The Damien Lane trained Kanguru, has been a stranger to the winners circle of late, however that all changed in race two on the Newcastle card over 1350m on Saturday.
Ridden out fairly by Serg Lisnyy, the runner moved up positively to eyeball Le Grande. On straightening the benchmark 65 handicap field were all given every opportunity heading for home, however midway down the straight, Kanguru raced off to steal the prize, with a superior effort, chalking up another win for connections.
KANGURU 5yo Bay Gelding |
Mr A R Skulski, Mr P K James, Mrs J L James, Mrs N Izzet, Mr H Izzet, Mrs J L Skulski, Mr P A Skulski, Mr B A Withnall, Mrs A M Withnall, Mr M E F Young, Mrs L T Young, Mr P G Anderson, Mr I J Meredith, Mr R Connell, Mr K B Watkins, Mr S Bugeja, Miss E A Izzet