QUALITY Victorian mare Epingle gave her trainer Mick Kent his biggest pay day when she powered home to win the Betfair Launceston Cup to secure the $100,000 Tattsbet Cups Double bonus of which $50,000 will find its way into the trainer’s bank account.
Epingle won the Hobart Cup with authority with Craig Williams aboard but she was even more emphatic today despite having to lug an extra two kilograms that the handicapper gave her for winning in Hobart.
From her outside gate (12) Williams opted to let the six-year-old drop out to last and that’s where she stayed until Wi8lliams let her loose about 600m from home.
Temajim collared the leader but the swoopers began their charges with Geegees Blackflash and Go To Gold making their runs together.
Epingle was the widest runner into the home straight and when Williams called on her for the big effort she responded magnificently and went on to score comfortably from Go To Gold with Geegees Blackflash a game third in advance of Gee Gees La Quita.
Listen to what trainer Mick Kent had to say to Peter Staples after the win.