Tearaway tactics saw promising sprinter Shadow Fox spread-eagle his rivals at Trentham on Saturday as he cantered to an effortless 4-length victory in the Central ITM Premier open sprint (1400m).
The six-year-old was perfectly rated by rider Robbie Hannam, who sent him straight to the front from barrier rise.
Hannam had him pinging along at a constant speed that saw the pair several lengths clear of their nearest pursuer throughout the contest. Slipped a little more rein on straightening, Shadow Fox lengthened nicely to streak away as he won untouched in 1:23.00 for the 1400m.
The victory made it back-to-back wins for the showy Keeninsky gelding after he resumed with a victory at Otaki following a lengthy break away from the track. The lightly-raced gelding was having just his 11th career start for trainer Steve Gulliver who has shown plenty of patience with his charge after a change of heart early in his career kept him in the stable.
"We nearly had him sold but we decided to keep him," he said.