Having waited decades for his first Cat Two winner, local trainer Harry Burton is a race away from landing his first Cat One final.
The handler of ARC Puppy Cup winner Ballybough Mags will be represented by recent arrival Jonny Whiskers who clocked the fastest of Friday night’s three PGR Classic semi final winners at Sunderland.
Taking on the recent Steel City Cup winner Swift Iconic, the white jacketedWhiskers was never troubled on his way to a four length win over the Mullins runner in a very respectable 26.67
The other qualifiers went to Links Dasher in 27.11 and home bred Keefil George in 27.01.
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