120m Stawell Easter Gift Handicaps - 2009

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@Youngy

Massive betting plunge on TAB Sportsbet for a runner by the name of Chris Hickey. He has been backed from an opening quote of $41 (40 to 1) into $3.80 (2.8/1…just under 3/1).

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GOLD COAST PB MEET 21st Sept 2005
80m – Heat 1 Wind +1.6
18M Chris Hickey QAL 8.85
19M Simon Byrne Uni of Qld 9.24
15M Sam Carson Redlands 9.38
OpM Richard Norris QAL 9.85
14M Josh Roy TM 9.96
16M Tavis Read UniSunCst 10.28
13M Blake Achilles TM 10.49
13M Lindsay Crook GC Victory 11.05

8.85s for 80m - That’s a yard outside evens for 80m.
Very handy run for an 18 year old.

Same day:
60m – Heat 1 Wind +0.3
OpM Michael Rehardt GC Victory 6.88
18M Chris Hickey QAL 7.05
17M Brian Wyborn TM 7.24
19M Simon Byrne Uni of Qld 7.30
16M Calum McKinnon Maroochy 7.35
OpM Richard Norris QAL 7.78

So he has gone 1.83s for 20m; say he runs another 1.9m (conservative estimate) for the next 20m that puts him in 10.75 shape for the 100m. Another 12.5m in say 1.1s and he is running 11.86s for 120m (on a synthetic track).

He’s now around 21 years of age and one would suggest he has probably improved a bit. Especially if he has seriously focussed on this event.

Defintely a genuine contender…now another piece of the puzzle we need is - who coaches him?

HEAT 20
1 Completed Kevin BRITTAIN 12.256 5 7.5
2 Completed Brendan MATTHEWS 12.258 4 7
3 Completed Matt DAVIES 12.288 1 2.25
4 Completed Matthew CALLARD 12.519 8 9.5
5 Completed Chris HICKEY 12.622 6 7.5
6 Completed Robert BALLARD 12.626 2 6.25
7 Completed Spencer COX 12.903 3 7
8 Completed Sam CAMPBELL 13.433 7 8.5