Armed Guard ($5) defeated Maori’s Idol Memorial third placegetter Look Here Bloke ($6.90) by 2.6m with Lord Of The Gym ($8.7) a further 5.9m back in third.

It was a disappointing finish for trainer driver Geoff Webster and his odds-on favourite Millburn Michael ($3.10) who was a well-beaten sixth after being held up at the start and unable to make up the ground.

The $10, 000 Gunbower Trotters Cup (2530m) was the other feature trotting event run over the weekend, won by classy mare Sharendoo Lass ($8.60) in an all-the-way win at Echuca on Sunday.

The six-year-old Wind Cries Maori mare made the most of their inside draw and beat home the Chris Lang-trained and driven Kyvalley Mirage ($6.40) by 6.4m with roughie Ollie Nova ($41) a fast finishing third.

Again it was an unlucky finish for the pre-race favourite with Thepowerofhealing ($1.8) coming in fourth after being forced to race out wide.

Due to be driven by Nathan Jack, Thepowerofhealing is the only last-start winner in the 11 horse final field. The Maori’s Idol filly is looking for her 18^th career win but has drawn poorly with barrier ten.

Coming off a last start third place to Joe Bro in the Terang Trotters Cup is the ever improving Red Samurai, starting this Saturday in the back row barrier 11. The Clinton Welsh trained and driven Sundon Colt will have to pull out near career best form to overcome this less than favourable draw, but a recent run in the Group 1 Inter Dominion Championship will have boosted their confidence and the drop back in class here will suit them.

Dream A Moment is another trotter who made it to the Inter Dominion Championship final this year. Dream A Moment ran dead last in the Inter Dominion and then could only manage to finish eight in the Terang Cup last weekend, but the Kerryn Manning trained and driven filly is looking to improve on her recent form and has drawn barrier seven for Saturday.

Neville Welsh’s Si Capisco is another sharp gelding to keep an eye on starting from barrier five.

Meanwhile, premier horseman Chris Lang has two of his trotters running in the Charlton Cup, Kyvalley Mirage drawn ideally in barrier two and Groovy Bromac in nine.

The Charlton & District Community Bank Charlton Trotters Cup will run as race five at the meeting’s great eight race programme and is due to jump at 6:29pm.

The other highlight harness event of the night is race seven (7:24pm), where 12 quality pacers will contest the $25, 000 Charlton Pacers Cup.

2010 Charlton Trotters Cup Final Field & Barrier Draw: