The prediction last week that the Bathurst trained gelding Ziggy Rocks would take home the 2019 Christy Park Cherry Festival Cup was spot on. Given the perfect sit behind the leader Maximus Red, trainer and driver Mat Rue made his move in the closing stages of the 2100m feature race to record a half neck win.
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Favourite backers got off to an indifferent start in race one when Sweet Sangria ($1.90) finished third behind eventual winner Pom Pay ($21) and another outsider in the locally trained Corporal Jujon ($19).
The second race was a much more rewarding experience for the favourites when Cathy Brown ($1.75) led throughout to narrowly defeat the polemarker Neverhaveiever ($41), driven by Blake Micallef for Alectown trainer Stan Townsend.
Race three produced a battle of the favourites with Brobenah Boy ($3.70) producing a strong finishing burst from sixth at the bell to win.
Regular visitor to the Young track, Angela Hedges again showed her driving abilities with a convincing win behind Womenwhiskeyngold for Forbes trainer Garry Eyre in race five.
With three scratchings in race six, the Murringo duo of Nathan and Garth Hoy struck with the seven-year-old veteran Gosling In Flight ($41), running home in great style to record his first win.
Our Sams Home set the pace early in the penultimate race, but was eventually lost by half-a-neck to Our Buller Boy ($41), with Davids Hope ($51) a similar distance away in third place.
Meanwhile, Sports Runna ($3.60) took out the final race of the night.
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