Tab Hobart Cup (G3)
Eastender staged a strong staying effort in taking out this Group 3 feature, his third win in succession and his ninth win from 20 career-starts. He settled at the tail of the 11-horse field, improved from the 700m but was switched to the rails by Craig Newitt rounding the home turn, hit the front on straightening and out-stayed his rivals to win well. Lamborghini was midfield, improved coming to the home turn, challenged out deep on turning for home and kept fighting on for second, narrowly in advance of the third-placed Appmat who was handily placed all the way before taking the lead nearing the home turn. The favourite Al Galayel was just beyond midfield, attempted to improve from the 600m but just battled from that point to finish 10th, racing well below in best on the affected track.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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PRETTY PUNK
(AUS)
4M REBEL RAIDER (AUS) - RELIABILITY (AUS) KUROFUNE (USA) |
BEN ALLEN | 55.5 | LEON MACDONALD & ANDREW GLUYAS | 10 |
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COUNT DA VINCI
(NZ)
6G FALTAAT (USA) - COOL TALK (NZ) SHINKO KING (IRE) |
D PIRES | 54.0 | SCOTT BRUNTON | 7 |
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UP CUPS
(AUS)
5G HELIKE (USA) - RISING ART (AUS) PARTNERS CHOICE (USA) |
D PIRES | 55.5 | DAVID BRUNTON | 8 |
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GEEGEES BLACKFLASH
(AUS)
8G CLANGALANG (AUS) - LA QUITA (AUS) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
SIGRID M CARR | 59.0 | JOHN LUTTRELL | 3 |
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EPINGLE
(NZ)
6M PINS (AUS) - ETOILE DU NORD (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | MICHAEL KENT | 3 |
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HURDY GURDY MAN
(AUS)
5H STREET CRY (IRE) - ABALONE (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
G BOSS | 54.0 | DARREN WEIR | 1 |
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GEEGEES BLACKFLASH
(AUS)
5G CLANGALANG (AUS) - LA QUITA (AUS) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
P MERTENS | 58.5 | JOHN LUTTRELL | 6 |
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BID SPOTTER
(AUS)
5G REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ISOLDA (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
M RODD | 54.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 4 |
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GROWL
(NZ)
7G MONTJEU (IRE) - THE LIONS ROAR (NZ) WESTERN SYMPHONY (USA) |
B RAWILLER | 55.0 | D A HAYES | 12 |
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GOTTA KEEP COOL
(AUS)
5G RACER'S EDGE (AUS) - CELLAR DWELLER (AUS) LUSKIN STAR (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.5 | DARREN WEIR | 6 |
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OFFENBACH
(AUS)
5G DANEHILL (USA) - PUSH A VENTURE (GB) SHIRLEY HEIGHTS (GB) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | DARREN WEIR | 12 |
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BLUTIGEROO
(AUS)
5G ENCOUNTER (AUS) - SHANGHAI SKY (AUS) ZAMAZAAN (FR) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.5 | COLIN LITTLE | 2 |
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TRUE COURSER
(AUS)
5G RACER'S EDGE (AUS) - ZEPHYR TRUE (AUS) ZEPHYR NEKE (AUS) |
C NEWITT | 57.5 | DARREN WEIR | 11 |
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OUR DASHING DANE
(AUS)
5G LADONI (GB) - ROYAL THEME (AUS) PALACE MUSIC (USA) |
MS C PULS | 51.0 | JASON CLIFFORD | 1 |
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ZACIELO
(NZ)
4G ZABEEL (NZ) - BLUCIELO (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
C NEWITT | 52.5 | PETER G MOODY | 13 |
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JEUNE'S MARK
(AUS)
5G JEUNE (GB) - NADIRMARCO (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
S BASTER | 52.0 | TONY MCEVOY | 17 |
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ST. ANDREWS
(AUS)
7G ALIOCHA (USA) - FLYING REGENT (AUS) NORTHERN REGENT (CAN) |
S MASKIELL | 56.5 | G E BLACKER | 15 |
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BRORAMA STAR
(AUS)
4G BROCCO (USA) - DIORAMA (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS) |
B MCCOULL | 52.0 | CHARLIE GOGGIN | 13 |
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LORD BARACUS
(AUS)
4G PRINCE OF NIME (AUS) - MISS BARACUS (AUS) BARACUS (AUS) |
W R DAVIS | 49.0 | GARY WHITE | 5 |
