Max Delight, trained by David Aiken and driven by Nathan Jack, wins the 2024 Group 2 Bendigo Pacing Cup at Lord's Raceway on Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Footage courtesy of TrotsVision and Harness Racing Victoria
Footage courtesy of TrotsVision and Harness Racing Victoria
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00:00 22 triple 8 as they get close to the start beyond delight is the favorite
00:07 mobile swings into the back straight the garage Bendigo pacing cup 2650 a bit
00:16 over two and a half laps and they're ready to go the green lights on they're
00:21 racing Serge Blanco began brilliantly on the inside and had no trouble leading
00:25 out it's Serge Blanco in front of our Vincent Cango and Hurricane Harley from
00:29 the inside of the back row had little trouble holding leaders back a triple
00:33 eight slots into a nice position as they go into the first turn he's one out one
00:37 back as Cosimo dropped to the pigs three back the inside then came max delight
00:41 who's gonna make a move now max delight there's not a lot of pace on here and
00:45 max delight who's been in terrific form of light hooks to the outside and is
00:49 going to move up on the outside of Serge Blanco as they into the top of the
00:53 straight he's gonna put the pressure on he's dashed up to have a crack for the
00:56 lead max delight he's got the speed to do it well there's a change up you
01:00 wouldn't have seen earlier on and it's max delight taking over now a Victoria
01:04 Cup winner here a previous place getter in this race from last year he's been in
01:09 great form and it's max delight leading the way Serge Blanco running second then
01:14 came our Vincent can go without cover hurricane Harley three back the inside
01:18 Cosimo fall back on the pegs from triple eight leader backs off the tempo now
01:22 then came ultimate Vinnie from Coravelli star and the favorite beyond the light
01:26 is last as they work their way into the back straight they're about to complete
01:30 a lap but they've really steadied up again and max delight is the leader max
01:35 delight from Serge Blanco third is our Vincent can go and he's starting to get
01:39 a bit keen sitting without cover third fourth the insiders hurricane Harley
01:43 gets a cheap run around it is triple eight and then came ultimate Vinnie
01:47 around cuz Cosimo second last Coravelli star the favorite beyond the lights at
01:51 the tail of the field 35 off the lead lead time in one 18.6 that's the time it
01:57 took from the start of the race to the 1600 now they're going through the first
02:00 quarter of the last mile and it's max delight leading three meters to our
02:04 Vincent can go and Serge Blanco's third fourth on the outside is triple eight as
02:09 they swing into the straight 1200 left to go in the garage Bendigo pacing cup
02:13 hurricane Harley three back the inside Cosimo fall back the inside from
02:17 ultimate Vinnie then Coravelli star and beyond the line it's gonna have to be a
02:21 big effort to win from there he's 30 meters off the lead the favorite with a
02:24 lap to go first quarter in 30.3 and max delight leads from our Vincent can go
02:30 who's been without cover all of the way Serge Blanco third will await the Harada
02:34 Trotters sprint lane triple eights poise one out one back outside of hurricane
02:38 Harley then ultimate Vinnie next the inside Cosimo from Coravelli star and
02:43 beyond the light 800 meters to travel second quarter in 30.1 and it's max
02:48 delight three meters clear our Vincent can go second Serge Blanco third they
02:52 start to just quick and appreciably now from triple eight outside hurricane
02:56 Harley they are getting going beyond the light comes out three wide triple eight
03:00 went in front of him they head off the back straight max delight goes to the
03:04 400 three meters clear our Vincent can go is battling on okay Serge Blanco
03:09 awaits the run then triple eight out three wide beyond the delight following
03:12 him home up to the turn max delight leads third quarter in 28 Serge Blanco
03:17 is into the clear the sprinters on now hurricane Harley gets out as well max
03:21 delight later Serge Blanco comes to the outside it's max delight in front Serge
03:26 Blanco trying to cut him down it's max delight and Serge Blanco max delight in
03:31 front and an inspired drive from Nathan Jack what an effort what a comeback
03:35 hasn't this horse found his mojo he's won a Victoria Cup here and now a
03:39 Bendigo Cup max delight is beaten Serge Blanco and hurricane Harley then came
03:44 Cosimo with Coravelli star further back then would have been ultimate Vinnie with
03:50 triple eight beyond delight and our Vincent can go the final quarter in 26
03:56 three mile rate 157.4 for elder Baron Park well well well he's got a turn into
04:04 one of the industry's favorite horses max delight he he might have been closer
04:11 to retirement than actually winning another feature race and it's amazing he
04:16 seemed to find his mojo when he went to Wagga to win a race and since then he's
04:20 taken out the Young Cup a fabulous performance to win the free-for-all at
04:23 Melton an inspired drive from Nathan