Locals Cheer Clarendon Home in Strathalbyn Cup

Wednesday, 11 September 2002 00:00

Promising young South Australian rider Chris Bryant guided Clarendon’s Curse to a popular hometown win in this afternoon’s Finniss Lodge Strathalbyn Cup (2050m) in South Australia.

Well ridden throughout the event, the Mick Whittle trained son of Brief Truce pounced on the early leader Rusty Dusty Grey before drawing clear for a comprehensive victory in the feature event.

Today was Clarendon’s Curse’s second consecutive win after his last start city success at Victoria Park when successful over 1800 metres again for Chris Bryant.

The ghostly grey Rusty Dusty Grey clinged on to grab second place ahead of the fast finishing Outside the Square.

A five-year-old chestnut gelding, Clarendon’s Curse has now started on 32 occasions for seven wins, four seconds and fourth thirds for stakes earnings of over $75,000.

Meanwhile, earlier in the day a probable Oakbank runner of the future was found when the Merri Glatz trained Classic Coup scored a great win in the Hurdle at Strathalbyn.

Merri is the trainer wife of Oakbank’s President John Glatz, and the gelding who placed on the flat to Hawkeye last start is raced by John and Merri and their children Lucy and Ben.