Bonny Under Fire Photo by Photography by Jodie Hallows
Outstanding young reinsman Stuart McDonald makes no secret that five-year-old Bonny Under Fire is capable of reeling off a final quarter in 27 seconds, and it is that turn of brilliance that should enable the Victorian-bred mare to prove hard to beat in the $35,000 Races For Roses at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
A victory in the 2503m stand would give Oakford trainer Ross Olivieri his third success in this event, after successes with Yippy Yi Yo in 1998 and Arctic Fire in 2011.
Bonny Under Fire will start off 20m and McDonald is sure to be happy to keep the mare in a rearward position before calling on her to unwind her typical flourishing finishing burst.
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