BONNIE O’Reilly smashed her previous best time on her way to a dominant victory in Monday’s Duke’s Ladbrokes Previews 1 Win Stakes (307 metres) at Kennerson Park.
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Trained by Eglinton’s Richard Board, Bonnie O’Reilly ($2.80) picked up her 10th career victory in a flashy time of 17.76 seconds.
Reciprocal ($16.50, Barry Conwell) and See Me Now ($1.60 favourite, Mary Hughes) were the placegetters.
Handler Jamie Evans never ceases to be impressed by Bonnie O’Reilly’s consistency.
“That’s the quickest she’s gone. She’s a good honest bitch and she puts in 100 per cent all the time,” he said.
“The older she gets she improves. It all comes down to early mornings and hard work. Richard Board puts in a lot of work with her.”
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Bonnie O’Reilly and Reciprocal were by far the best beginners out of boxes one and seven respectively.
After 50m the duo had two lengths on the chasing pack.
Reciprocal started to lose touch with Bonnie O’Reilly on the turn while favourite See Me Now drew up on his outside in a dice for second.
See Me Now struggled to get around the outside of Reciprocal and in the meantime Bonnie O’Reilly was busy extending her lead.
Bonnie O’Reilly had previously run a 17.92 over the sprint distance at Bathurst but she found another gear on Monday to reach a new benchmark.
She finished just shy of six lengths clear of her nearest challenger.
Reciprocal fought on after a brief contact with See Me Now to hold onto second by half a length.
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Alexander Grant
Part of the Western Advocate's sports desk in Bathurst.
Part of the Western Advocate's sports desk in Bathurst.
