Grafton racing on Monday again the local trainers finding theIr way to the winners circle but not many realise how close the meeting was to being abandoned.
Around 8 am the Grafton racecourse became covered in smoke from the surrounding bushfires placing the meeting in doubt but the stewards were able to be convinced it would lift before post time and pushed on with the meeting.
Shane Everson was the first to the winners circle when one of the stable favourites Dizzy Dee lead throughout to win the BM 58 1000m.
Ridden by Archie McColm Dizzy Dee has been a very solid performer for the Everson yard winning six of her twenty three starts,
There is no doubt she is very much at home at the Grafton track where is has now won five races.
The final race of the day saw Samantha McGuren back in the winners circle when Satin And Cash won its third race for the stable since joining the yard in mid May.
Stepping up to BM 66 in the 1400m event Satin And Cash under the guidance of Jake Bayliss settled worse than midfield the fence and was still awkwardly placed arriving at the 300m.
In the end Bayliss found clear air nearing the 200m and Satin And Cash finished strongly to find the lead in the shadows of the post and get the judges nod on the line.
