Noble Warrior wins 2014 Chep Pallecon Counties Cup Group 3 NZ$100,000 at Avondale (NZ), 2100m.
Noble Warrior certainly lived up to his name, especially after contesting the NZ Cup (Gr 3, 3200m) only seven days earlier. Pressing forward from a wide draw (13), Noble Warrior was content to sit outside pacemaker Tempelten and after finally gaining his measure at the 100m he went on gamely to win.
Following a lovely trip in fourth on the outer, Nothing Trivial improved to third at the 300m and kept up a dogged finish for second while Tempelten fought bravely for third.
The well favoured Roger James trained stable mates, The Tidy Express and Delago's Secret were making good ground for fourth and fifth, respectively, but the line came up too soon to affect their chances of winning.
