W.J. Adams (LR)
Thermal Current settled back in seventh place, following a solid pace. He got along the rails rounding the home turn and went through to be in a challenging position at the 200m. He took the lead at the 50m and then went on to score well, appearing to do so with something in hand. It was a smart effort and a very good ride by Damian Lane. Shakespearean Lass went to the front, showing good pace. She was then pressured in the lead, but got away with a clear break at the 200m before fighting back for a very good second after a challenging trip. Sunday Escape raced in fourth place, with cover, moved up (deep) at the home turn, challenged at the 200m and fought on well for third. The favourite Faatinah was caught deep from barrier eight, racing wide (without cover) close to the pace. He was widest off all at the home turn and then tired over the final stages after a very difficult trip to finish (3.3 lengths) seventh.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SHAKESPEAREAN LASS
(AUS)
4M WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - ELIZA DREAM (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB) |
R MCLEOD | 56.0 | P G CAREY | 6 |
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SHAMAL WIND
(AUS)
5M DUBAWI (IRE) - FIREMAID (USA) MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) |
D DUNN | 56.0 | R W SMERDON | 1 |
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SHAMAL WIND
(AUS)
4M DUBAWI (IRE) - FIREMAID (USA) MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) |
RYAN MALONEY | 56.0 | R W SMERDON | 13 |
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AVOID LIGHTNING
(AUS)
4M BLEVIC (AUS) - YA MICHELLE (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | DAVID JOLLY | 4 |
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|
BEL SPRINTER
(AUS)
4G BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - GAVROCHE (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
B MELHAM | 58.0 | JASON WARREN | 5 |
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|
VELOCITEA
(NZ)
4M VOLKSRAAD (GB) - CAT SHMEA (NZ) FELIX THE CAT (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.5 | MICK PRICE | 3 |
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FALAISE
(AUS)
6G GRAND LODGE (USA) - PERLE (AUS) NIGHT SHIFT (USA) |
V DURIC | 55.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 7 |
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BEL MER
(AUS)
3F BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - DROP ANCHOR (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
C NEWITT | 53.0 | MICK PRICE | 5 |
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CINQUE CENTO
(AUS)
5M NOTHIN' LEICA DANE (AUS) - LAYDOWN MISERE (AUS) VARICK (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 53.5 | PETER G MOODY | 5 |
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ALL BAR ONE
(AUS)
4H HENNESSY (USA) - MAX'S SISTER (USA) PHONE TRICK (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 57.5 | GILLIAN HEINRICH | 1 |
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RAID THE ROYALS
(AUS)
4G ALI-ROYAL (IRE) - AURA RAIDER (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
NICK RYAN | 52.0 | J W MASON | 9 |
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TYCOON RULER
(AUS)
4H LAST TYCOON (IRE) - SWEET DELIGHT (AUS) RANCHO RULER (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 56.5 | JIM MARCONI | 7 |
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SUPER ELEGANT
(AUS)
5G MISTER C (USA) - EVER ELEGANT (AUS) STEEL PULSE (GB) |
V HALL | 55.5 | TONY VASIL | 10 |
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RUBITANO
(AUS)
4G RUBITON (AUS) - MRS. SOFFEL (AUS) THE JUDGE (AUS) |
B PREBBLE | 53.0 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 6 |
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SUPER IMPRESSIVE
(NZ)
5G ZABEEL (NZ) - PHEROZ FANTASY (NZ) TIGHTS (USA) |
A SPITERI | 52.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 7 |
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PAINT
(AUS)
6G RAAMI (GB) - COLOUR CHART (AUS) LUSKIN STAR (AUS) |
P PAYNE | 58.0 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 8 |
