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Ranger wants ibetX Scottish Derby glory
Feb 25th
Droopys Ranger stole the spotlight on Tuesday night which saw him bag a victory in the final of the Owlerton Bookmakers Dual Distance Cup 500m.
Ranger showed sheer determination as he sprung out of trap four into the clear. It wasn’t an easy journey as he was up against a classy field, but fortunately for him half the field got caught up at the first bend, which pretty much gave him the edge on the night.
The dog, which only cost just over £3,500, has already started to impress owner David Roberts and trainer Christine Parker. Yesterday’s victory marked his second competition of the year, and as a result they have decided to set their sights on bigger things.
Parker said in the Racing Post: “He’ll probably go back to Sheffield next week, and we don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves, but the ibetX.com Scottish Derby at Shawfield isn’t out of the question.
“We’d take him for a trial first, though. I think we learned that with him when we went to Sunderland without a look round – he didn’t trap like he can and then found all sorts of trouble.”
The ibetX Scottish Derby boasts an impressive first prize of £25,000 and is scheduled to take place in early April. Trainer Pat Rosney, last year’s winner with Cabra Cool has also got his sights set on a return to the Shawfield track.
Newlawn Class, November Weather and Tullymurry Act are three hugely talented four-benders representing Rosney, who will be aimed at not only the ibetX Scottish Derby, but the Ladbrokes Irish Derby and also the William Hill Derby this summer.
Bateson retains her title at Shawfield
Dec 6th
Ardkill Tunoco (5-2) credited trainer Julie Bateson with back to-back wins of the ibetx.com St Mungo Cup. Tunoco produced a tremendous performance to reverse Boherna Best’s All England Cup form in Saturday’s £2,500 final on the 480m track at Shawfield.
Bateson always looked like retaining the title once Tunoco had flashed out of the traps and got first run on Best, who gave chase but never threatened to catch up with the leader.
Tunoco ultimately scored by more than five lengths from kennelmate Target Gold, who stayed on late to pass the All England Cup champion for second.
The winning time of 29.36 sec reflected a surprisingly slow track. Bateson said: “I don’t think the slow going affected the outcome, although I suppose it might have helped Target Gold get second as he’s a really strong runner.”
“We’ve always said Ardkill Tunoco is very good when he gets it right and that’s just what he did this time.”
“The St Mungo is a fantastic old competition with a brilliant trophy and one I’ve always targeted since I got a licence. A lot of credit and thanks are due to ibetx for stepping in at short notice to ensure it went ahead this year.”
B.Shah