I'm A Rippa followed his good first-up third in the Keith Noud Quality (Listed, 1200m) with a smart win here, his eighth win and his third stakes success in 29 starts. He was quickly away and soon crossed to the front. He then settled well, grabbed a break on turning for home and safely held his opposition to win well, dashing home in a fast 32.95 (last 600m). His Tony Gollan-trained stablemate Most Important settled nicely outside of the leader and eventual winner (I'm A Rippa) and kept fighting gamely under his top weight (60.5kg) for a very good second. The favourite Victorem was eased after being wide early on to settle at the tail of the eight-horse field, improved (deep) nearing the home turn and kept running on really well for a very good third. Tyzone had a nice trip in fourth place, was under riding on straightening and kept battling on well to hold that position, beaten just under three lengths.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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MONSIEUR GUSTAVE
(AUS)
5G AL MAHER (AUS) - SAIGON MOONLIGHT (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
TIFFANI BROOKER | 58.0 | DARRYL HANSEN | 10 |
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MOST IMPORTANT
(AUS)
4G I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - ORANGE MARMALADE (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
R FRADD | 54.0 | TONY GOLLAN | 11 |
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DIDNTCOSTALOT
(AUS)
7G DANERICH (AUS) - COSTI (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
MS T HARRISON | 55.0 | TONY GOLLAN | 4 |
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BIG MONEY
(AUS)
5G CHOISIR (AUS) - LYN'S MONEY (AUS) HUMAM (IRE) |
R THOMPSON | 57.5 | RODNEY NORTHAM | 4 |
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LUCKY HUSSLER
(AUS)
4G HUSSON (ARG) - TALAQ DANCER (AUS) BLACK HAWK (GB) |
JASON TAYLOR | 54.0 | KENT FLEMING | 6 |
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STARTSMEUP
(AUS)
5G DANZERO (AUS) - BLUEVIEN (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
B STEWART | 57.5 | GILLIAN HEINRICH | 8 |
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ADEBISI
(AUS)
4G SHOVHOG (AUS) - HELL FOR LEATHER (AUS) SANCTION (AUS) |
PAUL HAMMERSLEY | 53.0 | DESLEIGH FORSTER | 3 |
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BURDEKIN BLUES
(AUS)
5G SEQUALO (AUS) - WINSOME BLUE (AUS) BLUE RUN (AUS) |
S SCRIVEN | 58.0 | BARRY BALDWIN | 10 |
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FRIENDLY EMBRACE
(AUS)
7G CLANG (AUS) - FRIENDLY MISS (AUS) ISLAND KINGDOM (NZ) |
K YOSHIDA | 53.0 | WAYNE NUGENT | 11 |
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NATURAL DESTINY
(AUS)
4H NATURALISM (NZ) - FORCE OF DESTINY (AUS) ARCHREGENT (CAN) |
S TREWEEK | 54.5 | GORDON YORKE | 15 |
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TAKEOVER TARGET
(AUS)
6G CELTIC SWING (GB) - SHADY STREAM (AUS) ARCHREGENT (CAN) |
J FORD | 59.5 | J A JANIAK | 1 |
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SHOW BIZ KID
(AUS)
5G SEQUALO (AUS) - LADY LAUREN (AUS) GRAND CHAUDIERE (CAN) |
K YOSHIDA | 52.0 | R J MACRAE | 3 |
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MAKE MINE MAGIC
(AUS)
7G CANADIAN SILVER (CAN) - THIS WAY UP (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA) |
D J BROWNE | 60.0 | ALAN BAILEY | 4 |
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BAAL YABBA
(AUS)
4G MAGIC RING (IRE) - WINDSCAPE (AUS) BLACK ZEPHYR (NZ) |
K POPE | 53.0 | T N MILLER | 16 |
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ALPINE EXPRESS
(AUS)
5G NEDIYM (IRE) - ALPINE RIVER (NZ) AHONOORA (GB) |
JUSTIN P STANLEY | 52.0 | BRYAN GUY | 8 |
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FINE ACTION
(AUS)
4H SPEEDING FINE (AUS) - YANSU (AUS) NAMNAN (USA) |
C REITH | 51.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 1 |
