The race to the first corner will be critical in the Soldiers Saddle Final

By Anya Whitelaw
Updated December 9 2018 - 12:43pm, first published 11:58am
OPEN FINAL: While Sky Wave won last year's Soldiers Saddle as the $2.60 favourite, the 2018 decider at Kennerson Park on Monday shapes as a more open battle. Photo: ALEXANDER GRANT
OPEN FINAL: While Sky Wave won last year's Soldiers Saddle as the $2.60 favourite, the 2018 decider at Kennerson Park on Monday shapes as a more open battle. Photo: ALEXANDER GRANT

While Monday night’s Bathurst RSL Soldiers Saddle Final will be run over 520 metres, there’s a real chance the outcome of the $12,600 feature at Kennerson Park will hinge almost entirely on the sprint to the track’s first turn.

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