“Marvel” Surges to Sprint Win

by Andrew O’Toole

Courtesy of NT News

Iron horse Noir De Rue again turned in a staggering performance when scoring in a driving finish in the Ladbrokes Summer Sprint Series Heat 3 (1300m) feature event at Darwin’s Australia Day meeting.

The nine-year-old son of Blackfriars, having his first start since finishing unplaced in the Darwin Cup on August 7, defied a big topweight of 65kg to battle back over the concluding stages to collar the Phill Cole-trained pair Cielo D’Oro and Saccharo by a half-neck and a head on Friday…

Read full article on NT News website here. Page 36.