Manilla Flash wins The Owlerton Bookmakers Sprint at Sheffield
Manilla Flash stunned all by winning the Grade OR The Owlerton Bookmakers Sprint event over five other opponents including the favourite on January 17 at Sheffield. The race was contested over a distance of 280m.
The victorious dog wrested victory from Droopys Peaches, Bowtime Honcho, Two For Atanner, Black Silver and Drumcrow Dav.
The only favourite hound of the race was, Black Silver, who finished fifth, as the event turned to be a thrilling competition.
When the race began at 21:02, nobody was expecting Manilla Flash to cause such a titanic upset. The black dog broke from trap 5, and established an early pace, but ran with the crowd till the middle of the track.
For the rest of the distance, Manilla Flash and Droopys Peaches ran parallel. Both the hounds were in excellent spirit, and were h**l-bent to browbeat each other, but neither of the two was ready to surrender.
The dog and the b***h fought hard for victory. Just a step away from the finish line, both were rubbing shoulders locked in a fierce competition filled with immense thrill and sensation, making it a nail-biting event.
The sky-rocketing enthusiasm of both the runners was worth-seeing. Finally, Manilla Flash’s went away with the rub of the green, and the son of Disguised managed to cross the boundary line just .03 seconds ahead of his competitor.
Trained by M Daniels, the winner ended up with top spot for the third time in a row. Whelped in October 2008, he started his career in March 2011. The dog went winless for the first 10 races of his career.
Manilla Flash’s performance was absolutely outstanding. Daniels admired him a lot, hoping for a bright future for him.
Droopys Peaches also exhibited a brilliant run, and battled for the top spot till the last moment, but failed to win. The black b***h, however, finished second after breaking from trap 1. Whelped in September 2007, the daughter of Droopys Geneva is
trained by E T Parker.
The third position went to Bowtime Honcho. Breaking from trap 2, the black dog completed the distance in 16.63 seconds, as he trailied by 3 ¼ lengths. The son of Top Honcho is trained by J Sharp.
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