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The Captain’s back after fastest last quarter on record

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The Captain’s back after fastest last quarter on record

Captain Ravishing won the last Friday night race at Ballarat in a time of 25.1 sec. The horse is a favourite to win the Victoria Derby on October 8th. He will start from barrier five with Mark Pitt at Kilmore on Friday, 23rd. He is trained by Emma Stewart. His stablemates are Khafaji, Simply Sam and Interest Free. and Bet On The Tiger. They are the main contenders. Captain Ravish is the son of Captaintreacherous. It is one of the fastest finishing bursts ever recorded on an Australian harness racing racetrack.

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