ID start may be out of reach

By David Brehaut (HRV)

Earlier in the night at Kilmore on Friday, last year’s Inter Dominion third placegetter Just Believe ($2.15 favourite) made it back-to-back feature victories in the Group 2 $30,000 MC Kilmore Trotters Cup (3150m).

Having his third start since joining the Myrniong stable of Jess Tubbs, Just Believe found the lead with 2500m to run and was never seriously challenged in scoring by 4.2m from backmarker Havehorsewilltravel ($16), with Baltica ($7) fighting on strongly for third after facing the breeze.

Driver Greg Sugars told TrotsVision that they had gone into race after winning the Shepparton Trotters Cup thinking that Just Believe would be close to peak fitness.

“He did it comfortably,” he said.

“We really like him. He has a bright future.”

While Tubbs and Sugars are keen to get him into the Inter Dominion, Just Believe is not yet ranked high enough to take part in the series.

“It’s a bit unfortunate there’s only 24 spots. I believe there should be 36. It makes a trick to get a horse into it,” Sugars said.

“We’re working towards making it.”