Ballarat Cup: Can Basil drop a Cup Bomb?

23 January 2021
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Tonight's PETstock Ballarat Pacing Cup appearance might be Bettor Be The Bomb's first crack at a Group 1 contest, but his closest friend has long treated him like an elite level performer.

Allendale horseman Basil Dooley gets much of the praise as current trainer of the in-form seven-year-old, however his partner, Paula Martin, has also had a long and close association.

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