The Star: June 17, 2021

The Star Thursday June 17 2021
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Sporting celebrities pay tribute to
EMOTIONS RAN high at
Addington Raceway on Friday
night after John Morrison
was able to salute his No 1 fan
Charlotte McLeod just days after
she lost her battle with cancer.
Charlotte was in Morrison’s
thoughts when he flourished his
whip as he crossed the line in his
win with Time In The Bottle.
The Canterbury junior driver
carried the brave youngster’s
name, written in her own
handwriting, on a sticker on the
inside of his helmet.
The victory was the first time
Morrison had been able to
honour Charlotte with victory
after she lost her tenacious battle
with neuroblastoma – a type of
cancer that forms in nerve tissue
– last Monday at just nine years
of age.
Charlotte is the daughter of
Hayley and Hamish McLeod,
with Hayley the niece of Southland
breeder Diane Dynes.
Morrison has a special bond
with the Dynes and McLeod
families.
“Family is the main thing,
this family have supported me
all of my life and without them
I wouldn’t be here,” Morrison
said.
Morrison admitted it had been
a difficult week for the family
after he returned following his
win honouring Charlotte.
“It has been a tough week.”
Richie Mounga posted on Instagram
a photo of he and Sevu
Reece with wrist bands bearing
Charlotte’s name.
Said Mounga: “I bloody love
footy, but no way does it define
me. This relationship has taught
me so much. The people and
relationships I have in my life
will always be the best thing
about me.’’
McLeod was an avid supporter
of Morrison’s career and enjoyed
watching his races.
The youngster, along with
and her brother Fergus and
sister Maggie even had a pair of
Morrison’s pink silks made to
fit her.
“She loved watching the races,
she always enjoyed the races and
we even got colours made for the
three kids,” Morrison said.
“Her and her two other siblings,
we had colours made with
the pink and the white hoops
and they would turn up at the
races (wearing them).”
“It was good, you always knew
she was watching.”
Morrison first carried Charlotte’s
name on the inside of his
helmet just one day before her
passing when finishing second
at the Harness Jewels with Lifes
A Beach.
“Charlotte hand-printed that
herself and I got to wear it at the
Jewels when I ran second.”
“And that was the last race she
got to watch.”
Morrison’s victory brought up
HONOUR: Harness racing
driver John Morrison carried
Charlotte McLeod’s handwritten
sticker in his helmet
and saluted the young
cancer victim when he won
with Time In the Bottle on
Friday night.
his 50th win this season.
That tally gives him a five-win
advantage in the national junior
driver’s premiership over Sarah
O’Reilly, who notched doubles at
Forbury Park and Addington to
set up an intriguing battle.
As he strives to bring up three
consecutive junior titles Morrison
will have Charlotte in his
thoughts.
“All of this season so far is for
her.”
– Harness Racing Desk
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