Robinvale Pacing Cup on Sunday

25 March 2015 | Cody Winnell
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Ringtripleowe for trainer Ronald Francis and reinsman Alex Ashwood won at Melton earlier this month.

Ringtripleowe for trainer Ronald Francis and reinsman Alex Ashwood won at Melton earlier this month.

ROBINVALE Harness Racing Club will host its annual pacing cup meeting on Sunday at Mildura.

The eight-race program kicks off at 1.13pm with the feature race scheduled to be run at 4.58pm – the 2015 Pat Walsh Memorial Robinvale Pacing Cup.

The race is a mobile-start R2-R4 class event over 2190 metres and has attracted an eight-horse field.

Polemarker Bettatobelucky has won 17 races from 52 starts and placed on 14 further occasions.

The bulk of the gelding’s wins have come at Broken Hill where he won the Coughlan Drilling Pty Ltd Pacing Cup last March over 2500m in 2:03.8.

Trained by Donald Pimm the six-year-old gelding’s regular reinsman Cassie Robinson will take the reins on Sunday.

Merbein South trainer Jason McGinty will line up nine-year-old gelding Wrinkle Knutt in the Cup with Jacob Kerridge in the sulky.

Wrinkle Knutt was a winner at Mildura last January in a C1 in 2:02.4 and has won 12 races from 208 starts with a further 56 minor placings.

Kilbirnie North View has drawn barrier three for Koorlong trainer Frank Cavallaro and concession reinsman Nathan Weightman.

Kilbirnie North View has won only five times from 70 goes but has placed on 17 occasions and won at Broken Hill three starts back.

Eight-year-old gelding Franco Talon has run his past 29 races at Globe Derby but is now in the Red Cliffs camp of trainer/driver Kate Attard.

Franco Talon won a trial at Mildura on March 20 over 2190m in 2:02.8, defeating Did It Alone by a half-head.

Four-year-old entire Thats Rite is Frank Cavallaro’s second runner in the race, drawn gate five for local reinsman Luke Watson.

Thats Rite ran fourth behind Heza Showman last time out at Globe Derby and had run three minor placings at Mildura, Charlton and Globe Derby prior to that outing.

The son of American Ideal has won 10 of his 33 race starts and placed on 12 further occasions, so he should be hard to hold out here.

Soho Jagger is a four-year-old gelding from the Irymple stables of Bros Devcic and has drawn widest on the front line for the Cup in barrier six.

The son of Art Major looked a picture last weekend at Ouyen and ran his usual honest race. Despite the gate he could give plenty of cheek here.

Superstar Express will start from inside the back line for trainer Terry Gange and reinsman Damian Wilson.

Superstar Express won back-to-back races at Mildura recently after a long run of outs and has greeted the judge in first place on 13 occasions in his 137-start career.

Rounding out the field will be Ringtripleowe for nomadic reinsman Michael Bellman, who is in top form.

Ringtripleowe was a Melton restricted winner three starts back in 1:57.6 and finished second in a C2 at Yarra Valley two starts back.

Ronald Francis trains the seven-year-old at Woodstock.

 

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