Harness Highlights

By Tim O’Connor (HRV)

Earlier in the night at Geelong, One Over All produced a devastating staying performance from the breeze to win the Haras Des Trotteurs McNamara Memorial Trotters Cup.

The Jess Tubbs-trained (Myrniong) squaregaiter sat parked throughout the Group 3 clash and drew clear in the home straight to beat early leader Cuchulainn (Chris Svanosio) by just over three metres.

The mile rate of 2:01.4min was a new 2570m standing start record at Beckley Park, and Sugars was understandably thrilled with the effort.

“He’d put the writing on the wall that he’d come back pretty good obviously last week (when third in the Maryborough Trotters Cup), but even I had concerns once I got left in the open right from the word go with the leader running along like that,” Sugars said.

“But he’s a wonderfully talented horse when his mind is on the job, so it was great to see him get the job done the way he did tonight.”

One Over All, who only arrived in Australia from New Zealand in October last year, has now won 10 races from 34 career starts.