Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
Me Flash relishes his role as the frontrunner, and Yarloop trainer-reinsman Shane Steele took full advantage of the prized No. 1 barrier to drive the five-year-old to victory in the $21,000 Nova 93.7 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
This was the gelding’s fourth all-the-way win after starting from barrier one, and it took his record to nine wins and 13 placings from 63 starts for stakes of $79,953.
Me Flash, who had been unplaced at his past seven starts since leading from barrier one and winning over 1177m at Pinjarra on May 6.
“He over raced a bit tonight but got the job done,” said the 35-year-old Steele, who works as a plumber in Pinjarra. “He goes good in front and has a kick at the end.”
Friday night’s win was the 40TH as a driver for Steele, who has been successful as a trainer 13 times.