Terang Pacing Cup

By Tim O’Connor (HRV)

Four rivals from last weekend’s action-packed Ararat Pacing Cup will chase glory in tonight’s $50,000 Group 2 feature at Terang.

Runner-up behind Perfect Stride on Sunday was Bettor Be The Bomb, and Basil Dooley’s consistent top level performer is set to line up in the Terang Co-Op Pacing Cup alongside third place-getter Demon Delight (Emma Stewart).

Emerging stars Kimble (Matthew Craven) and Highway To Heaven (Margaret Lee), who engaged in an early speed battle at Ararat and dropped out to finish at the tail of the field, are also among the nine acceptances for the clash over the 2680m staying trip.

Also making the trek to Terang is Dean Braun’s gun Willie Go West, who contested this month’s A.G. Hunter Cup, Michael Stanley’s rejuvenated gelding Rackemup Tigerpie and Andy Gath’s quality Kiwi import Tango Tara.

Rounding out the field is Stewart-trained stablemates Like A Wildfire and Phoenix Prince, who have drawn barriers seven and eight respectively.

$50,000 TERANG CO-OP PACING CUP (GROUP 2) 2680m

1–239 v KIMBLE, Matthew Craven

2–710 HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN NZ, Jason Lee

3–483 v DEMON DELIGHT

4–s10 WILLIE GO WEST NZ, Chris Alford

5–186 v RACKEMUP TIGERPIE, Michael Stanley

6–503 TANGO TARA NZ, Kate Gath

7–141 LIKE A WILDFIRE NZ, David Moran

8–920 v PHOENIX PRINCE, Jodi Quinlan

9–652 v BETTOR BE THE BOMB, Kerryn Manning