Religify got away well from barrier eight to sit one off the fence and co-lead soon after the start. Inside the 1000m rider Hugh Bowman kept the pressure on and led by a length, finding the fence and adding another half length past the 600m. Near the last corner Bowman sat quietly then shook the reins as they straightened, broke clear at the 300m and the chasers were not able to make any impression, to hold on well by a length and a half. Crack Me Up turned in fourth (rails), had to avoid heels at the 150m and ran on quite well for second from Moher, who stalked the winner to the straight and looked a danger only to battle home for third. I'll Fly Away finished strongly late for fourth from midfield.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HOPFGARTEN
(AUS)
5G MOSSMAN (AUS) - BLACK TOURMALINE (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
D J BROWNE | 58.5 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 16 |
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STRAWBERRY BOY
(AUS)
6G REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - STRAWBERRY GIRL (USA) STRAWBERRY ROAD (AUS) |
Z PURTON | 58.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 |
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TRANSPORTER
(AUS)
6G COMMANDS (AUS) - PORTRAIT COLLECTOR (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
J BYRNE | 58.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 6 |
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TOKAMAK
(AUS)
5G DIOGENES (AUS) - TABLE DANCE (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ) |
PAUL HAMMERSLEY | 54.5 | BARRY LOCKWOOD | 3 |
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SOLZHENITSYN
(NZ)
5G ST PETERSBURG (AUS) - TRI VICTORY (NZ) VICTORY DANCE (IRE) |
M RODD | 57.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 9 |
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WILLY JIMMY
(AUS)
5G DEHERE (USA) - HULA WONDER (AUS) HULA CHIEF (NZ) |
R M QUINN | 53.5 | G H WALTER | 5 |
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OUR LUKAS
(NZ)
6G GENEROUS (IRE) - PARFORE (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS) |
S KATSIDIS | 54.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 3 |
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BAREENA
(AUS)
5M FILANTE (NZ) - MARILLA (NZ) PALACE MUSIC (USA) |
J BYRNE | 53.0 | BRYAN GUY | 4 |
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RAGS TO RICHES
(NZ)
7G ENTREPRENEUR (GB) - CANDESCENT (NZ) BASSENTHWAITE (GB) |
G COLLESS | 55.5 | LIAM BIRCHLEY | 10 |
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ATAPI
(AUS)
5G LAST TYCOON (IRE) - PRIDE OF INGENUE (AUS) PROUD KNIGHT (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | RICHARD OTTO | 3 |
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SMART AND MIGHTY
(AUS)
6G BARYSHNIKOV (AUS) - BILLIE'S FLURRY (AUS) PAG ASA (AUS) |
J BYRNE | 55.5 | TONY NOONAN | 12 |
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SPIRIT OF TARA
(AUS)
3C SONG OF TARA (IRE) - GAGOOSH (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
J BYRNE | 52.0 | GERALD RYAN | 7 |
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ENTHUSIAST
(AUS)
4G FLYING SPUR (AUS) - GOLDSUMONE (USA) GOLD LEGEND (USA) |
A KENNEDY | 52.5 | JOHN WALLACE | 1 |
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INSPIRE
(AUS)
5G RORY'S JESTER (AUS) - LOVE AT LARGE (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
S SEAMER | 52.0 | CLARRY CONNERS | 5 |
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ADAMANTLY
(AUS)
5G MISTER C (USA) - KAMPALETTE (NZ) KAMPALA (GB) |
B YORK | 55.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 13 |
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KENCONCARNE
(AUS)
4G KENMARE (FR) - MEXICANA (NZ) RANCHER (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.0 | R G LIPP | 5 |
