Leebaz bounced back after his disappointing 13th in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Randwick on 9 April to score a good win here, his fourth at stakes level. He settled well in third place on the rails, behind a solid tempo (first 1200m 1:12.25). He got along the rails at the 200m and then went on to win well. The favourite Hauraki settled back in ninth place. He improved, from the 600m, challenged strongly at the 200m and fought well for a good second, in a strongly run race. Volkstok’n’barrell was back in tenth place, fanned deep on turning for home and then ran on well for a good third. The three-year-old Old North was seventh to the home turn and did well in battling on nicely for (2.7 lengths) fourth, just finishing in front of his stablemate It’s Somewhat, who was eighth to the home turn, before making late ground for (3.2 lengths) fifth.
Previous Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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LEEBAZ
(NZ)
5G ZABEEL (NZ) - POLISH PRINCESS (GB) POLISH PRECEDENT (USA) |
J BYRNE | 59.0 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 4 |
|
STREAMA
(AUS)
5M STRATUM (AUS) - PENSIAMO (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ) |
B SHINN | 57.0 | G H WALTER | 4 |
|
LIGHTS OF HEAVEN
(NZ)
5M ZABEEL (NZ) - I'M IN HEAVEN (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB) |
L NOLEN | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 9 |
|
SHEZ SINSATIONAL
(NZ)
4M EKRAAR (USA) - ORIGINAL SIN (NZ) SHINKO KING (IRE) |
O P BOSSON | 57.0 | A SHARROCK | 13 |
|
MY KINGDOM OF FIFE
(GB)
6G KINGMAMBO (USA) - FAIRY GODMOTHER (GB) FAIRY KING (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 59.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 |
|
METAL BENDER
(NZ)
4G DANASINGA (AUS) - JACQWIN (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 59.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 6 |
|
FULMONTI
(NZ)
6G MONTJEU (IRE) - GROSVENOR'S PRIDE (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ) |
J BOWDITCH | 59.0 | CHRIS JORDAN | 2 |
|
SCENIC SHOT
(AUS)
5G SCENIC (IRE) - SWEEPSHOT (AUS) DR GRACE (NZ) |
G COLLESS | 59.0 | D MORTON | 4 |
|
COALESCE
(NZ)
6G ZABEEL (NZ) - ESSYLT (GB) ARTAIUS (USA) |
D BEADMAN | 59.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 10 |
|
ABOVE DECK
(AUS)
4G BIANCONI (USA) - HAFLA (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 58.0 | J T CONLAN | 10 |
|
PLATINUM SCISSORS
(AUS)
5H DANEHILL (USA) - SHANTHA'S CHOICE (AUS) CAN'T FIGHT FATE (AUS) |
D BEASLEY | 58.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 10 |
|
THIS MANSHOOD
(AUS)
6G MANSHOOD (CAN) - OUR GILDED LILY (AUS) GILDORAN (IRE) |
J CASSIDY | 58.0 | T R MARTIN | 3 |
|
BUSH PADRE
(AUS)
5G REDDING (NZ) - CANDY BIRD (AUS) SLANT (USA) |
M RODD | 58.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 2 |
|
MR. BUREAUCRAT
(AUS)
6G BUREAUCRACY (NZ) - EXPLANATION (AUS) COUNTY (AUS) |
A G ROBINSON | 58.0 | W R HAILES | 4 |
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SHOGUN LODGE
(AUS)
4G GRAND LODGE (USA) - PRIDE OF TAHNEE (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS) |
G BOSS | 58.0 | R H THOMSEN | 4 |
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SHOGUN LODGE
(AUS)
3G GRAND LODGE (USA) - PRIDE OF TAHNEE (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS) |
R S DYE | 55.5 | R H THOMSEN | 1 |