Dapto Megastar winner Aqua Cheetah’s quest to secure another Group 1 in the Topgun (525m) at The Meadows this weekend became that little bit harder after the Seona Thompson trained sprinter drew box five in the world’s richest invitation greyhound race.
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Following the box draw, Aqua Cheetah was listed as a $14 outsider with the TAB to claim the $150,000-to-the-winner final.
Perfectly drawn Anthony Azzopardi trained Melbourne Cup winner Ando’s Mac (box one) is the $2.70 favourite.
Aqua Cheetah finished at the rear of the field in the same race last year, but had since added a Megastar crown to his impressive resume.
The top line sprinter narrowly prevailed in a thrilling photo finish in Illawarra greyhound racing’s biggest event to beat Asa Barbosa by a neck, with Barking Bad a head away in third.
Meanwhile, Dapto (Thursday) and Bulli (Saturday) will host meetings this week.
