Four-year-old former Victorian pacer Mirragon carried far too many guns for his older and more experienced rivals in the 2130m In Appreciation Of Robbie Dewar pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was untroubled to win convincingly from Shanway and Joe With The Flow.
Mirragon, trained by Debra Lewis and driven by her husband Chris, was the $2 favourite who began speedily from the No. 6 barrier and dashed to the front after 220m before dictating terms in front and covering the final quarters in 28.9sec. and 27.8sec.
This was Mirragon’s fourth win from nine starts in Western Australia and it improved his record to 42 starts for 11 wins, 11 placings and $174,967 in prizemoney. The Art Major stallion gives plenty of indications that he will continue to improve and develop into a candidate for the rich feature events at the Christmas carnival this year.
by Ken Casellas