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Hellideck Wins G.3 BTC Sprint

Country galloper Hellideck continued his top form in today’s Group 3 BTC Sprint (1350m) at Doomben.

The Iglesia four-year-old, prepared at Albury by Brett Cavanough, has been in sensational form ion Queensland, winning over 1400m at Eagle Farm before his biggest career win in the Listed Prime Ministers Cup on the Gold Coast.

He trumpted that again today courtesy of a perfect ride by Ric McMahon, who settled him off the pace on the inside before switching around heels and sprinting away to beat Absolut Glam and Mr Hornblower.

The gelding has now won 10 of his 11 starts and Cavanough is eyeing even bigger successes in the coming weeks.

Helideck is entered for next weekend’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 over the same track and distance and also the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap early next month.

The race was marred by the horror fall of Luke Nolen, who was aboard Antidotes.

The Bart Cummings-trained galloper seemed to stumble in the straight and dislodged Nolen, who fell to the ground and copped some flailing hooves.

Nolen was unconscious for a period before regaining consciousness and transported to hospital.
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