Last Saturday night, The Meadows hosted the the Group 3 Top Cat New Year’s Cup Final (600m) where Ultra Rumble claimed an upset victory.
Trained by Darren McDonald, Ultra Rumble ($14.70) defeated long-priced outsider Chloe Allen ($28.60) by 3.25 lengths with the consistent Aint Workin a further 4.25 lengths for third after running on the fence.
It was a devastating finish Flash Of Light, the odds-on favourite at $2.60 coming in second last.
Ultra Rumble (Spiral Nikita x Spiritual Rumble) claimed the $15 000 to-the-winner prize after working hard to cross the field from his wide box six draw before overtaking early leader and eventual runner-up Chloe Allen on the back straight.
The winner, a finalist in last year’s Hobart Thousand, ran a sharp 34.68 over the 600m, not quite as impressive as his 34.29 best time over 600m, securing his 17th victory from 54 starts for over $48 000 in stakes earned.
2010 New Years Cup Final Results:
Placing |
Greyhound |
Trainer |
Margin (from winner) |
| 1 |
ULTRA RUMBLE |
D N McDonald | - |
| 2 |
CHLOE ALLEN |
S J Collins | 3.25 |
| 3 |
AINT WORKIN’ |
L DELBRIDGE | 7.50 |
| 4 |
SMOKIN ICHIBAN |
M Wallworth | 8.25 |
| 5 |
BARNIK BOY |
J A Selleck | 8.50 |
| 6 |
BLITZEM BALE |
S J Collins | 11.50 |
| 7 |
FLASH OF LIGHT |
M A Delbridge | 15.25 |
| 8 |
DOMINO VITALI |
J D Fisher | 17.50 |
