Sport
28 June, 2024
Favourites and rank outsiders shine at race
Last Friday’s race meet at the Kilcoy Race Club had an interesting mix of results, as no trainer or jockey had more than one victory among the nine races.
The favourite triumphed in the first, fourth, seventh and ninth races while the winners of the second, third and fifth races were rank outsiders.
On a track rated a Good 4, the three triumphant rank outsiders had been towards the back of the pack for a while.
Races four, five, six and eight were tight, as the gap between the first and second place-getters ranged from 0.3 to 0.5 of a length.
In the other races, the winning margins ranged from 1.5 to 3.8 lengths.
The first race was 800m before the others ranged from 1200m to 2076m, while the feature event was the Kilcoy Exchange Hotel Cup Class 2 Handicap which was the final race of the day.
In this 1200m race, the Shaun Dwyer-trained and Emily Lang-ridden Becamo lived up to the favourites tag as Becamo had the most decisive win among the nine races.
The previous race, also 1200m, had the closest margin as the winning horse was Stormtrooper while the runner-up was Storm Force Ten.
Kilcoy Race Club chairperson Con Searle said it was a wonderful day of racing with an excellent crowd, while everyone enjoyed the day.
“Kilcoy is just becoming more popular, not only with trainers and owners but with patrons from all over the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane,” he said.
“I am hoping that we will conduct an annual Kilcoy Exchange Hotel Cup race day each year.
“It’s in acknowledgement of the Kilcoy Exchange Hotel’s major sponsorship.
