Winning Horse: Royal Tyke (Aus)

6yoG Written Tycoon (Aus) - Royal Flirt (Aus)(Royal Academy (USA))

24 starts - 4 wins 2 seconds 3 thirds $81223

Other Wins

1st Seymour North Central Hire (Bm58) 1000m (2020)

1st Donald Bet365 Hcp (58) 1002m (2020)

1st Wodonga Fashionable Shade Sails Mdn 1100m (2020)

Other Placings

2nd Warracknabeal We're Racing Again 29/8 (Bm58) 1000m (2020)

3rd Bendigo Bendigo Caravan Centre Hcp-58 1100m (2020)

3rd Stawell Dml Security (Bm58) 1100m (2020)

3rd Wangaratta Killawarra Kennels/ Cattery-58 1170m (2020)

2nd Dunkeld Rb Sellars Mdn Plate 1200m (2019)

Race Result:

1st: Royal Tyke (H Coffey/K Hann) - $26

2nd: Brenlyn’s Trooper (J Duffy/S Thompson) - $5
3rd: South Parade (M Cartwright/J Sadler) - $6.50

Winning Time: 1:03.79 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: 3/4L x Short Head

Winning Trainer: Kym Hann

“That’s really satisfying. Especially for these owners. They’ve been been supporters of mine.

“I might have shot myself in the foot though winning a benchmark 78 with him. He might be a bit hard to place now.

“It was a shock (winning) that’s for sure. I wasn’t actually going to run in this. He was accepted for the benchmark 64 but when the acceptances came out there was only five in this race.

“So I rang them up and said ‘if I accept will you run it’ and they said they would. I said I might as well run in a six horse field for $50,000 with 54 kilos.

“That was great.

“His first two runs this time in, as bad as they looked, they weren’t. He missed the kick at Swan Hill, came home well.

“Last start at Swan Hill he clipped heels and almost fell. Got the run of the race today - perfect ride by Harry. It has been a long time between drinks but I think we’re back now.”

To win at home on Cup Day: “Absolutely and to win for these owners, it is a great thrill. They’ve been so good to me and to win a race for them worth $50,000 with this for them here is great.”

Winning Jockey: Harry Coffey

“I got a bit of a shock myself with his turn-of-foot at the top of the straight. He had a lovely run and got into a lovely rhythm.

“Going for a track gallop, I was able to sit off The Billionaire and we just maneuvered into the race at the right time. The Billionaire gave me a nice kick which gave me a good cart up.

“We we got around the bend I think he thought he was having a track gallop at home on a Tuesday. He let rip.

“It was a nice enough win but Kym said to me then that we might take a fair old hit in the ratings point but that win today, and beating some nicer horses, he should be able to handle it and put a few more together.”