Wolves was denied a dream start for the Lavalle stable at Kembla Grange, but only after a swooping run by Peter and Paul Snowden's colt Construct.
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Wolves, a $250,000 purchase for trainer Anthony Mountney, loomed in the final stages, before Hugh Bowman dropped with a blistering burst on the $3.80 favourite.
Named while previously with Greg Eurell in Melbourne, Wolves has now become a namesake of the Wollongong state league football team, coached by Luke Wilkshire, who also has a horse in his honour in the stable. Illawarra businessman Tory Lavalle owns the Wolves and with brother-in-law Tony Bertuccio operate the Mountney team at Kembla Grange.
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It's the first time in the three-year-old filly's new colours, worn by three-claimer apprentice Ellen Hennessy on Thursday.
Wolves now has five career runs for two placings.
Meanwhile, trainer Matthew Dunn may finally be unlocking the secret to five-year-old stayer Deadly Impact after having the final say in Thursday's Class 1 over 2000m at Kembla Grange.
Top jockey Nash Rawiller followed Chris Waller's Kiterro, who had only broken his Maiden last start, into the race and surged clear in the final furlong to win by a half-length, with the Hawkes stable's mare Raccolto three lengths back in third.
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Dunn took over the Deep Impact gelding's work from David Pfeiffer earlier this year and two trials and thee consecutive placings, the breakthrough came, his second career victory.
"It worked out perfectly that the favourite sort of took and we were able to come off its back," Dunn said.
"He's doing a really good job this horse, I know some have been a bit critical of him early in his career but he's certainly doing his best now and today was another example of that.
"It's a very satisfying win."
Dunn expects Deadly Impact to progress over further ground.
Rawiller knows Deadly Impact's career all too well and believes he has "an extra gear" which will take him to consistent metropolitan racing.
"There's two of him a little bit, like I was riding him early days and that stage he was still left a colt, but he was probably still left a colt a little bit too long," Rawiller said. "He picked up a few bad habits and Matty just seems to be slowly ironing it out and the penny's just starting to drop with him.
"I was pretty happy with where we ended up and James (McDonald) just got moving on the corner there and I was able to get on his back and we had the last shot at him. He still feels like he's got an extra gear to give, but when the penny drops he'll be a midweek city horse for sure."
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