The Autumn Sun remains unbeaten after three starts, quickly advancing to take out this Group One feature impressively. He settled back in ninth place, improved (wide with cover) from the 800m but was still conceding the leaders about six lengths as he fanned deep at the home turn. He then put in strong run (in the centre of the track) and finished far too well to score by a neck, going away. He is a talented colt with a very bright future. His Chris Waller-trained stablemate Zousain raced in seventh place, tracked up (wide with cover) nearing the 600m, got through to challenge at the 200m and after hitting the front briefly at the 100m, fought really well for a very good second. Lindsay Park-trained filly Fundamentalist raced in fifth place (between runners), moved up at the home turn, challenged at the 200m and did very well in fighting on for third in a good performance in this class. Sesar settled near the tail of the 14-horse field, was still well back before going deep on straightening. He then kept running on very well to take (2.1 lengths) fourth, in a really good effort stepping up to 1600m here.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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CAPITAL GAIN
(AUS)
2G AD VALOREM (USA) - ZUZAO (AUS) DELZAO (AUS) |
J BYRNE | 57.0 | PAUL BUTTERWORTH | 5 |
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SACRED ELIXIR
(NZ)
2G POUR MOI (IRE) - BALTIKA (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
Z PURTON | 57.0 | TONY PIKE | 11 |
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PRESS STATEMENT
(AUS)
2C HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - KAAPTIVE EMPRESS (AUS) KAAPTIVE EDITION (NZ) |
T ANGLAND | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 10 |
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FRIENDS OF KA YING
(AUS)
2G AL MAHER (AUS) - ILHAAM (AUS) SECRET SAVINGS (USA) |
TOMMY BERRY | 57.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 9 |
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ROMANTIC TOUCH
(AUS)
2G NORTHERN METEOR (AUS) - DEARNESS (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 57.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 2 |
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SIZZLING
(AUS)
2C SNITZEL (AUS) - ADMIRELLE (AUS) GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) |
C MUNCE | 57.0 | KELSO WOOD | 3 |
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BENFICA
(AUS)
2C LONHRO (AUS) - HUT (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 56.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 6 |
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PRESSDAY
(AUS)
2C DOMESDAY (AUS) - KAAPTIVE EMPRESS (AUS) KAAPTIVE EDITION (NZ) |
N RAWILLER | 56.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 6 |
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LINKY DINK
(NZ)
2F KEEPER (AUS) - GIMMICK (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
P ROBL | 54.0 | JASON COYLE | 6 |
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ROCKDALE
(NZ)
2G DANROAD (AUS) - KOMPLETE KAOS (NZ) DESERT SUN (GB) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.5 | JOHN MORRISEY | 5 |
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APERCU
(AUS)
2F ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - MAKING FEY (NZ) ZAFONIC (USA) |
D BEADMAN | 54.0 | CLARRY CONNERS | 5 |
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REIGNING TO WIN
(AUS)
2G KING OF KINGS (IRE) - SECRET LIAISONS (NZ) T. V. HEART THROB (USA) |
C MUNCE | 53.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 11 |
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DARCI BRAHMA
(NZ)
2C DANEHILL (USA) - GRAND ECHEZEAUX (NZ) ZAFONIC (USA) |
S SEAMER | 56.0 | MARK WALKER | 11 |
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OUTBACK PRINCE
(AUS)
2C DESERT PRINCE (IRE) - TERRESTIAL (AUS) STAR WATCH (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 52.0 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 8 |
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PICADAY
(AUS)
2G PICCOLO (GB) - OUR TODAY (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA) |
S SEAMER | 53.0 | BRUCE MCLACHLAN | 6 |
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LOVELY JUBLY
(AUS)
2F LION HUNTER (AUS) - JABOULET (NZ) VICE REGAL (NZ) |
B PREBBLE | 55.0 | DAVID THROSBY | 11 |
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JUANMO
(AUS)
2F FLYING SPUR (AUS) - LET'S SHUFFLE (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
K MCEVOY | 53.0 | ALAN BAILEY | 7 |
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SHOW A HEART
(AUS)
2C BRAVE WARRIOR (AUS) - MISS SANDMAN (AUS) REGAL ADVICE (NZ) |
S KATSIDIS | 51.5 | BARRY MILLER | 11 |
