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Sword Speed to cut them down
The Mercury
|November 25, 2025
SUMMER rains have struck again with Hollywoodbets Greyville recording over 40mm on Sunday.
With further rain expected yesterday and today the meeting has been switched to the poly track where punters face a super competitive card where some serious homework could pay handsome dividends.
It all starts in the first where Sword Speed started at long odds on debut and was narrowly beaten. He needs to build on that showing but he has the best of the draw and can go one better.
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