Victorian Nugget Troy de Haas returned to career-best form today at the Australian Easter 3-days at Buckenderra near Jindabyne. De Haas seemed to be out of the contention for the 3-day title after losing 4 minutes in yesterdays middle distance race however in a physically demanding long distance race he showed his true colours dominating the rest of the field in a time of 79:56 almost 7 minutes clear of any other competitor. He now leads the 3 days overall from Julian Dent of the NSW Stingers in 2nd place and David Shepherd of the Canberra Cockatoos in 3rd.

Day 2 of the Easter 3-days is traditionally the key day when the 3-days is won and lost and Jo Allison of the Canberra Cockatoos made her move today winning the day by 2 minutes and passing Hanny Allston of the Tasmania Foresters. Allston still posted the 2nd fastest time and the 3-days overall result looks to be down to a race in two between Allison and Allston. NSW Stinger Tracey Bluett also marked a strong return to elite orienteering moving into 3rd place overall.