CYCLONE Kate lived up to her name on Saturday night as she flew home from near last to win the Bathurst Mayors Cup (2,260 metres).
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Trained and driven by former Bathurst resident John McCarthy, the five-year-old mare came from sixth at the 850m mark to win in a class record 1:54.5 mile rate.
That added to the 1,730m Bathurst class record 1:54.1 effort she clocked as a four-year-old on December 26, 2015.
“We felt like we were running really hard the whole way and I was pretty glad to be where I was at the time,” McCarthy said.
It was a three-wide move that led McCarthy to success with his Mach Three x Eyre To The Throne mare, who made it four wins from nine starts this season.
While McCarthy had to restrain her at the start after going from barrier six, when she was unleashed her turn of speed was impressive.
She prevailed by 1¾m over Ultimate Art ($5.10) with a head back to Yayas Hot Spot ($6.70) in third.