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Danny Noonan springs Incredible Finale surprise

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December 11, 2008

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After first round action at Maywood Park, round two in the Incredible Finale series for 3-year-old pacing colts shifted to Balmoral Park Wednesday as a field of eight state-breds went postward for a purse of $5,000, with Danny Noonan springing an upset.

Despite missing by only a neck in his third-place finish in round one, Z Tam Racing and David McCaffrey Stables' Danny Noonan upset the applecart at 13-1 as he reported home with an impressive 1 1/4-length decision in a speedy 1:54.3.

After watching the lead change hands several times through an opening split of :28.3, a confident Tyler Buter moved this gelded son of Sportsmaster-Incredible Seven from fourth as the field moved towards the five-eighths mark. Battling last week�s winner Sweet As Rain (Dan Noble) tooth and nail through middle splits of :57 and 1:25.2, Buter and Danny Noonan finally cleared the pacesetter as the field set sail for home.

The battle was far from over though as a game Sweet As Rain continued to try and fight back as these two moved through the lane. My Kind Of Towne (Sam Widger), the overwhelming 1-5 favorite in the race, was also right in the thick of things just three-quarters of a lengths behind the embattled leaders.

Continuing on bravely, Danny Noonan began to draw clear in the final sixteenth of a mile as he recorded his second victory in 14 starts this year for trainer David McCaffrey. Sweet As Rain turned in a strong performance to finish second while 21-1 outsider Suchasmuch (Josh Sutton) rallied late to edge My Kind Of Towne for the show spot. (Balmoral Park)

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