Adelle hits right note on debut

By Tim O’Connor (HRV)

A well-travelled trotter that once spent time with the late great Gavin Lang, bobbed up to win at massive odds for champion horsewoman Kerryn Manning on Saturday night.

Having her first start for the Great Western trainer-driver, Adelle ($26) forecast a promising future in the Victorian squaregaiting ranks with a narrow but tough success in the Reliance Real Estate Trot.

The daughter of Orlando Vici has only been with Manning just over a month, but she headed to Tabcorp Park Melton confident of a good showing after some exciting signs on the training track.

“She’s been working really, really good at home. Works like a really nice horse,” Manning said of the former New Zealander.

“I’ve watched her replays and she either goes really good or she gallops. So, I was hoping tonight she went really good and, yep, we got that.

“She’s been (with me) long enough to get a good grounding on the track and obviously came from racing, so she was fairly forward. I didn’t have to do a lot with her to get her fit.”

Manning settled the five-year-old midfield in the running line from her back row draw and peeled three-wide down the back straight the final time. She loomed up to early leader Swiss Miss and race favourite Hopeful Beauty approaching the turn, but took until the last 50m to wrest the lead and win the race.

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