Skywalker Gold’s win in the Joe Hardy Memorial Semi-Final brought home festivity
The race card of Sunderland includes three events of the Joe Hardy Memorial Semi- Final, among which the chase of Skywalker Gold was spotlighted due to his out class win. The Grade OR race covering the trip of 450 meters entailed the purse of £150, which
was impressively won by trainer T Soppitt’s Skywalker Gold.
Commencing from trap 5 with an inspiring chase, the black dog eventually succeeded in vanquishing his contender Prestonaintalkin, by 3 ¼ lengths. Trainer J Hayton’s black dog sent in with 7 -2 odds lost the chance to grab the spotlight, although he kept
on surging through the pack of hounds in urge to hit the wire.
Wearing orange and white jacket Skywalker Gold was swift form the beginning of his combat, which later on became an advantage for the 2 - 1 hound.
For trainer T Soppitt, the three-year-old consistently rallied through the track with an amazing promptness, due to which he was soon able to attain the pointer spot.
In total 27.01 seconds, Skywalker Gold not only won the purse and confirmed his trap for the finals, but he was also declared as the speedy winner of the show.
Besides the show stealer, the winner of the first semi-final was trainer C Allsopp’s Ballymac Ace. The black dog was not sent in as the most favourite hound of the show, but very intelligently he took full advantage of the situation and unveiled his hidden
talent.
With amazing promptness and swiftness, the trap 1 racer dashed through the trail with the odds of 7 – 4. Wearing red and white jacket C Allsopp’s hound soon accomplished in acquiring the lead. Sustaining at the head start station, it took him 27.28 seconds
to cross the wire at the first place.
Besides winning the purse and securing his place in the final round, the three-year-old dog’s impressive race assisted him in over throwing trainer M Daniels’s Manilla Flash, by 14 lengths. Inauspiciously the black dog severely got obstructed during the
first bend.
Right after the conclusion of the first show, the trap doors opened up for the Joe Hardy Memorial Semi-Final 2.
D W Wilkinson’s trap 6 racer Elwick Ghost with the odds of 7 – 2, astonished the whole race course with his fanatical performance. Due to his hasty and rapid chase the two-year-old managed to achieve the pointer spot, from first till the third bend. Later
on when he found himself few lengths away from the wire, the hound greased his elbow and rallied all the way until he was able to hit the wire at first place.
The three victorious winners of the Joe Hardy Memorial Semi-Finals have secured their traps for the big day, but all eyes are on the show stealer Skywalker Gold, whose affluent chase supported him to push the boat out.
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