Bingle Monelli And Ash Flash To Represent WA In The National Distance Final

WA's night was a night for the red box, with both the sprint and the distance winners jumping from the cherry. Bingle Monelli for trainer David Hobby took out the WA Distance race paying $4.10 for the win. $2.60 favourite Ash Flash finished in second place and also received a spot in next weeks Final.

James Jefferies' Wing It Appeal (box three) and 's Reverberate (box four) jumped a length in front of the field, with Freeway Ace (box five) and Ash Flash (box seven) last out. Bingle Monelli railed hard and found herself in the lead on the bend after Wing It Appeal ran characteristically wide. Obama Keeping (box eight) also found room on the rails in third positioned as the field went into the back straight and as anticipated Ash Flash began to make her run through the field. The lead changed between Bingle Monelli and Reverberate on multiple occasions and Obama Keeping wanted in on the action, checking itself and Reverberate almost out of the race. This allowed Ash Flash to lunge late and finish in second place, half a length from Bingle Monelli in a best of the night time of 42.11.

The daughter of Collision – has had just nine starts over metre distance, for three wins and five minor placing's. She was close to her personal best time of 42.04 that she set seven starts back from box eight.

It's his second year that one of David Hobby's greyhounds has taken out the WA . Last year Magpie Bob went onto represent WA in Victoria; finishing second behind Smart Valentino from box eight. Hobby will be hoping he can do one better this year, aided by the home track advantage.

also received a rug in the final with his come from behind stayer Ash Flash.

Two exhibition trials were run for visiting stayers Queen Marina from New South Wales and Queenslander Wag Tail. Queen Marina stopped the clock at 42.40 and Wag Tail went 41.77.

The National Distance box draw is as follows:

1 Painted Dotty (TAS)
2 Wag Tail (QLD) Christina Harman
3 Ash Flash (WA) Paul Stuart
4 Bingle Monelli (WA) David Hobby
5 Token McLaren (SA) Donald Foster
6 Xylia Allen (VIC) Jenny Hunt
7 (VIC)
8 Queen Marina (NSW) Noelene Holloway

Reserves
9 Reverberate (WA) Linda Britton
10 Wing It Appeal (WA) James Jefferies

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