Queen Birthday Handicap - O’Regans Loop

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Queen Birthday Handicap - O’Regans Loop - 41km - Monday, June 13, 2022
Presented by Bathurst Isuzu Ute & Clancy Motors Bathurst

Early Handicaps-
Scr Craig Hutton, Cadel Lovett, Josiah Cook, Xavier Bland
1:30 Jack Cannon, Nicholas Barrett, Billy Hutton, Oscar Hansen
4:30 Dave Hansen, Mark Windsor, Tony Shaw, Robert Jeffries
10min Darren Fenton, Peter Wilson, Charlotte Lovett, Bryce Stacker, Lachlan Crump, Toireasa Gallagher, Bruce Hutton, Dave Claypole, Scott James. Ebony Robinson, Cameron Crump, Ray Thorn
12:30 Glen Partridge, Rob Stephen, Brian Draper, Jille Harris, Glen Carter
17:30 Kevin Bell
22:30 Cathy Adams
29:30 Rosemary Hastings

[Mark]

BATHURST ISUZU UTE QUEEN BIRTHDAY HANDICAP - Presented by Clancy Motors Bathurst - Monday, June 13, 2022

It was a tough start to the race having to complete 2 laps of the hilly O’Regans Loop. Rosemary Hastings, Cathy Adams and Kevin Bell leading the way with Glen Partridge, Rob Stephen, and Brian Draper working well and looking threatening. The big 10minute bunch which included Darren Fenton, Peter Wilson, Charlotte Lovett, Bryce Stacker, Lachlan Crump, Toireasa Gallagher, Bruce Hutton and Dave Claypole were widely tipped as favourites before the start however started to break up early on the hills and lose momentum.

There was plenty of youth in the Scratch Bunch with top local juniors Cadel Lovett, Josiah Cook and Xavier Bland joining experienced backmarker Craig Hutton to quickly catch block (Nicholas Barrett, Billy Hutton, Oscar Hansen) and second block (Mark Windsor, Dave Hansen, Tony Shaw & Robert Jeffries). This big group of back markers quickly started riding through the field.

By the final turn the big group of backmarkers had rode through the field to the lead and attacks started with Xavier Bland, Nic Barrett and Mark Windsor all trying to break clear.

However in the end the race came down to a 6 rider sprint with only a couple of centimeters between Orange stars Josiah Cook and Xavier Bland with Josiah awarded the win. Third was Bathurst’s Cadel Lovett in front of Oscar Hansen with Billy Hutton taking fifth ahead of Mark Windsor. Tony Shaw, Brian Draper, Robert Jeffries and Nicholas Barrett rounding out the top 10.

First and fastest in the Female category was Cathy Adams recording 1:30:00 for the course.  Rosemary Hastings was second in the female category and Charlotte Lovett third.

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Queen Birthday Handicap - O’Regans Loop - 41km - Monday, June 13, 2022
Presented by Bathurst Isuzu Ute & Clancy Motors Bathurst
Results
1Josiah Cook Scr (Orange) 2Xavier Bland Scr (Orange), 3Cadel Lovett Scr (Bathurst), 4Oscar Hansen 1:30 (Orange) 5Billy Hutton 1:30 (Bathurst), 6Mark Windsor 4m (Bathurst), 7Tony Shaw 4m (Blue Mountains), 8Brian Draper 12m (Bathurst), 9Robert Jeffries 4m (Canberra), 10 Nicholas Barrett 1:30 (Bathurst).