Fit For Purpose, under a clever ride by Dale Smith, broke through for his maiden stakes win and took his overall record to six wins from 18 career starts. The four-year-old jumped awkwardly to settle back of midfield, remaining there past the 1000m then drifted further (rails) to have four behind him at the 600m. Smith waited, pushed forward along the fence into the straight then was presented with a lovely rails run, bounded forward to share the lead, then ran clear over the last 200m to win well by a length and a half. From midfield, No Annamossity ran up approaching the last corner, was widest turning in, then kept on strongly to the line to nab second late. Lordag stuck with No Annamossity the length of the straight but lost second in a head-bobber, while top-weight Religify, who was always handy, did well to hold on for a close fourth under his 61kg.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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GLENDARA
(AUS)
7G SHOW A HEART (AUS) - ART GALLERY (AUS) MARJU (IRE) |
MATTHEW MC GILLIVRAY | 54.0 | BARRY BALDWIN | 7 |
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CRACK ME UP
(NZ)
3G MOSSMAN (AUS) - CHUCKLE (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 57.5 | LIAM BIRCHLEY | 11 |
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COLOUR CHARGE
(AUS)
6G RED DAZZLER (AUS) - MARKET PRICE (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) |
JAMES ORMAN | 56.0 | NATALIE MCCALL | 3 |
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AKAVOROUN
(AUS)
6G LACRYMA CRISTI (IRE) - SALQUETTA (AUS) SALIERI (USA) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 56.0 | CIARON MAHER | 11 |
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BEWHATYOUWANNABE
(AUS)
6G FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - BELLA CORONA (AUS) BEAUTIFUL CROWN (USA) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 55.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 3 |
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JETSET LAD
(NZ)
7G ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - JETSET LASS (NZ) JETBALL (AUS) |
PAUL HAMMERSLEY | 58.5 | BRIAN SMITH | 2 |
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BLACK JET
(AUS)
5G JET SPUR (AUS) - BLACK VELVET (FR) BLACK TIE AFFAIR (IRE) |
J LLOYD | 56.0 | LIAM BIRCHLEY | 12 |
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JETSET LAD
(NZ)
6G ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - JETSET LASS (NZ) JETBALL (AUS) |
ANTHONY ALLEN | 54.0 | BRIAN SMITH | 2 |
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MISHANI WARRIOR
(AUS)
5G SHOW A HEART (AUS) - WILD AND WINDSWEPT (AUS) HONOUR AND GLORY (USA) |
B STEWART | 56.5 | LES ROSS | 7 |
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LOADED
(AUS)
5G FLYING NICKO (AUS) - RIVAL (AUS) BITE THE BULLET (USA) |
TIMOTHY BELL | 54.0 | GRANT ALLARD | 7 |
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TOKAMAK
(AUS)
5G DIOGENES (AUS) - TABLE DANCE (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ) |
PAUL HAMMERSLEY | 54.0 | BARRY LOCKWOOD | 5 |
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HOUR OF PERIL
(AUS)
4G FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) - REVAMP (AUS) ZOFFANY (USA) |
J LLOYD | 54.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 11 |
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STEEL ZIP
(AUS)
4G CANADIAN SILVER (CAN) - ZIP (AUS) COSSACK WARRIOR (AUS) |
B STEWART | 56.0 | PAT DUFF | 6 |
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WORK THE ROOM
(AUS)
5G BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - SOCIAL SCENE (IRE) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
PAUL HAMMERSLEY | 53.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 8 |
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ROTHERA
(AUS)
5G TOBOUGG (IRE) - NOVA SERRURE (AUS) CELESTIAL DANCER (IRE) |
D J BROWNE | 58.0 | BEN CURRIE | 3 |
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FIFTEEN CARAT
(AUS)
3G SHOW A HEART (AUS) - BRYNICA (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
G COLLESS | 55.0 | HOWARD WILSON | 5 |
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SOILED
(AUS)
7G SANDPIT (BRZ) - SUBTLE MISS (AUS) NADEED (USA) |
C MUNCE | 57.5 | WAYNE WILKES | 1 |
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JACQUELINE ROUGE
(AUS)
5M NE COUPEZ PAS (USA) - NORTHEAST SHEILA (AUS) KENDARA (NZ) |
S KATSIDIS | 53.0 | TONY NOONAN | 3 |
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GO CART
(AUS)
6G DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - CUBICLE (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) |
R WIGGINS | 53.0 | STEVEN O'DEA | 2 |
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PERFECT FEELING
(AUS)
5M SPINNING WORLD (USA) - LADY CAIRNS (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
S SEAMER | 54.5 | TREVOR BAILEY | 3 |
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RAMPANT LION
(AUS)
7G LION HUNTER (AUS) - LA GYPSY (AUS) CELESTIAL DANCER (IRE) |
J BYRNE | 57.5 | LINDSAY GOUGH | 11 |
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DARING FORTUNE
(AUS)
4G DARE AND GO (USA) - GODZEVIR (NZ) GODSWALK (USA) |
J HOLDER | 53.0 | R S SUTTON | 2 |
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SPECIAL SONG
(AUS)
7G SONG OF TARA (IRE) - LADY SPECIAL (AUS) ALZAO (USA) |
M RICE | 55.0 | JEROME HUNTER | 1 |
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SMART AND MIGHTY
(AUS)
6G BARYSHNIKOV (AUS) - BILLIE'S FLURRY (AUS) PAG ASA (AUS) |
J BYRNE | 56.0 | TONY NOONAN | 8 |
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SPIRIT OF TARA
(AUS)
4H SONG OF TARA (IRE) - GAGOOSH (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 55.5 | GERALD RYAN | 3 |
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MALTA
(AUS)
6G YOUTHFUL LEGS (USA) - CELESTIAL MODEL (AUS) CELESTIAL DANCER (IRE) |
K POPE | 54.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 1 |
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TERRACE
(NZ)
6G ZABEEL (NZ) - TAARECK (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
TODD PANNELL | 53.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 6 |
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ATAPI
(AUS)
3G LAST TYCOON (IRE) - PRIDE OF INGENUE (AUS) PROUD KNIGHT (AUS) |
A MERRIT | 52.0 | RICHARD OTTO | 6 |
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SCENIC WELLS
(AUS)
5G SHEDAD (AUS) - DOUBLE ALMA (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) |
J POWELL | 57.0 | CRAIG BROWN | 7 |
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CONSULAR
(AUS)
7G ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - MISS PROSPECT (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
S SCRIVEN | 58.5 | BILL BAKER | 3 |
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CELTIC TRIAL
(AUS)
5G CELTIC SWING (GB) - TE AKAU (NZ) JUGAH (USA) |
S SEAMER | 53.0 | NEVILLE PETERSEN | 4 |
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ST. BASIL
(NZ)
5G VETTORI (IRE) - DEWAMAR (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
Z PURTON | 53.5 | S B LAMING | 2 |
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FORGING'S LAD
(AUS)
6G FORGING AHEAD (IRE) - MRS. BLIGH (AUS) CELSIUS (AUS) |
J POWELL | 53.5 | L D KELLY | 10 |
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THE KILDARE KID
(AUS)
5G HEART OF DARKNESS (GB) - MINOLTA (AUS) LUSKIN STAR (AUS) |
M RODD | 54.5 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 11 |
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DUTCH HARRY
(AUS)
3C ST COVET (AUS) - POETIC VALE (AUS) YEATS (USA) |
C WHITELEY | 52.5 | SHAUN DWYER | 1 |
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HIRSCHBERG
(AUS)
4G SEA ROAD (AUS) - THE TART (NZ) CONQUISTAROSE (USA) |
Z PURTON | 52.0 | FRANK PENFOLD | 5 |
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SHE'S ACADEMIC
(AUS)
4M ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - BLETINAH (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS) |
J MARSHALL | 52.0 | BART CUMMINGS | 7 |
