Courtesy of The Dogs

Gripen Bale Out Of Bulli Final
Written by: GRNSW 12/01/10

The Group Two Cyril Rowe Gold Plate has been thrown wide open after Brendan Wheeler scratched fastest heat qualifier Gripen Bale from tomorrow’s final at Bulli.

The Geelong Cup winner was a slick 26.19s heat winner and came up with the treasured rails alley for the $25,000-to-the-winner final.
But Gripen Bale has since succumbed to injury and will enjoy a premature lay-off, a scenario Wheeler hinted at earlier in the week.
“Even having him at his peak for this race has been a battle but I can assure punters we will not start him unless he’s 100 per cent on the night,” Wheeler said.

“If there is concern at all, his break will start before Wednesday night.”

Wheeler will still be represented in the final by Dyna Blade.

Charlie Gatt’s Disintergrate will now earn a spot in the final, jumping from box one.