ANDREW O’TOOLE

Courtesy of NT News

Photos by Caroline Camilleri

POUPEE, who showed any amount of ability when winning her first three Top End starts, bounced back to her very best form in the Start 2023 at Silks Handicap, feature event at Fannie Bay on New Year’s Eve.

The 5yo daughter of Better Than Ready, trained by Tommy Logan, had the services of visiting Queensland jockey Nathan Day for the 1100m dash and after beginning smartly, she set up the lead, pursued then joined by Cudjerie at the 550m mark.

The pair went toe-to-toe approaching the home turn and Cudjerie appeared to take a slender advantage, before Day cajoled Poupee back into the lead at the 250m…

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