With only two horses in work at his Muckleford camp, harness racing trainer Chris Angove would achieve quite a remarkable feat if he were able to secure a Group 1 winning double at Tabcorp Park Melton tomorrow night.
But he’s a genuine live chance with his pair of juvenile trotters both well in the market in the finals of the Empire Stallions Vicbred Platinum Home Grown Classic Finals.
Sundons Courage (by Sundon out of Truscott Photo) has won three from four starts and defeated Charlie Runkle in his Platinum heat by 2.1 metres.
Having secured gate one for tomorrow night’s final over 1720 metres, the impressive young squaregaiter has to be considered a huge chance at securing the lion’s share of the $50,000 stake money with reinsman Haydon Gray in the cart.
Angove then puts the polish on Truscott Law (by Lawman out of Yankee Truscott) in the fillies’ final, the last-start Maryborough heat winner to come out of gate four for driver Ashley Matthews.
The Home Grown Classics are Races 3 and 4 on the Melton card and will be run at 6.28pm and 6.57pm.
VIDEO: Sundons Courage wins his Vicbred Platinum heat
by Cody Winnell
Related Links
- Fields for Tabcorp Park Melton, Saturday 23 May 2015
- Form guide for Tabcorp Park Melton, Saturday 23 May 2015