Kiwi harness racing mare Utmost Delight showed her toughness by bravely fighting back to win when looking beaten at Tabcorp Park Melton in Australia on Saturday night.
Racing against a small but strong field in the Gr3 Pure Steel, Utmost Delight sat parked for the majority of the race before rallying late in the run home to claim a narrow short head win in a gruelling 3 way battle up the home straight.
Utmost Delight (Bettor's Delight-Victor Supreme) ran the 2240m mobile in 2-39.3, a mile rate of 1-54.4
Trainer Steven Reid was looking to get the classy mare to the bigger track in Sydney he told harness correspondent Adam Hamilton earlier in the week.
4 | 8:03pm | EDGELL SIDEWINDERS THE PURE STEEL (GROUP 3) | 2240M |
$30,000 M0 Or Better. PBD/$L4. Mobile | Final Results |
Pl | Horse | Prize- money |
Row & Br |
TAB # |
Trainer | Driver (C = Concession) |
Mgn (m) |
Starting odds |
Stewards' Comments |
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1 | UTMOST DELIGHT NZ | $ 17,100 | Fr5 | 5 | Steven Reid | Greg Sugars | $ 1.90 fav | 3WE OLM 2 SWAB | |||
BAY MARE 5 by BETTORS DELIGHT USA out of VICTOR SUPREME (NZ) (PLACID VICTOR NZ) Owner(s): C J (Charles) Roberts Breeder(s): C J (Charles) Roberts |
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2 | SHADOW REIGN | $ 4,500 | Fr1 | 1 | Wayne Potter | Gavin Lang | SHFHD | $ 15.20 | GS WC L 1 | ||
3 | AMPLE POWER | $ 3,000 | Fr4 | 4 | Emma Stewart | Chris Alford | HFNK | $ 5.50 | PRS 6 D/F | ||
4 | MAKES EVERY SCENTS | $ 1,500 | Fr6 | 6 | David Aiken | Kima Frenning | 3.50 | $ 17.00 | RAS 8 | ||
5 | EGODAN | $ 900 | Fr2 | 2 | Kevin Pizzuto | Todd McCarthy | 5.30 | $ 3.10 | PRS GS UCL 4 HUE | ||
6 | LOVE INA CHEVY NZ | $ 600 | Fr3 | 3 | Lance Justice | Lance Justice | 8.00 | $ 22.50 | 3 |
Scratchings | |
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All started |
Track Rating: GOOD | Gross Time: 2:39:3 | Mile Rate: 1:54:4 | Lead Time: 44.3 |
First Quarter: 29.5 | Second Quarter: 30 | Third Quarter: 28.3 | Fourth Quarter: 27.2 |
Margins: SHFHD x HFNK |