Mark Purdon admits he felt "a bit like a villain" after upsetting a much-publicised match race between Smoken Up and Sushi Sushi in the Ballarat Cup. Seven days of build-up around whether harness racing's brightest young star, Sushi Sushi, could upstage the proven hero Smoken Up came crashing down when Purdon's enigmatic pacer Highview Tommy unleashed a withering finishing burst to win at odds of $102. Sushi Sushi had Smoken Up beaten on the final bend and zoomed away with a big lead, but Purdon extricated Highview Tommy from traffic and roared home for what he thought would be a fast-finishing second... |
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