It was so close that Lachie McIntosh waited for the photo before declaring Wayonbye the winner at Shepparton, but when he did it was music to the ears of one punter who had a massive five-figure go on the Rebecca Bartley runner.
The half-head win headlines this week’s TAB bets of note from the last seven days of harness racing in Victoria.
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS
$11,500 at $2.50 on Wayonbye (Shepparton Race 6 on May 15)
$8,000 at $2 on Glenavril King (Terang Race 6 on May 14)
$6,500 at $1.80 on Ozzie Sunshine (Bendigo Race 1 on May 11)
$6,000 at $1.40 on Sonny Brooke (Ballarat Race 7 on May 13)
$4,000 at $3.70 on Redwood Invasion (Kilmore Race 4 on May 13)
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
$12,500 at $2.90 on After Lunch (Ballarat Race 2 on May 13 – Second)
$5,500 at $1.75 on Rockin In Memphis to place (Shepparton Race 7 on May 15)
$5,200 at $1.70 on Delarose (Bendigo Race 5 on May 14 – Unplaced)
$5,000 at $2.50 on After Lunch (Ballarat Race 2 on May 13 – Second)
$5,000 at $2.20 on Just Oscar (Bendigo Race 3 on May 11 – Third)
ROUND OF APPLAUSE
$1,000 at $8 on Western Boundary (Terang Race 1 on May 14)
$500 at $21 on Son Of Major (Ballarat Race 8 on May 13)
$200 at $26 on Bezzaboma (Mildura Race 5 on May 15)