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Kaliuwaa Falls wins four-horse race.
A daring early move by jockey Bulent Muhcu helped Kaliuwaa Falls ($3.40 – $2.60) make it two-from-two in Hobart after backing up from his win on Derby Day scoring in the 1650m BM68 in Hobart on Sunday.
In a small field of just four, Muhcu moved before the 600m mark, putting pressure on the leader Rich Clan ($4.60) and then drawing clear to win comfortably.
Kaliuwaa Falls is trained by Lindsey Smith in Victoria but is currently in the care of Imogen Miller.
"He obviously came down here in really good order, and he's thrived since he's been here; we made the decision to back him up after winning last week, and it paid off," Miller said.
As for the race winning move by Muhcu?
"To be honest I was a little bit anxious when he did that, I thought he had pushed the button a little early but at the top of the straight it was never in doubt."
Carr drives home the winnerAfter an unlucky run at his previous start, Pennine made amends in the 2100m maiden/class 1.
Ridden patiently by trainer-jockey Siggy Carr, Pennine ($3.80 – $2.60) came from well back in the field to win by more than three lengths.
"He's a quirky bugger, and it's a credit to everyone that's done some work with him; he's come a really long way, he's been hard work, but he's repaying everyone now," Carr said.
"He's been pretty unlucky.
"He's always shown us a lot. We ran him in an Open 3YO race when he was still a baby. He was really unlucky last start, and I came here today full of confidence."
Back-to-back for EtoshaEtosha made it two wins in a row, taking out the 1000m BM60 backing up from his Derby Day success in a similar company.
Etosha ($5.50) began quickly having a good duel with Fear The Sting ($7) and, after being clearly headed by that horse halfway down the straight, fought back to win by a half neck.
"There was a bit of a rumour about that there was a few going to take him on today, but try as they want, they won't beat him for speed," trainer Terry Evans said.
Etosha and Fear The Sting set a quick tempo up front and scooted home the last 600m in 34.92s, making it tough for those coming from behind.
