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Pike and Skyman fly high in McKell Cup

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Pike and Skyman fly high in McKell Cup

Skyman won the W J McKell Cup at Rosehill. Willie Pike and Skyman were up to the task and surged clear to beat Dr Drill by 2-1/2 lengths. Chris Waller-trained stablemate Welsh Legend came third. Pike moved to Sydney at the start of the year due to Western Australia's strict vaccination stance on jockeys. He had earlier partnered Naval Seal to victory. Wallers is in England to oversee the Royal Ascot campaigns of Nature Strip and Home Affairs.

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