Blue Diamond Preview-C&G (LR)
Mohave resumed after his debut second in the Breeders’ Plate at Randwick in October with a good first-up win here. He was well away and settled in third, one off the rails, travelling well. He moved up to challenge shortly after turning for home, went to the lead at the 200m and he then fought back well scoring quite comfortably at the post the three quarters of a length. The Mick Price-trained Cornrow ($3.50 fav) was also resuming after his debut in October. He was sixth between runners, switched out on straightening, challenged passing the 200m and battled gamely for a good second, putting up a nice effort. Ducal Castle settled in a good spot from his inside barrier (1), in fourth on the rails. He put in a run at the 200m and then kept fighting on for third, beaten two lengths. Grande Rosso was eased from his wide barrier (9) to settle near the tail of the ten-horse field. He improved between runners nearing the home turn, fanned wide on straightening and kept making ground for a good fourth, putting up a good effort on debut. Tudor was second to the turn and held on for fifth while Berlutti did well after travelling deep to run on for sixth, also going nicely on debut. *ANZ
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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DISSIDENT
(AUS)
2C SEBRING (AUS) - DIANA'S SECRET (AUS) ANABAA (USA) |
V DURIC | 55.0 | PETER G MOODY | 8 |
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THE TRAVELLING MAN
(NZ)
2G MOSSMAN (AUS) - GYPSY JEWELS (AUS) JADE ROBBERY (USA) |
B MELHAM | 55.0 | MATT LAURIE | 5 |
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SEPOY
(AUS)
2C ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) - WATCHFUL (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 2 |
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INNOCENT GAMBLE
(AUS)
2G ELVSTROEM (AUS) - INNOCENT BABY (AUS) JUGAH (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.0 | MARK RILEY | 2 |
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REWARD FOR EFFORT
(AUS)
2C EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - MISS PROSPECT (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
D DUNN | 54.0 | PETER G MOODY | 6 |
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REAAN
(AUS)
2C HUSSONET (USA) - RIBE (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
D DUNN | 54.0 | D A HAYES | 3 |
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CECCONI
(AUS)
2C ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - TONICITY (AUS) BLAZING SWORD (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | D A HAYES | 5 |
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KAPHERO
(AUS)
2C DANZERO (AUS) - KAPCHAT (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
D NIKOLIC | 56.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 10 |
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DANGER LOOMS
(AUS)
2C DANGEROUS (AUS) - DIAMONDS FOREVER (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
NICK RYAN | 54.0 | JOHN MCARDLE | 1 |
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SANZIRO
(AUS)
2C DANZERO (AUS) - WILL FLY (AUS) WILL DANCER (FR) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 3 |
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MURPHY'S BLU BOY
(AUS)
2C BLU TUSMANI (USA) - MURPHY'S ARCH (AUS) ARCHREGENT (CAN) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.0 | MICHEAL HICKS | 10 |
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BEL ESPRIT
(AUS)
2C ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - BESPOKEN (AUS) VAIN (AUS) |
W TRELOAR | 57.5 | JOHN SYMONS | 8 |
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SHERATON
(AUS)
2F WOODMAN (USA) - BINT MARSCAY (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
G CHILDS | 54.0 | RICK HORE-LACY | 3 |
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TOORAK THUNDER
(AUS)
2G REAL CASH (USA) - KISS A HALO (AUS) DON'T SAY HALO (USA) |
G CHILDS | 56.5 | LEON MACDONALD | 8 |
