Warwick's Les Clarke takes home Allora Cup
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RACE 5: A field of four greeted the starter in the final event, with Sun Will Shine finishing the day with a dominant win.
The eight-year-old gelding led to the turn, and proved uncatchable in the straight, giving Tom Dougall a winner on the card after training the runner-up in the first race.
Result -
1. SUN WILL SHINE (Trainer: Tom Dougall, Jockey: Nathan Evans)
2. SNIPETRON (T: Michael Frappell, J: Kenji Yoshida)
3. THERE'S NEMO (T: Steven Thomas, J: Melody O'Brien)
Margins: 2 lengths x 5 lengths
Time: 1-04:29
RACE 4: The Allora Cup has gone to Warwick.
Local trainer Les Clarke has claimed the feature race of the day, with Drum Master recording a dominant win in the Benchmark 60.
The four-year-old led around the bend and was never in danger in the home straight, booting home to win by over two lengths from favourite Mac's Boy.
Results -
1. DRUM MASTER (Trainer: Les Clarke, J: Michael Schrapel)
2. MAC'S BOY (T: Ben Park, J: Kenji Yoshida)
3. WILL TO RULE (T: Rod Hilton, J: Brad Appo)
Margins: 2.5 lengths x 2.25 lengths
Time: 1-10:75
RACE 3: Rocky Halo has burst home from second last on the turn to break his maiden in the third on the card.
Third place-getter Naughty Corner led upon straightening, but was no match for the heavily-backed winner.
Result -
1. ROCKY HALO (Trainer: Mark Palmer, Jockey: Sally Sweeney)
2. MATCH DAY (T: Bob Mahon, J: Beau Appo)
3. NAUGHTY CORNER (T: Geoffrey Hardy, J: Michael Schrapel)
Margin: Half neck x length
Time: 1-32:04
RACE 2: A late surge has given Kenji Yoshida his first winner of the day, with Fine Eyes getting the chocolates.
The Rex Lipp-trained mare was supported in the market, and the five-year-old repayed punters faith.
Result -
1. FINE EYES (Trainer: Rex Lipp, Jockey: Kenji Yoshida)
2. NAUTICAL LAD (T: Jennifer Spencer, J: Sally Sweeney)
3. JOURNALIST (T: Ben Robinson, J: Shaun Bayliss)
Margins: Half length x nose
Time: 1-21:37 (manual)
RACE 1: The well-backed Lover in Flight held off a fast-finishing Rumba Laara to claim first-past-the-post honours in the Anthony Parker Painters Plate over the sprint-trip of 800 metres.
It wasn't easy work for Jodi Worley's mount, who had to withstand a protest from fourth-placed Real Dynamite.
Result -
1. LOVER IN FLIGHT (Trainer: Paul Grills, Jockey: Jodi Worley)
2. RUMBA LAARA (T: Tom Dougall, J: Shannon Apthorpe)
3. POP 'N' ZAC (T: Shane Green, J: Kenji Yoshida)
Margins: Short half head x 1.4 lengths
Time: 0-46:00 (manual)