A late burst of speed from Bjorn Baker's Star Of O'Reilly cemented an impressive Towac Park win on Monday night, clocking up an impressive third win from just nine starts.
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The four-year-old gelding more than justified its $2.40 start price as favourite, with the Garry White-trained Cool One at $4 mounting the only serious challenge.
Lining up in the final fixture of Monday's season opener in Orange, Star Of O'Reilly took the Central West Trailers Class 2 Handicap by storm, leaping out of the gates at the start of the 1400m fixture.
Baker's gelding snatched a two-length lead straight out of the gates and held it virtually the whole 1400m to claim his third career win from nine starts.
Cool One mounted a big challenge in the final 100m, but Brandon Lerena sparked Star Of O'Reilly into another burst of speed and easily galloped away from the rest of the pack.
The final margin for Star Of O'Reilly would be two lengths, with Brooke Somers' Grosvenor Bridge sneaking ahead of Cool One just before the line to finish second by a length.
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Max Stainkamph
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
