Beast and a treble
Pat and Cliff Smith of Wonwondah unleashed new kennel star Beast Classified at Sunday’s Horsham Greyhound Racing Club meet, stepping out for his second career start to win by 10 lengths.
Garry George, of Beulah, also had a day to remember with three winners and two placings from his five runners.
It was a quiet night for locals at the first meet of last week, on Tuesday, with Horsham’s Bill and Helen Hartigan the only local kennel to lead a winner in when Kraken Paddy saluted in the smart time of 23:46sec.
Slow away Paddy mustered quickly and took control on cornering. Turning for home it was just whether he could hold on, and that he did, winning by half a length.
Sunday was when the locals struck back, training the first five winners on the card and a total of nine of the 12 winners – a fantastic effort.
Team Hammerstein, of Ararat, kicked things off, winning the first race on the card with Aston Western.
Positioning second early on, he was able to grab the early leader 50 meters from home and went to the line in 23:29sec.
Then followed a double for the team, when Spirited Avenger produced a superb run.
Coming from behind after being trapped wide throughout, Spirited Avenger swept down the outside to win in 23:52sec.
The Smiths’ Beast Classified then exploded from the boxes and just kept widening the gap, going home a massive 10-length winner in a flying daytime best of 23:03sec.
George had a day to remember training a treble of winners.
Pretty Panama come from behind to win her maiden in 23:63sec. Lady Affogato then pinged the lids and was never seriously challenged, going home a four-length winner in a flying 27:18sec time over the 485m trip.
Detrimental then brought up the treble, also jumping straight to the front. She was a twolength winner, giving nothing else a chance in a flying 23:13sec.
It was then club president Ian Bibby’s turn and he, too, had multiple winners. Orson Fury and Crymelon Comet both won for the kennel.
Fury produced a last-to-first run, sweeping down the outside to win in 27:35sec. Crymelon Comet positioned up second early then railed perfectly, straightening up and running away a two-and-a-half length victor in 23:28sec.
Sleek Blazer for the Fullerton team of Red cliffs came from behind. Stuck midfield early, she straightened for home and worked hard out wide and went to the line in a head bobbing finish, winning by a nose in the smart time of 23:29sec.
The club’s next meeting is on Tuesday.