The Penny drops

The Chris Alford factor did the trick for Kyabram-trained Gallifrey Penny on Friday night at Shepparton.

Driving the Kati Gunn-trained pacer for the first time, record breaking reinsman Alford made every post a winner over the 1690 m dash to end a winless 14-race streak with the six-year-old Sutter Hanover mare.

Gallifrey Penny had not saluted