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[email protected] Athletics House, 31 Aughtie Drive. Albert Park. Victoria, 3206. Website: www.val.org.au 2012 Ararat Gift 30 December 2012 Wrap Up Ararat Highland Sports Society Ararat Gift 30/12/2012 The weather for Sunday’s Ararat gift was very warm with a slight head wind for the gift runners on a track that was turned out in perfect condition. The track was definitely as good a track as the athletes have encountered in recent years. The meeting provided some solid performances and gave the athletes an ideal lead into the Maryborough gift on New Year’s Day. John Antonio Memorial Gold Rush 70 metres Western Australian athlete Adam Moore (6.75m) started the day in fine fashion with a convincing win in his heat, semi and final of the sprint. Moore competed at the Bay Sheffield carnival earlier in the week but had the miss fortune to meet a rampaging Josh Ross in the Gift semi final. Moore was never seriously challenged in the Ararat series and he had a metre to spare in the final from Gus Carty-Cowling (4.25m) and Leigh Phelan (7m). Moore’s only previous visit to Victoria was last season for the Burramine/Euroa weekend. Adam is trained by Glen Ross who also made the final but finished sixth. Tom McDonald Memorial 120m Ararat Gift. Adam Moore decided to strike whilst he was in form and collected the $3000 first prize in the gift final to add to his sprint victory.