Closing steadily into a blistering pace, 4-5 favourite Ammo rolled off cover and overpowered Dontmesswithles in the lane for a 1-3/4-length score in the $14,583 Open Handicap Pace on Monday, Nov. 11 at Rosecroft Raceway.

Bet On Buter (William Carter) sprinted to a clear lead before yielding for a three-hole ride behind 8-5 second choice Dontmesswithles (Roger Plante Jr.) and Lyons Stealth (Luke Hanners) after a :25.3 first quarter. Meanwhile, Ammo and driver Jonathan Roberts sat well off the pace until the :54.1 half-mile split, at which point they slid second-over to stalk live cover behind Full Send (Russell Foster) up the backstretch.

Full Send ground into second behind Dontmesswithles nearing three-quarters in 1:22.1, towing Ammo into contention, Roberts swung the four-year-old Sweet Lou-Beach Gal entire three-wide off cover on the far turn, and the pair collared Dontmesswithles in the final 70 yards of a measured 1:51.2 win. Danger Zone (Eric Davis) rallied belatedly to just nab Full Send for third.

Trainer Michael Hall co-owns Ammo, a winner of 12 races and $701,877 in purses from 47 starts, with Manklin Creek LLC. Ammo paid $3.80 to win.

Roberts and Hugh O'Neil led all drivers with three wins apiece on the 13-race card. Hall and Greg Trotto both notched training doubles.

Live harness racing returns to Rosecroft on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The 12-race program features a $10,500 USD Open Handicap Trot and a Jackpot Hi-5 carryover of $14,265.45 (race 10). First post is 7:40 p.m.

(Rosecroft Raceway)