Tab.Com.Au Canberra Cup (LR)
Hippopus went to the front as expected and settled really well in front, setting quite a reasonable tempo (first 1400m 1:27.80). He picked up the pace from the 600m, got a break on turning for home and then went on to score a good win, without being seriously threatened at any stage in the straight. Off The Rails soon crossed from his wide barrier (10) and raced in second place most of the way. He was under pressure as the pace lifted at the 600m but continued to fight on for a sound second, without troubling the winner. Top weight Centre Pivot settled in ninth place on the rails, improved wide out from the 600m, got to third at the 200m and then battled well for a sound third. Favourite Arab Dawn raced in eighth place, improved between runners rounding the home turn but was under pressure at the 200m and just battled from that point to finish (4.8 lengths) fourth.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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FAUST
(NZ)
5G LIBRETTIST (USA) - RECCE (NZ) SPECTACULAR LOVE (USA) |
SAM CLIPPERTON | 54.0 | KURT GOLDMAN | 5 |
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JACQUINOT BAY
(AUS)
6G GALILEO (IRE) - LA LA LAND (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
K MCEVOY | 54.0 | G H WALTER | 6 |
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COURT CONNECTION
(AUS)
6G LONHRO (AUS) - IMPERATRIX (AUS) STRATEGIC (AUS) |
G SCHOFIELD | 54.0 | DANNY WILLIAMS | 11 |
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FILL THE PAGE
(AUS)
4M DANE SHADOW (AUS) - DOROTHY DINOSAUR (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
TOMMY BERRY | 54.0 | BARBARA JOSEPH & PAUL JONES | 2 |
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MACKNUCKLE
(AUS)
6G MOON ROCKET (JPN) - KNUCKLEMANIA (AUS) MISTER C. (USA) |
D DUNN | 54.5 | BERNIE HOWLETT | 3 |
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MACKNUCKLE
(AUS)
5G MOON ROCKET (JPN) - KNUCKLEMANIA (AUS) MISTER C. (USA) |
D DUNN | 54.0 | BERNIE HOWLETT | 2 |
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BLUTIGEROO
(AUS)
7G ENCOUNTER (AUS) - SHANGHAI SKY (AUS) ZAMAZAAN (FR) |
N RAWILLER | 58.5 | COLIN LITTLE | 9 |
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TESTA GRANDE
(AUS)
4G TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - BIRCHWAY (AUS) BIRCHWOOD (AUS) |
J FORD | 53.0 | KEITH DRYDEN | 14 |
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BEAT THE TIDE
(AUS)
8G ALL ASHORE (NZ) - CAN YOU BEAT THAT (AUS) DAYBREAK LOVER (AUS) |
J SHANKAR | 53.0 | MICK MILADINOVIC | 9 |
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SO ASSERTIVE
(NZ)
5G ZABEEL (NZ) - ASSERTIVE LASS (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 58.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 13 |
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MOORING'S MELODY
(AUS)
5G SONG OF TARA (IRE) - SET A SYMPHONY (NZ) WESTERN SYMPHONY (USA) |
K SWEENEY | 53.0 | LEN HODGSON | 8 |
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BENMANANG
(AUS)
4R MY PATRIARCH (GB) - SEAWORTHY (AUS) ROW OF WAVES (NZ) |
C NEWITT | 53.0 | LEN HODGSON | 12 |
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PADFOOT CHARLIE
(AUS)
5G CHIMES SQUARE (AUS) - FANTASTIQUE (AUS) TWIG MOSS (FR) |
R M QUINN | 52.5 | BRUCE CROSS | 13 |
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REGAL TOUCH
(NZ)
5M TOUCHING WOOD (USA) - REGAL GAZELLE (NZ) VICE REGAL (NZ) |
C MUNCE | 53.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 |
