Bannockburn owner/breeder Doug Webster would have been all smiles following the victory of his consistent Jeremes Jet/Winsome Glory filly Dougs Limousine in the Bertocchi Smallgoods 3Y0 Pace over 2180 metres at Terang on Wednesday night.
Trained by brother Geoff, Dougs Limousine, driven by Nathan Jack, was given a sweet passage from gate two, trailing the well-supported first-starter Truth And Courage from the local stable of Marg Lee.
Using the sprint lane, Dougs Limousine finished best to register a head margin over another first-starter in King Of Rocknroll, which faced the breeze for the majority of the trip, with The Jet Player (one/three – three-wide last lap) a head away in third place.
It was Dougs Limousine’s first success at start number 13, returning a mile rate of 2:02.7.
As is usually the case at Terang, horses trained in the Western District were prominent during the night, with 4Y0 Art Major/Landsita entire Keayang Squizzy scoring an impressive victory in the Agrimac Pace for C0 class over 2180 metres when making his first race appearance.
Trained by Marg Lee, Keayang Squizzy, driven by son Jason, led throughout from the pole, winning by an untouched 6.2-metre margin in a rate of 2:00.4 from Echo Rising, who came from last, after galloping away from gate five and Atticus which trailed the winner.
Woorndoo trainer Bob Mahncke snared the Directwear Pace for C1 class over 2180 metres with Kiwi bred Live Or Die/Regina Coeli 4Y0 gelding My Mojito in a rate of 2:01.0.
A winner first-up on Australian soil at Ararat on October 21 followed by a third at Terang on November 15, My Mojito with Ararat based Mick Bellman in the sulky, led throughout from gate two, accounting for Bad Billy (one/one – three wide home turn) by four metres, with the heavily backed Ritzy Fitz seven metres away in third place after facing the open.
Inverleigh trainer Bob Kuchenmeister received a tonic when 7Y0 Modern Art/Kyrsta gelding Im Notta Trotter greeted the judge in the Terang CRT Store Trotters Mobile for T0 & T1 class over 2180 metres.
Driven by Brooke Sadler as Bob has been laid up after a track accident, Im NottaTrotter spent most of the race three back along the markers from gate four, moving to race outside the pacemaker The Counsellor for the final circuit.
Striding clear approaching the home turn, Im Notta Trotter safely held the hot favourite Sunofatrump which followed him home by 1.2 metres, with The Counsellor holding down third 13.5 metres away. The mile rate was 2:04.4.
Ararat owner/trainer/driver Emma Hamblin landed the Terang HRC Life Members Pace for C2 & C3 class over 2180 metres with 8Y0 Village Jasper/Ive Got Rhythm gelding Broadway Classic, leading throughout from gate two in scoring by 1.8 metres from Im Intense (one/three – three back the markers) and Adams Express which trailed the winner. The mile rate was 1:59.8.
The all conquering Smythes Creek (Ballarat) stable of Emma Stewart landed a double at the meeting, 4Y0 Art Major/Lombo Little Dippa mare Chequeitout (Nathan Jack) leading all of the way in 2:03.7 to snare the Book For New Years Eve Pace for C0 class over 2180 metres and in-form Jeremes Jet/Hawthorne 6Y0 gelding Our Missionary Man (Jason Lee) taking over with a lap to travel in the Dick & Anne Box Pace for C4 to C6 class over 2180 metres to account for Narre Boy from last and No Bettertime (one/one) in 1:57.2.
Bendigo trainer Maree Campbell’s 4Y0 Union Guy/Ally Shazamm mare Union Ally returned to her best form when victorious in The Standard Vicbred Platinum Country Series E for C1 class over 1680 metres.
Raced by a large group of the fairer sex under the banner of Girls Unite Syndicate, Union Ally with Grant Campbell in the sulky, was restrained from gate two, settling near last, with the speed a cracker being set by Keayang Kallisto.
Moving forward with a three-wide trail in the final circuit on the back of Citysneak ahead of her, Union Ally despite being four wide on the home turn, finished at a great rate to blouse Keayang Kallisto by a half head in a tricky finish, with Citysneak third 1.7 metres away. The mile rate 1:56.8.
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