Thousand Guineas Prelude (G2)
After placings at her last three starts in Group class, Booker broke through for a deserved Group Two success here. She settled nicely outside the leader (Mahlani) and after a steady mid-race pace before the tempo picked up nearing the home turn. She got to the front at the 200m and then fought back well in the sprint home to score well. Shoals raced in sixth place, one off the rails, moved up (wide) at the home turn and ran on well (last 600m 34.02) for a good second, looking suited to further still. The favourite Catchy settled back in eighth place, went deep nearing the home turn and ran on well (last 600m 33.79) for a good third in a race where the early tempo played against her. She’s So High was a third on the rails, challenged at the 200m and kept fighting on well for a sound fourth, beaten one length.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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LEGLESS VEUVE
(NZ)
3F PINS (AUS) - HYADES (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
M J ZAHRA | 55.5 | STUART WEBB | 2 |
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MISS GUNPOWDER
(AUS)
3F PENDRAGON (NZ) - FOREVER RAFTER (USA) DELINEATOR (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | PHILLIP STOKES | 8 |
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AFLEET ESPRIT
(AUS)
3F BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - BONDED (AUS) DANEWIN (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | DAVID HAYES & TOM DABERNIG | 1 |
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GREGERS
(AUS)
3F COMMANDS (AUS) - SATNAV (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
CHAD SCHOFIELD | 56.0 | D A HAYES | 2 |
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LADY OF HARRODS
(AUS)
3F DUBAWI (IRE) - ROYAL CONSPIRACY (AUS) STRATEGIC (AUS) |
S W ARNOLD | 57.0 | RUSSELL CAMERON | 1 |
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BLISS STREET
(AUS)
3F FLYING SPUR (AUS) - JADE DIVA (AUS) JADE ROBBERY (USA) |
S W ARNOLD | 57.5 | D MORTON | 9 |
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DIVORCES
(AUS)
3F DOMESDAY (AUS) - FAMILY BREAKUP (AUS) OCTAGONAL (NZ) |
M J ZAHRA | 54.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 11 |
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IRISH LIGHTS
(AUS)
3F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - ASPEN FALLS (USA) HENNESSY (USA) |
G BOSS | 54.0 | D A HAYES | 11 |
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ORTENSIA
(AUS)
3F TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - AERATE'S PICK (AUS) PICNICKER (AUS) |
D NIKOLIC | 54.0 | TONY NOONAN | 7 |
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GABBIDON
(AUS)
3F BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - ELIZA PARK (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) |
S KATSIDIS | 55.5 | GARY KENNEWELL | 11 |
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MISS FINLAND
(AUS)
3F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - FOREST PEARL (USA) WOODMAN (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.5 | D A HAYES | 9 |
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DOUBTING
(AUS)
3F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - SOVEREIGN RUBY (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ) |
STEVEN KING | 57.5 | MICK PRICE | 4 |
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HOLLOW BULLET
(AUS)
3F TAYASU TSUYOSHI (JPN) - BEAT THE BULLET (AUS) BITE THE BULLET (USA) |
D TAGGART | 54.0 | JOHN MCARDLE | 10 |
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HINTING
(AUS)
3F DANZERO (AUS) - WON'T TELL (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
B PREBBLE | 56.0 | BILL MITCHELL | 9 |
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LA BELLA DAME
(AUS)
3F ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - NOBELLOCOVE (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
D NIKOLIC | 54.0 | MICK PRICE | 8 |
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HASTE YE BACK
(AUS)
3F DANEWIN (AUS) - FLYAWAY (AUS) WATERFORD ROAD (AUS) |
B PREBBLE | 56.0 | LEON CORSTENS | 5 |
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SO GORGEOUS
(AUS)
3F BRIEF TRUCE (USA) - CROWNING JEWEL (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 57.5 | DAN O'SULLIVAN | 14 |
