Ryley Major makes light work of 30m handicap to win Devonport Cup

By Greg Mansfield
January 17 2021 - 11:00pm
TOO GOOD: Club chairman Claire Macdonald, race sponsor Selwyn Harding and Rohan and Katrina Hillier with superstar Devonport Cup winner Ryley Major. Picture: Stacey Lear
TOO GOOD: Club chairman Claire Macdonald, race sponsor Selwyn Harding and Rohan and Katrina Hillier with superstar Devonport Cup winner Ryley Major. Picture: Stacey Lear
Rohan Hillier has a peep over the shoulder but there are no dangers as Ryley Major cruises in. Picture: Stacey Lear
Rohan Hillier has a peep over the shoulder but there are no dangers as Ryley Major cruises in. Picture: Stacey Lear
Leading trainer Ben Yole won six of the 10 races on Devonport Cup night. Picture: Greg Mansfield
Leading trainer Ben Yole won six of the 10 races on Devonport Cup night. Picture: Greg Mansfield

A scintillating mid-race burst of speed that took him from near-last to first saw backmarker Ryley Major outclass his rivals in Sunday night's $30,000 Devonport Cup.

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