Honours Shared In Garrards Junior Driver Challenge
22 February, 2017
Harness
Young talents Lauren Jones and Micheal Ferguson shared the honours after an exciting conclusion to the Garrards Concession Driver Challenge at Gloucester Park on Tuesday.
Jones and Ferguson were deadlocked on 26 points, just holding out Deni Roberts who come agonisingly close to clinching series two after partnering Just Bet On Black.
In a stirring battle Just Bet On Black, the odds on favourite, staged a two horse battle with Aliman, driven by Mitchell Miller, going stride for stride from just before the turn.
But in a tough and tenacious display, Aliman, racing first-up since last July, refused to yield any ground to Just Bet On Black, scoring by an impressive half-head.
Maddison Brown tied for third with Bailey McDonough and Mitchel Miller after Beware Of Darkness ran a distant third to Aliman and Just Bet On Black.
Ferguson drove two of the three heat winners: Raffaello for Peter Kimberley at Bunbury and the Ashleigh Markham-trained Falling Starzzz at Pinjarra.
Jones commenced the series in flying fashion when she guided Challenging to an easy win at Gloucester Park on February 7.
Ferguson and Jones are also in a tight battle for overall series leader with Ferguson holding a narrow advantage ahead of series three.
Bailey McDonough can’t be left out of calculations after winning series one.
The third series gets underway at Bunbury on April 22, followed by Pinjarra on April 24, Northam on May 2 and Pinjarra on May 8.
SERIES TWO
Micheal Ferguson |
26 |
Lauren Jones |
26 |
Deni Roberts |
25 |
Maddison Brown |
18 |
Mitchell Miller |
18 |
Bailey McDonough |
18 |
Michael Blakemore |
17 |
Jocelyn Young |
16 |
Jack Justins |
08 |
Caris Hamilton-Smith |
07 |
Isaac Edwards |
06 |
Madeleine Young |
04 |
Aimee Lee-Woods |
01 |
Amy Baxter |
00 |
Michael Grantham |
00 |
Sturat McDonald |
00 |
OVERALL SERIES TALLY
Micheal Ferguson |
50 |
Lauren Jones |
46 |
Bailey McDonough |
45 |
Deni Roberts |
42 |
Jocelyn Young |
36 |
Maddison Brown |
30 |
Madeleine Young |
28 |
Mitchell Miller |
24 |
Caris Hamilton-Smith |
19 |
Michael Blakemore |
17 |
Isaac Edwards |
16 |
Michael Grantham |
14 |
Stuart McDonald |
12 |
Jack Justins |
08 |
Aimme Lee-Woods |
01 |
Amy Baxter |
00 |
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