Kilmore wrap-up

By Tim O’Connor (HRV)

Dean Braun produced Holy Basil for a long-awaited victory in the Bob Cain Memorial Winter Championship (second heat) at Kilmore last Saturday night.

The injury-plagued seven-year-old had not prevailed since success in Tasmania during March of last year, but showed significant improvement third-up from a break to claim his eighth win at just start 13.

That was the first of two wins for driver Nathan Jack, who then claimed the Bob Knight Memorial with Ross Graham’s Major Manbar.

The Long Forest trainer-driver, husband-wife combo of Andy and Kate Gath secured the evening’s other winning double thanks to the efforts of Pull The Other Leg and Central Otago.

Pull The Other Leg produced a stunning finale from last to win the Vin Knight Memorial before Central Otago closed the card with a front-running success in the Roger Reeves Memorial Trot.

Aaron Dunn’s impressive four-year-old Eyethink continued to build on an outstanding career record by winning the first heat of the Ken ‘Snowy’ Chapman Memorial Winter Championship.

The Horsham horseman sent his charge forward and quickly found the front, and despite some early pressure from Hes Olly, was able to control the early stages of the race before ripping home in 27.3 and 27.9 closing quarters.

Eyethink has now won seven of 16 lifetime starts.