Can Swan Hill’s Runpukya run?

You bet.

The three-year-old gelding has taken just two starts to break his maiden, and break it in style, scooting away to win the $40,000 bet365 Odds Protector Plate today – the first race of the 2023 Swan Hill Cup Carnival.

Bred and trained by Heath Chalmers, the horse’s first start at 30/1 in Bendigo in February saw him finish sixth out of 12 in an unlucky...