“Italian Stallion wins first heat of The Great Western”
The Great Western is a WA bred restricted series over 400m conducted at the Mandurah track. The race was first run in 2006 when Just Got Paid won for John Iwanyk, notable winners since include Bomber Command (2010), Man Dime (2012), Fire Blaze (2017), Mermaid Monelli (2020) and Apache Havoc (2024). Three strong heats were run tonight with first and second placegetters progressing to next Friday’s final along with the two fastest thirds. Heat One belonged to Italian Stallion who overcame box six with an excellent getaway, winning by two lengths over Aussie Gem in 22.51. Heat Two produced an upset result with 16/1 shot Biscotti Blast defeating odds-on favourite Elite Deluxe in 22.51. Heat Three was won by Catch The Feels, who pinged to the front and scored by three lengths in 22.50 over West On Cole. The box draw for next week’s final :
- ITALIAN STALLION
- SUNSET BERSERK
- ELITE DELUXE
- CATCH THE FEELS
- AUSSIE GEM
- BISCOTTI BLAST
- WEST ON COLE
- SECURITY SPOT
- MY BOY BEAST
- SUNSET MIRAGE
HOUNDS TO FOLLOW :
Race 1 Number 2 ON RED ALERT : Put it all together, racing away late to score by six lengths.
Race 4 Number 7 NOW SEE HERE : Flew home out wide to snatch second and looks close to a win.
Ryan Levitzke (commentator)