Absolute Ripper pipped at the post in absolute ripper

Matt Findlay
Updated December 4 2016 - 2:29pm, first published 2:06pm
SO CLOSE: Anthony Cavallo rode Orange trainer Alison Smith's charge Absolute Ripper within centimetres of a win at Rosehill on Saturday.
SO CLOSE: Anthony Cavallo rode Orange trainer Alison Smith's charge Absolute Ripper within centimetres of a win at Rosehill on Saturday.

In a hugely impressive run, Anthony Cavallo piloted Absolute Ripper to within centimetres of claiming a win for Orange trainer Alison Smith in the $60,000 TAB Highway Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday afternoon.

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Matt Findlay

Matt Findlay

Journalist

Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.

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