Arcee Phoenix, trained and driven by Chris Svanosio, wins the Group 1 Vicbred Super Series 4YO Trot Entires and Geldings Final at Melton on September 16, 2023.
Footage courtesy of TrotsVision and Harness Racing Victoria
Footage courtesy of TrotsVision and Harness Racing Victoria
Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00 RC Phoenix the always ready at Harada Trotteur. Four year old in tyres and
00:06 geldings. Trotters final group one race three of twelve. Sett Melton. Tab mobile
00:13 sends them on their 22 40 meter journey. Gaelic lad begin quickly and got past
00:19 EBMAC comfortably. Moving up on the outside is Royal Dan. Arua Coe is up
00:24 handy to them and trying to kick up. Then in fourth now easing back one off the
00:28 pegs is more wanted going into the first turn. The leader though was Gaelic lad.
00:33 Royal Dan's gonna get space to drop in behind the leader and Arua Coe can
00:37 balance up now and have a crack for the top. So Arua Coe's lengthening goes up
00:41 outside of Gaelic lad. Gaelic lad just quickens enough though to keep out that
00:45 challenge. There's a gap that opens up behind it so the pace is pretty good
00:49 along the prides. Easy feedback straight and it's the bolter Gaelic lad keeping
00:53 out Arua Coe. In third position is Royal Dan. Sebastian's boys off and around
00:57 them three wide and then came more wanted who's one off the pegs fifth. The
01:01 pace is good. Then came EBMAC. Next is Kaivali Pierro. Courage stride seven
01:06 meters to Cerros. Then came Keiang Chucky. Second last is I'm Bobby and the
01:11 favourite RC Phoenix is last. Now up there on speed and making a mistake was
01:16 Arua Coe. So the second favourites made a break. Arua Coe gallops and it goes
01:21 back to last. Lead time very quick 43 one for the trotters and into the straight
01:26 at the 1200. Gaelic lad two meters. Sebastian's boy. Royal Dan third. Three
01:31 back the inside as they slow up now as more wanted. Kaivali Pierro gets into a
01:36 good spot and is one out one back with a lap to go. Three back the outside
01:40 Cerros. Then EBMAC. Next Keiang Chucky. RC Phoenix wanting to get going and
01:44 flushes out Keiang Chucky as they go into the final circuit. Getting one off
01:49 the pegs as courage stride. Arua Coe tacks on three wide three back and last
01:53 is I'm Bobby. Gaelic lad in front. 800 left to travel. Has had to sustain a lot
01:58 of pressure in the first lap in a bit. Backs off the tempo to 31.9 for the
02:02 second quarter. Leads from Royal Dan who's had a decent enough trip behind it
02:06 will await the garage sprint lane. The outside third. Sebastian's boy moving up
02:11 three wide. Kaivali Pierro. Cerros between runners and then came more wanted.
02:15 Gaelic lad took off down the back. The Bolter. Gaelic lads race ten in front of
02:20 Royal Dan's second. Where's RC Phoenix? He needs 25 to 30 to catch Gaelic lad
02:26 who's off and away. 12 in front at the 400. 28.3 the third quarter. It's Gaelic lad
02:32 a big leader. Now out of the pack. RC Phoenix is 20 meters away. Keiang Chucky
02:37 in front of him. It'll be a long straight for Gaelic lad. RC Phoenix and Keiang
02:42 Chucky are coming hard now. RC Phoenix moves up to hit the front. Keiang Chucky
02:48 trying to go with him but RC Phoenix is coming away. RC Phoenix goes on to win it
02:53 from Keiang Chucky. Courage stride flew for third. Gaelic lad made it a real race.
02:58 The Bolter runs fourth. Then Royal Dan. Harawakoe beat half the field in after
03:03 galloping mid-race. Then I'm Bobby. Kaivali Pierro more wanted. Then came
03:08 Sebastian's boy with EB Mack and Cerros. 29.4 the final quarter and the mile
03:15 rate was 156.8 for Elderbarren Park. What a terrific race.
03:22 Terrific race. Pace was on and it was set up by the hundred to one shot who
03:27 really made it interesting Gaelic lad. He had to sustain pressure. He kicked up,
03:32 kept out the challenges. A very fast lead time and off the back at the 400. RC
03:38 Phoenix was almost another suburb behind. Number 12 lengthened out with a pace on
03:44 though it was going to suit. He was going to be strong late and that he was. A very
03:48 exciting race. RC Phoenix is by Trickston out of Jasta Phoenix. Chris Svanosio
03:54 the trainer and the driver. For A Haines, Seashore, D Kane and J Stevenson.
04:00 Numbers are 12, 11, 8 and 2. 12, 11, 8 and 2. Keiang Chucky by Loveyou out of the
04:08 Sun Goddess. Patti Lee and Glenn Craven. And number 8 runs third. Courage stride
04:12 by Muscle Hill out of Nightingale stride. Chris Lang and Sonia Ma train
04:17 James Herberts and the driver. Fourth in number two Gaelic lad and fifth in was
04:22 five Royal Dean. 12, 11, 8 and 2. A mile rate of 1.568.