French Lace seals Grade A3 500m race at Sheffield
Unexpectedly and stunningly, French Lace trounced her potential opponent, and the joint favourite runner of Grade A3 event of 500m category, Rubio, to commemorate a glorious victory at Sheffield track on January 19.
In the nail-biting competition, the black b***h ran against Rubio, Smooth Dreams, Tewmax Hannah, Patricias Boy and Carrigeen Ted.
With French Lace in trap 2, the break call came at 13:44. The b***h took a fantastic start, defying her opponents and taking the lead just a few yards away from the starting point.
As she was trying to maintain a safe distance from the back runners, Rubio caught up with her, and a fierce contest started between the two hounds.
For a few yards, the two ran parallel, but French Lace managed to outstrip her nemesis. On the other hand, Rubio seemed to have lost interest once the eventual winner ran away, as his pace dropped dramatically.
The front runner took long leaps to reach the finish line in 29.66 seconds, with a margin of 2 ¼ lengths.
The daughter of Rakane Bunty achieved top position after a gap of four races. The veteran b***h started her career in June, 2010. Whelped in August 2008, she is trained by A Mckenna.
The upset she triggered last night was surprising to many. By beating her two joint favourite rivals, the b***h accomplished a hallmark which earned her £89 coupled with immense applause.
The bettors, who underrated her before the start of the race, were regretful in the end as their favourite duo had disappointed them badly.
With this triumph to her credit, the b***h is likely to draw big bankroll in her upcoming racing events.
Rubio, despite turning in a decent effort, had to rely on the second position. After breaking from trap 1, the black dog bridged the distance in 29.84 seconds. The son of Boherduff Light commenced his career on July 7, 2009 at the same venue. Whelped
in January 2008, he is trained by E T Parker.
Smooth Dreams finished third in the race, trailed by 4 ½ lengths in the end. Breaking from trap 4, the b***h consumed 30.20 seconds to cross the boundary strap. The daughter of Mild Flavour gets training from J M Walton.
Overall, it was an exciting and thrilling race enjoyed a lot by the local spectators.
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