Greyhound Racing
29 April, 2024
Lightning strikes twice
Six race meetings over the past three weeks have been held at the Horsham Greyhound Racing Club and local trainers have again been around the mark leading in their fair share of winners.
It was a case of lightning striking twice when local Nhill conditioner Andrea Gurry landed the first four in the free for all event on the 9th of April race card and in doing so pulling off the near on impossible feat for the second time in as many weeks.
Westar Commander this time turned the tables on Fitzroy Bale in another head bobbing affair with only a small margin separating the two in a quick time of 23:26sec, with Spring Port a close third and Yanic Bale fourth. Congratulations Andrea on an amazing feat done twice.
Fitzroy Bale and Yanic Bale backed up and competed on the 19 th of April race card and again finished first and second in best of the day time of 23:41sec this was followed by victory to Hartley Bale on the 23rd of April.
Hartley Bale was forced to come from near last early on, using the rails run to keep punching up and win in the last stride by a head in the time of 23:63sec.
Tracey Salter and Greg Turnbull (Crowlands) classy chaser Lightning Jedda continued her winning ways also on the 9 th of April card, displaying her customary early speed to lead all the way over the longer 485m journey stopping the clock in 27:59sec.
Team Fullerton (Red Cliffs) were also successful on the 9 th of April card when Dash of Sally hit the line first in a grade five 410m event. Positioning second early Dash of Sally was too strong in the run to the line overpowering her competitors to win comfortably in 23:50sec.
It was the start of a charmed run for the fortnight of racing when the team followed up with winners on the 16th and 19th of April race cards.
Rising five and half year-old Miracle Belle showed age was just a number when jumping straight to the front comfortably winning her grade five 410m event in 23:65sec.
Pressure Rising followed suite three days later performing the same straight to the front method and displayed a great front running effort to win well in 23:83sec.
Garry George (Beulah) and Heather Baxter (Murtoa) were both successful on multiple race cards on the 12th of April card with Patriot James for George leading all the way over the 410m event and winning with ease in a best of the day 23:58sec run.
Music Lesson for Baxter was forced to do it the hard way coming from well back early in the field, to then assume control of the race turning for home before having to fight off challenges to win a head bobber under extreme pressure.
Both trainers then struck again on the 26 th of April when Solo Effort for Baxter and Spin And Burn for George both broke their maiden grade and both in impressive style.