Kayla Crowther won her second Murray Bridge Gold Cup in four years when ex-Tasmanian Cartoon Graveyard landed the spoils in Saturday’s Listed feature on one of SA’s biggest spring racedays which attracted more than 3000 racegoers.
The Will Clarken-trained gelding was well-backed late and produced a sharp turn of speed from midfield to reel in Pudding who dashed clear at the top of the straight.
Pudding stayed on gamely to hold second while Sir Kingsford finished third in a performance that will lay the foundations for a tilt at some feature races in Melbourne over the coming weeks.
Crowther who won the Gold Cup in 2022 on Agreeable said the race worked out perfectly for the six-year-old who was having his third run in SA.
“He had a beautiful run he bounced well and the tempo was very genuine which allowed him to relax into a good rhythm ” Crowther said.
“He got onto the back of Sir Kingsford shuffled his way into the clear ...
