Tactical Advantage has stormed home strongly to comfortably claim the 2019 MSS Security Sprint at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day.
In the penultimate race on Melbourne Cup day, the six-year-old Brown Gelding – jockeyed by Damien Oliver – got ahead of the pack late to win in one of the most straightforward results we’ve seen all day.
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Holbien – who was at some of the longest odds to place – surprisingly ended up finishing second, while Milwaukee finished third. Pre-race favourite Parsifal ended up finishing fourth.
Flemington Race 9
1. Tactical Advantage
2. Holbien
3. Milwaukee