The Alex Ashwood-trained Major Fire wins at Cranbourne on February 10, 2024

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Major Fire, driven by Tayla French and trained by Alex Ashwood, wins the Cranbourne Fencing Mares Pace (1609m) on Cranbourne Cup night on Saturday, February 10, 2024.  Video courtesy of TrotsVision and Harness Racing Victoria

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00:00 The most brilliant winner in the previous but still have a lot of good action to come including the Toronto's equivalent

00:06 After this race six set the mayor's field of ten without the reserve three a mile

00:10 6789 rating green lights up on the neutron equine gate there away major fire at 320 horse six from gate five the favorite

00:17 There's plenty of horses away quickly

00:19 You'll spot the same colors to the outer and to the inner

00:22 For the promised land on the inside Sarah - sloy black with gold disc for both of them

00:26 Promise land pace very roughly restrains back to fourth Sarah - sloy from the inside went through and led from Candy's butterfly

00:32 Three me is major fire is three deep and five meters gypsy princess is on the leaders back in the white bridle

00:38 Promise land went awkwardly on the first spin

00:40 But she's got into a nice spot

00:41 One out one back and in the running line is promise land and they will follow back on the inside by heavenly charm

00:47 I think came she's a daydreamer

00:48 Label be sure in the yellow quarters is out wider second last is Nikki na na and back at the rear is norms lady

00:53 That went very quickly early

00:55 26.9 for that first quarter of the race and now major fire is sent to the front by Taylor French leads the way by four

01:01 meters

01:01 But had to go very quickly like a scooter to get to the front on the leaders back in second is Sarah - sloy and label

01:07 Bijou now moves up three deep candies butterfly looking for cover three deep with cover Nikki na na

01:12 Gypsy princess three back the inside heavenly charm fall back on the pegs promise land is locked up in the center three wide and three

01:18 Back. She's a daydreamer and norms

01:20 Lady is a long way back about 15 to 20 from the lead and held up at the moment

01:24 31.4 the second quarter down the back

01:26 It's major fire by four meters a line of three second third fourth

01:29 Sarah - sloy candies butterfly label Bijou in it to outer to back in the three wide train Nikki na na

01:36 She's a daydreamers three back in that line promise land next in the center three back the inside gypsy princess fall back on the pegs

01:42 Is heavenly charm norms ladies weaving through three back the one outline and she's a daydreamer is very wide

01:47 They third quarter was in twenty eight point five at the top of the straight the front runner here is still major fire by two

01:52 Or three meters to candies butterflies run a race promise land down the outside

01:56 They will follow getting through by Sarah - sloy and then came Nikki na na inside the last 50 major fire in front is

02:03 Holding off a war of the major fire and major fire will hold on

02:07 Major fire a half neck now flashing through heavenly charms run second third a head away was

02:14 Promise land and fourth candies butterfly reckon that's one two, three four then came as behind those then

02:21 - Nikki na na Sarah - sloy she's a daydreamer label Bijou and gypsy princess and

02:28 I think that's all of them was a punched up finish

02:32 29.4 final quarter and the time for the mile 156 point two

02:36 first six major fire Taylor French

02:39 $382 on super tab

02:42 Photo for second and third goes to ten heavenly charm James Herbertson to 20 and third seven promised land John Caldo 610

02:49 first horse number six second ten third seven six ten seven of the three numbers in the frame and

02:56 Fourth is potential the one where it's going to be close first horse number six major fire fourth five

03:02 So first horse number six major fire

03:04 They may have six years by art major out of sparks under fire

03:07 Race for CA Lee a M Ashwood our Henderson and DJ carol and DW Mary Alex Asher a trainer Taylor French the driver

03:13 Tenth would in his career break

03:15 $75,000 in prize money with that win so six ten seven five six ten seven five first horse number six major fire

03:21 Second to ten heavenly charm James Herbertson the driver third seven promised land John Caldo

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