Tatura Winner for Alicia - The North Central Review 7/7/09

Kilmore trainer Alicia Macpherson's Reefton Road ($9) was rewarded for his consistency in an impressive win in the Paul & Eva Wilcox 0-62 Handicap at Kyneton District Racing Club's transferred meeting to Tatura last Friday.

The six-year-old gelded son of North Reef and Tilley, who had been placed at his previous two starts, had to be used up from an outside barrier over the 1980 metre journey to sit outside the leader.

On straightening, rider Eddie Cassar took the gelding to the front and came away to defeat the $3.70 favorite Broadarrowbilly by 2 1/2 lengths with 30-1 outsider, Superior Ned, a further 1 1/2 lengths away in third place.

A "mountain" of a horse, Reefton Road, did well to get around the tight Tatura track and will be better suited on a larger track.

Photograph courtesy of Purcell Enterprises.