Diamond Thunder made it a race-to-race stakes success for the Mark Newnham stable and jockey Blake Shinn in winning here. He settled in second last place from his wide barrier in the ten-horse field, tracking a quick tempo. He improved between runners rounding the home turn and then came with a strong late bid to win well. The favourite California Zimbol was a bit slow to move, settled in seventh place, moved up (wide out) coming to the home turn, raced a bit greenly in the straight before taking the lead at the 100m. But she could not then hold off the late-closing winner to finish (half-length) second in a sound effort at only her third start. Niedorp raced outside the leader and stablemate (Perudo) at a good pace. She briefly got to the front at the 200m and then battled well for third after her early efforts.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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GRANNY RED SHOES
(AUS)
2F NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - SHOBOARD (AUS) SHOW A HEART (AUS) |
J LLOYD | 55.0 | TOBY EDMONDS | 13 |
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GOD OF DRAGON
(AUS)
2G RED DAZZLER (AUS) - PARDEES (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 57.0 | TONY SEARS | 9 |
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LEAN AMBASSADOR
(AUS)
2C HELMET (AUS) - PRESERVE (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 1 |
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REAL GOOD
(AUS)
2G REAL SAGA (AUS) - CRUYFF I'M GOOD (AUS) JOHAN CRUYFF (GB) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 57.0 | T N MILLER | 4 |
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SPORTS EDITION
(AUS)
2C NORTHERN METEOR (AUS) - NEWSCASTER (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
TOMMY BERRY | 57.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 9 |
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MISSY LONGSTOCKING
(AUS)
2F SEQUALO (AUS) - LINYANTI (AUS) THUNDER GULCH (USA) |
D J BROWNE | 55.0 | LIAM BIRCHLEY | 6 |
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HOSS AMOR
(AUS)
2F GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - WITH LOVE (AUS) FAVORITE TRICK (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 55.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 1 |
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BENFICA
(AUS)
2C LONHRO (AUS) - HUT (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
D J BROWNE | 56.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 7 |
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RINGA RINGA ROSIE
(AUS)
2F BRADBURY'S LUCK (AUS) - LA GUICHET (AUS) AL HAREB (USA) |
C MUNCE | 54.0 | BEVAN & RICHARD LAMING | 9 |
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ONE LICKETY SPLIT
(AUS)
2C MEDECIS (GB) - BLIND PANIC (AUS) BITE THE BULLET (USA) |
J CASSIDY | 56.0 | GORDON YORKE | 8 |
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ACORNS
(AUS)
2G SECRET SAVINGS (USA) - SHOUQ (AUS) DANEWIN (AUS) |
S KATSIDIS | 56.5 | BRUCE MCLACHLAN | 7 |
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APERCU
(AUS)
2F ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - MAKING FEY (NZ) ZAFONIC (USA) |
D BEADMAN | 54.0 | CLARRY CONNERS | 2 |
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TURBAN
(AUS)
2G DESERT PRINCE (IRE) - BETRILLE (AUS) DON'T SAY HALO (USA) |
D BEADMAN | 55.5 | R H THOMSEN | 12 |
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FOOLISH
(AUS)
2C IGLESIA (AUS) - AUGUSTINE (AUS) BLACK ZEPHYR (NZ) |
G A LYNCH | 55.5 | MARK WEBB | 3 |
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GOLDEN FOX
(AUS)
2G FOXHOUND (USA) - SWEET HUMAM (AUS) HUNTINGDALE (IRE) |
S SEAMER | 55.5 | T M WHITTINGTON | 4 |
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SIR SUCCESS
(AUS)
2G SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) - TENAKEE (USA) DIESIS (GB) |
S SEAMER | 55.5 | LIAM BIRCHLEY | 5 |
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YELL
(AUS)
2G ANABAA (USA) - VOCALIST (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
S GALLOWAY | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 9 |
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SHOW A HEART
(AUS)
2C BRAVE WARRIOR (AUS) - MISS SANDMAN (AUS) REGAL ADVICE (NZ) |
S KATSIDIS | 55.5 | BARRY MILLER | 6 |
