Helluva, driven by Ewa Justice and trained by her father John Justice, wins the 2024 Charlton Pacing Cup on Sunday, March 17.
Video courtesy of TrotsVision/Harness Racing Victoria
Video courtesy of TrotsVision/Harness Racing Victoria
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00:00 for the Community Bank Charlton and District Charlton Pacing Cup.
00:04 2,570 the cup distance.
00:08 The back row runners ideal escape and so what?
00:12 The other six all starting off the back of the big screen company mobile gate.
00:16 They're set and ready. Race seven of the afternoon from Charlton on Cup Day.
00:20 The Community Bank of Charlton, Charlton Pacing Cup. There's the light up.
00:24 They're away. Harry Hu from the inside left well. Good speed around him.
00:28 Radius going forward also on the charge early Cosimo and Hallivers the widest
00:32 but with his neck in front into the first turn, he's still three wide. Good charge early.
00:36 Hallivers pressing on will take the lead off Cosimo who got to the pegs
00:40 but grabbed up to take cover. The ball cup winner Harry Hu's going to settle down third.
00:44 Radius caught parked dropping onto the inside little Louis four back.
00:48 So what got a good run through up into the armchair spot one one.
00:52 Ideal escape. It's Kobak Rowe tracks it second last.
00:56 Of all major Meister on the pegs a swing down the straight the first time just over two laps remaining
01:01 and the Charlton Pacing Cup leader. However, hit the brakes moving around the outside.
01:06 Ideal escape is going to cruise up now and park outside of the leader
01:10 and they back down the tempo to pretty much track work speed.
01:14 They're really slowed up the speed third on the inside getting a nice cushy run Cosimo all ready to use the sprint lane.
01:20 He's having a nice trip through the first circuit in the one out one back cover radius fifth on the outside.
01:26 Inside Harry Hu racing in six. There's the last start Horsham Cup winner.
01:30 So what the only mirror in the race third last second last is little Louis and last on the outside.
01:36 The Mildura visitor major Meister they head down the back straight inside a mile to go 112.3 the lead time.
01:44 So however back from a Queensland campaign in the interdoms.
01:47 He's getting a nice easy run ever just as able to grab up and get a nice little mid race breather.
01:53 It's Hal ever going for an all the way victory in the Charlton Cup left alone to lead from the stablemates ideal escape
01:59 and Cosimo on the inside radius in the peak one one the inside Harry Hu then came little Louis on the inside of so what
02:08 and major Meister sees them all no change in the mid race order much down the straight.
02:13 They head to get the bell 31 9 first quarter in the Community Bank of Charlton and District Charlton Pacing Cup.
02:19 However has had a good trip the further the race goes the canaries getting no at the bell 950 to go right up on the bit reefing for more rain.
02:28 He's yet to be let go second on the outside is ideal escape is just happy to let the leader walk
02:33 and they've developed it into a dash home in this last lap Cosimo awaits the sprint lane fourth radius still no moves.
02:40 They're into the last lap inside the GMG Financial Group 800 in 31.
02:44 So a 63 half they've been coasting however lead ideal escape and Cosimo radius fourth and Harry who fifth so what we'll need to get going shortly still about 12 off the front waiting for radius to go
02:57 and then came little Louis and major Meister still no moves at the 450 in the Charlton Cup however increasing the speed ideal escape right there with it a neck away
03:08 and they sprint for the judge in the Charlton Cup 28 to down the back third Cosimo he's waiting on that sprint lane run radius.
03:15 So what deep in Harry who the others too far back top of the stretch however leads the Charlton Cup field ideal escape on the outside for Alan Torme is raising an effort Cosimo and little Harry who up along the pegs however in front coming through Cosimo ideal escape late but however however wins the Charlton Cup has beaten the stable mates the inside Cosimo or ideal escape.
03:37 So what was flying home and it was all over in a photo for fourth with Harry who and little Louis hit the line hard major Meister ran up behind them and radius was amongst the tail enders 27 was the last quarter.
03:48 It was just a sprint home 55 to the half of the mile rate for the Charlton pacing cup 159.2 7 the winner however terrific front running driver ever justice was able to burn off the field from the outside gate and get to the lead and then slow the tempo right down.
04:06 So just jog through the first portion of the race the first more than half of the race really and he got going into that last lap they've come home in 55 to so he's always going to be hard to catch Oliver and he's taken out the 2024 Community Bank of Charlton and district Charlton pacing cup 7681 sixes run second Cosimo along the inside on the sprint lane from its stable mate eight ideal escape and fourth going the way of Harry who number one 7681.
04:35 6, 8 and 1 after the Charlton Pacing Cup.