Obliging Travis edges out kennelmate in Albion Park final
Obliging Travis took the win on Wednesday night at Albion Park, beating out his kennelmate over the 395m trip.
The Cyndie Elson-trained chaser was sent out in the fifth-grade final as race favourite, paying $1.50 with online greyhound bookmakers.
Last week, he took out his heat from box five to win by a length.
His kennelmate Obliging Warren lined up at $9.50 odds in the final after he jumped from box one last week to lead all the way in the fastest of five heats.
The Elson pair set the pace from box rise in the decider, with Obliging Travis saluting by four and a half lengths with Swift Rascal ($5) in third.
Obliging Travis – Albion Park, August 9
The winning time of 22.59 shaved a good chunk off his previous best of 23.00 at the track and trip.
With a career that started on the right foot with a win over the Albion Park 331m on April 2, he went on to finish third in the Listed QGold Rookies Final.
The Fernando Bale x Abby's Magic dog has seven wins and four placings from 13 career starts, banking $26,525 in prize money for connections.
Obliging Warren also started his career off with a victory, saluting over the 395m at Albion Park on March 13.
The full brother to Obliging Travis (Fernando Magic x Abby's Magic) has five wins and seven placings from 15 starts and has banked $15,595 in prize money.