Allen Deed Captures Adelaide Cup

By Tom Biddington Adelaide Advertiser

 

BOOM sprinter Allen Deed confirmed himself as one of the stars of Australian greyhound racing with a dominant victory in the Group 1 Adelaide Cup at Angle Park on Friday night. Andrea Dailly’s superstar stamped himself as the one to beat when clocking a track-record closing sectional in his heat last week and he didn’t disappoint in the final. Allen Deed isn’t a noted beginner, but when he stepped cleanly and was among the leading pack coming to the first turn, only bad luck was going to beat him.

 

Blurred Lines took the early lead from Valladeres with the two favourites — Allen Deed and Oakvale Destiny — poised to launch just behind them. Allen Deed ($2.70 favourite) then exploded down the back straight, zooming around Blurred Lines ($9) on the final turn before coming away to score in a lightning quick 29.48 seconds. He got home by four and three-quarter lengths, with SA Oaks winner Oakvale Destiny ($2.80) a further half-length back in third. Allen Deed is considered one of the fastest dogs in Australia and with races like the Topgun and the Melbourne Cup beckoning, the world is his oyster.