Brooklyn Bridge dominates Riverina Championships heat

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00:00 St Veron won a Western Region final here back in December 2022 at Riverina Paceway and Brooklyn

00:07 Bridge. Certainly knows his way around here, formerly trained by Ellen Jones and picked up

00:12 a Riverina Championship here. So they're getting set now, the Jacinda Bowdell-Holmes Riverina

00:18 Championship Colts and Girlings, Heat 1, all set. Green light is there and they're away. So

00:26 Brooklyn Bridge is the favourite in the race. It's edging forward here for Cam Hart on the outside.

00:31 Going forward also is Waratah Loo, my ultimate snowy pushing up. Joyce's lad on the inside,

00:36 are we happy to let a few go in front of it. So around the first turn they go here, a field of

00:40 seven and as they reach that first bend, initially it was my ultimate snowy in front, but being

00:44 attacked on the outside by Brooklyn Bridge, who'll eventually get the front ahead of it.

00:49 Just behind it there is Waratah Loo who takes cover and it's Brooklyn Bridge who gets the front

00:54 and leads out by about five over Waratah Loo in second. Then came my ultimate snowy running third.

01:00 Joyce's lad is fourth, he's four back the inside. They're in single file here in the early stages,

01:05 being followed by Fashion Icon. Towards the back is Sweetheart Barton, last of all is St Veron.

01:11 So inside the mile they go, a 47.2 lead time and it's Brooklyn Bridge. Certainly knows his way

01:17 around here at Riverina Paceway, formerly trained in the Riverina and leading out by about five here

01:22 in second is Waratah Loo who follows it. Then came my ultimate snowy and behind those then to

01:26 Joyce's lad. Then came Fashion Icon, behind those Sweetheart Barton, who's just a little bit keen,

01:31 it's back second last and following it St Veron back in last and for the time being must be about

01:35 35 to 40 off the leader, which is Brooklyn Bridge. So into the straight they come, they're heading

01:40 down towards the 1200 metres here. So recapping it was a 47.2 lead and a first quarter of 31 seconds.

01:47 Brooklyn Bridge doing everything right at the moment, comes down to the judge with a circuit

01:51 to go. In the first heat for the boys of the Riverina Championship, a circuit to go. Brooklyn

01:56 Bridge, no cause for alarm at the moment, comfortably in front. Out of the straight they go

02:00 and it's Brooklyn Bridge leading by four. Waratah Loo follows it second, then came further back in

02:05 the field, my ultimate snowy running third. Joyce's lad running fourth, then Fashion Icon, Sweetheart

02:10 Barton, St Veron still back in last as they go inside the half mile, second quarter in 30 seconds.

02:15 No pressure at all applied to Brooklyn Bridge and goes into the far side leading comfortably.

02:20 Still Waratah Loo second, there's no real change to the order, although from the back of the field

02:24 we can see a start from Sweetheart Barton starting to go forward and following at St Veron as Fashion

02:30 Icon drops out of it badly. Off the far side they go and it's Brooklyn Bridge leading out by four

02:35 over Waratah Loo and then came my ultimate snowy, then Sweetheart Barton who goes up fourth, the

02:40 outside and further back in the field, St Veron from Joyce's lad, but it's Brooklyn Bridge around

02:44 the third quarter in 28.7 towards home, leads out from Waratah Loo, then came my ultimate snowy,

02:49 but Brooklyn Bridge a commanding leader going up fourth, the outside is Sweetheart Barton. Oh,

02:53 there's trouble there, Joyce's lad almost came down on that turn, seemed to bump there with

02:58 St Veron, but in the home running it's Brooklyn Bridge who's well clear, Waratah Loo's trying to

03:02 hold second, my ultimate snowy trying to pinch that spot, but they're not going to catch Brooklyn

03:05 Bridge. Brooklyn Bridge easily by about 10, good go for second, Waratah Loo and my ultimate snowy,

03:12 very close second and third and further back then Sweetheart Barton, then St Veron, Joyce's lad got

03:16 into trouble on that final turn and dropping way out the back there was Fashion Icon,

03:21 something not quite right there, 26.1 that final quarter, 155.6.