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Shining Knight wins 2015 Belmont Sprint Group 3 $150,000 at Belmont Park (WA) 2yo+, 1400m.
Shining Knight settled in sixth place, one off the rails being suited by a good mid-race tempo, before improving nearing the home turn. He moved to third on straightening, challenged at the 150m and finished a bit too well to score a good win.
Dawn Approach raced outside the leader (Fuchsia Bandana), put pressure on that runner from the 800m, got to the front coming to the home turn and fought back gamely for a good second after working in the early stages.
Favourite Fuchsia Bandana led until the 600m, was headed coming to the home turn and kept battling back in the straight to just hold third.
Bass Strait was seventh on the rails, got through to fourth at the 200m and fought on quite well to finish fourth, just missing third in a photo.
