before heading to the Triple Crown. At Condamine he only started in the Novice and scores of 89 and 87 saw him finish =7th. Chinchilla saw him win the Novice with 88, 89 and 90.
Warwick saw him cement his reputation as a rising star. Pete only started him in the Stallion Draft and the Gold Cup and a 90, 89 and 83 in the final saw him finish 10th in the Gold Cup and he ran off the Cutout in the Stallion Draft with 24.
Pete sings Roy’s praises as a nice horse to have around but prefers to leave the big reputations for the horses to earn for themselves. Nashvale Roy Ell Destiny may be the horse that does just that!