By Len Baker
Kilmore’s nine event card was run on a rain-affected track last Tuesday, featuring victories to local area trainers Robbie Walters, in charge of the Ben Yole’s Tasmanian team, and Bolinda’s Brent Lilley.
Nine-year-old American Ideal-Lombo Glad Rags gelding Ideal Investment with ex-Tasmanian reinsman Jack Laugher in the sulky landed the 1690-metre C and M Build Group Pace.
The gelding was restrained from inside the second line as the start was effected to settle at the tail as Kilmore-trained Silky Smooth Express led from gate three.
Going forward three wide solo in the last lap, Ideal Investment sustained a long run to prevail by a neck over the leader, which had every chance, with Illawong Phoenix third a half neck away. The mile rate 2:02.3.
Stable concessional reinsman Brent Murphy, driving filly Itz Bull Speed Ahead for Lilley in the Momentum Gaming Pace over 2180 metres, destroyed most quaddie punters after winning at odds of $34.
Taken back from gate four to possie four back in the moving line as Our Kinky Boots led from gate two, Itz Bull Speed Ahead finished best to account for the fast-finishing Jaxon Beach from the tail by 1.6 metres in a mile rate of 2:03.4. Rainbowsend was third, 2.4 metres back.
‘Lil’ was to bring up a double after three-year-old Wishing Stone-Exit gelding Tripod defeated his older rivals in the TAB Trotters Handicap over 2150 metres.
Raced by Kilmore’s Julie Mifsud and driven by husband Aussie, Tripod angled to be one/one on the final bend before running home stoutly to prevail by 6.9 metres from Eva Image in a rate of 2:07.1. Di Li ran her usual honest race for third, 1.4 metres away, after racing parked and striding clear in the last lap.
Mount Cottrell trainer Jeremy Quinlan snared the Beraldo Coffee Pace over 1690 metres with Our Cheeky Devil, a five-year-old gelded son of Shadow Play and Riverside Oakes.
Other winners were Cranbourne part-owner/trainer Terry Howard with gelding Rosanna Rebel to land the Jet Roofing 2Y0 Vicbred Pace over 1690 metres; Longlea trainer John McDermott scoring with mare Waikare Colleen in the 1690 metre New Life Laser Therapy Trotters Mobile; and Miners Rest owner/trainer Nick Edwards combining with Heathcote’s Shannon O’Sullivan to capture the MC Security Trotters Mobile over 1690 metres with La Bella Figura.
Strathfieldsaye’s Julie Douglas and stable driver Ellen Tormey snared a double with Didshedoit taking out the Grays Bendigo Pace over 2180 metres and ex-Kiwi four-year-old gelding Golfo Paradiso in the Carlton and United Breweries Pace over the same trip.
Kilmore harness races will return on Thursday, August 25.
