With gun Dubbo youngster Tom Pay in the sulky, Monica Betts’ veteran bay gelding Snoop Stride booked his place in the $13,000 final of the Star Trek Series this Friday when he scored a narrow win in the second of the heats (2,120 metres) conducted at Dubbo Paceway on Sunday.
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Snoop Stride was sent out a $2.80 favourite and did the right thing by punters in one of the closest finishes on the card.
On the line, the six-year-old had a half-head to spare over Brocks Under Fire ($4.40) driven and trained by The Lagoon based Nathan Turnbull.
Brocks Under Fire appeared to be doing enough to keep Snoop Stride at bay but under the vigorous urgings of Pay, the latter did just enough in the drive to the line.
The official margin was a half-head, with a further 12.9m back to the third-placed Rowdy’s Ace ($4.40, Jordan Reynolds).
