Evoke Media-Ascot Gold Cup (LR)
Tonto, having his third run this preparation, appreciate the step up to 1800m in winning here. He began well from his wide barrier (11), soon moved up to settle in second place, behind a very steady pace (first 1200m 1:16.93). He moved up to challenge the leader (Bedamijo) at the 200m and finished a bit too well score to score a good win. The nine-year-old mare Bedamijo went to the front, slowed the pace before picking up the tempo from the 600m. She held a good break at the 200m and then fought back well for second, just finding the winner a bit too strong in the closing stages. Dark Alert was a handy third, one off the rails, put in a run at the home turn and kept fighting on to take third. The favourite Chocolate Holic settled back in eighth place, made a wide move coming to the home turn and kept making ground, without threatening for (3.8 lengths) sixth after being disadvantaged by the slow early pace.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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DRIVE WEST
(AUS)
7G BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - VICTORY ROMP (AUS) VICTORY DRIVE (USA) |
BEN PATERSON | 54.0 | J J MILLER | 6 |
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POP CULTURE
(AUS)
6M BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - GEORGIA'S STORM (AUS) METAL STORM (FR) |
T TURNER | 56.0 | C H WEBSTER | 12 |
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MOONLIGHT BAY
(AUS)
6M CATBIRD (AUS) - MOONFIRE (AUS) GEIGER COUNTER (USA) |
CHRIS PARNHAM | 55.0 | GRANT WILLIAMS | 10 |
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POP CULTURE
(AUS)
4M BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - GEORGIA'S STORM (AUS) METAL STORM (FR) |
T TURNER | 54.0 | C H WEBSTER | 4 |
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ROCKY RANGE
(AUS)
8G ETERNITY RANGE (USA) - LOVE THE SUN (AUS) MAROONED (GB) |
P CARBERY | 53.0 | A D MATHEWS | 11 |
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COLOUR CORRECT
(AUS)
6G HIGH YIELD (USA) - NEVER BLUE (AUS) MILITARY PLUME (NZ) |
P J HARVEY | 58.0 | ROSS PRICE | 2 |
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CORPORATE SAM
(AUS)
9G CORPORATE RAIDER (AUS) - LADY SABA (AUS) GAY SABA (NZ) |
S MCGRUDDY | 53.0 | T M ANDREWS | 7 |
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SENTENZA
(AUS)
4G MR. PROSPEROUS (USA) - DASHING EGO (AUS) SO DASHING (AUS) |
S O'DONNELL | 53.0 | IVAN HAGGERTY | 7 |
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CAT IN A HAT
(AUS)
7G GOLD FEVER (USA) - REVERSE CHARGE (AUS) VAIN (AUS) |
P D KNUCKEY | 53.0 | T M ANDREWS | 7 |
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TRUE STEEL
(AUS)
7H JEUNE (GB) - HOW SPECIAL (AUS) PERSIAN HEIGHTS (GB) |
C L STAPLES | 55.0 | MRS M M PAYNE | 7 |
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DESERT DREAMER
(AUS)
8G BLETCHLEY PARK (IRE) - MALI (AUS) JEVINGTON (AUS) |
J F MILLER | 53.0 | GEOFF DURRANT | 6 |
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ALIBI BAY
(AUS)
5G LOMOND BAY (NZ) - ALIBI TIME (AUS) SERHEED (USA) |
C L STAPLES | 54.5 | J P MILLER | 7 |
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SPECIAL JESTER
(AUS)
5G RORY'S JESTER (AUS) - HOW SPECIAL (AUS) PERSIAN HEIGHTS (GB) |
P KING | 52.0 | STEPHEN WOLFE | 5 |
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NATIONAL SURPRISE
(AUS)
7M WARRING NATIONS (USA) - UNDERPAID (AUS) BOUCHER (USA) |
M P RYAN | 52.0 | W P MC GLADE | 6 |
