Favourite Ata Rangi has won back-to-back races with a gutsy win at Cranbourne’s Sunday meeting.
The pre-race favourite had to do it tough, dropping back at the start and having to work around the field.
Trainer/driver Kyle Marshall piloted the gelding to the front, sitting outside pacemaker Where Is Woody, before letting him loose for the race to the post.
With the well-backed Scherger That making ground, Ata Ranga showed determination to reach the post with more than a metre to spare.
Main photo: Ata Rangi reaches the post.
Ata Rangi now has four wins and 13 placings from his 21 career starts, and earnings of almost A$30,000.
On the Australian tote, Ata Rangi paid $2.50 for the win. In New Zealand, Kyle Marshall Racing supporters earned $2.60 and $1.50 at the TAB.
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Result
Race 3: June 29, 2025
$6,000 Betavet Pace, 2080m
1 Ata Rangi (Kyle Marshall)
2 Scherger That
3 Roblem Ranger
Margins: 1.1m, 7.3m
Times: Mile Rate: 1:58:1 First quarter: 30.1. Second quarter: 29.9. Third quarter: 28.7. Fourth quarter: 29.7.