Arty’s party spoilt

By Tim O’Connor (HRV)

SHEPPARTON GOLD CUP

The crowd reached fever pitch as hometown hero Lochinvar Art looked set for a fairytale return to the track, but it was Spirit Of St Louis who spoiled the Arty party with a brilliant win in the Shepparton Gold Cup.

The pint-sized Belinda McCarthy-trained gelding backed up his Bendigo feature triumph from seven days earlier thanks to another perfect drive from young gun reinsman Jack Callaghan, who had the back of the local champ for the last lap and then pounced on him in the straight.

In the end, Spirit Of St Louis won by 3.5m over Lochinvar Art, who ran a brave race first-up from a long injury-enforced break.

With the assistance of the speed set by Mach Da Vinci out in front, Spirit Of St Louis clocked a new Shepparton 2690m track record mile rate of 1:55.6min, which was half a second quicker than the original mark held by Lochinvar Art and Im The Boss.

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in the 18 January 2022 edition
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