Royal request, a dirt track champion for the Dyer stable won the NT derby 12 months ago today. Today though he makes it two in a row when he took out the Luxbet Buntine Handicap over 1900m. He, ridden by Raymond Vigar won by 1.3 lengths putting a tidy $29,700 in the bank today making his winnings now $236,944. Royal was purchased for $60,000 and has been and continues to be an owner favorite and a pleasure for Neil to Train.