Robusto (inner) holds out Sound in the Avondale Cup at Ellerslie on Saturday. Rugged stayer Robusto ($39) upset the applecart when she produced a well-timed finish to deny Aussie raider Sound a victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie. ‘‘Sound is going to have to be the horse to beat in the Auckland Cup,’’ he said. Punters installed the son of Fastnet Rock as a $2.30 favourite to take out the Avondale Guineas off the back of a gritty effort for second over 2100m at Te Rapa. Bruce Mercer/Stuff Craig Grylls rode Rocket Spade to victory in the Avondale Guineas.

Source: Stuff February 20, 2021 07:23 UTC