Well, it was full of thrills, spills, shocks and clocks as the Ladbrokes Mobile Arc took place at Swindon this afternoon, offering a spectacle of the best OR action you'll see anywhere.
The first race really summed up how the afternoon was going to go, when the well fancied Sawpit Sensation was knocked out of the competition. Seen by many as the big player this year, he never really got going early doors and got thumped at the bend. Alas, game over, and for the bookies it was a winning heat, having seen the odds of Sensation go from 4/5 to 4/7.
And of course, the big story of the day was the clock breaking run by Slick Santiago. Bigged up in this blog by yours truely, the race panned out pretty much how I thought. Farloe Titan got a very good early start, however Santiago saw him off down the back. Thus, he romped up to a very good 2 1/2 length win in a new track record run of 28.21. I must admit, I didn't think it looked very 'clock breaker' like, having initially thought Jazz Apollo had come close to the clock. Alas, a very good win, but the draw in the next round does him no favours.
There wasn't really alot of luck for the local runners, with only 2 going through to the next round. Ding Hero ran a credible race and just got up on the line when it mattered to finished 3rd in his heat, whereas Ballymac Cryan put in a really good run behind Spinkys Nod. Fingers crossed one of these, ideally both, can get through the next round.
I'll be posting a preview of the next round up in the next couple of days, so watch this space!
Chris
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