Alruna wins impressively in Santa Rosa slop

The bay daughter of Gold Market/Katakova well riddeen by jockey Sheldon Rodrigo, took up the running 800 metres out, and when pre-race favourite Hello went in pursuit, the John O’Brien-rained filly just galloped away to a four length victory.

Blind Date, also from the O’Brien Barn who raced prominently throughout, held on for third.

It was a good day for trainer O’Brien who topped his peers saddling two winners yesterday to take his season’s total to 19, two more than current champion trainer Glenn Mendez.

Equally, it was a good day for jockey Dillon lKhelawan who was astride two innners.

Khelawan was at his best, getting Bridal Falls home by a nose in the 1100 metres sprint for locally-bred three-yearolds.

One turfite left the track a very happy camper after spotting the Hi5 combination of Precise Moment, She Izza Lady, Jesse’s Girl, Vantage Point and Single Bullet for a payout of $7,702.45.