Fastest heat winner Lala Kiwi will have to overcome box four in Saturday’s night’s TAB Australian Cup final.
The draw for the $300,000 to-the-winner final was conducted on Sunday morning, after eight sensational heats were run last night.
With inside boxes considered a big advantage over the 525m journey, Lala Kiwi looks well placed, especially considering her star kennelmate Zippy Tesla (box 3) has a tendency to cut hard to the rail at box rise.
Orlando, trained by little known Lee Moore at Bagshot, came up with the coveted box one, the best performed draw over the track/distance in the past 12 months.
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2022 TAB AUSTRALIAN CUP FINAL (525m)
Saturday 26 February – First prize $300,000
1 ORLANDO (Lee Moore, Bagshot VIC)
2 DAPH’S ASCEND (Andrea Dailly, Anakie VIC)
3 ZIPPY TESLA (Andrea Dailly, Anakie VIC)
4 LALA KIWI (Andrea Dailly, Anakie VIC)
5 IMMUNITY (Jason Thompson, Pearcedale VIC)
6 PADDY WANTS PATS (Kelly Bravo, Freshwater Creek VIC)
7 GYPSY BUN (Andrea Dailly, Anakie VIC)
8 TITAN BLAZER (Daniel Gibbons, Avalon VIC)
Reserves
9 ASTON RUPEE (Glenn Rounds, Devon Meadows VIC)
10 RICCARTON RICK (Robert Redenbach, Cranbourne VIC)
HEAT WINNERS
(Fastest to slowest)
- 29.61sec Lala Kiwi
- 29.74sec Immunity
- 29.75sec Zippy Tesla
- 29.80sec Daph’s Ascend
- 29.83sec Gypsy Bun
- 29.86sec Orlando
- 29.87sec Paddy Wants Pats
- 29.92sec Titan Blazer
