Eagle Way was ridden patiently by Tommy Berry and settled back in 13th place in the 18-horse field before improving well (wide with cover) at the 700m. He got to fourth (wide out) rounding the home turn, rallied strongly to take the lead at the 200m and then battled well for a very good win, running the 2400m out fully in a strong staying effort. Rodrico raced in eighth place, wide with cover, before moving up to challenge coming to the 200m. He then fought well to take second, having no chance with the winner over the latter stages. I’m Belucci settled near last in the large field. He commenced a very wide move from the 700m, got to third at the 200m and briefly looked dangerous before holding on for a good third. Favourite Howard Be Thy Name settled back in 14th place, started a wide move at the 600m and got to fifth (wide out) at the 200m before battling on for (4.9 lengths) fourth.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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MAGICOOL
(AUS)
3G FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - PERFECT TRUTH (IRE) GALILEO (IRE) |
J WINKS | 57.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 14 |
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SONNTAG
(AUS)
3G TEOFILO (IRE) - PARFAITS (AUS) STRATEGIC (AUS) |
CHAD SCHOFIELD | 57.0 | HENRY DWYER | 5 |
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HAWKSPUR
(AUS)
3G PURREALIST (AUS) - MOLLYHAWK (AUS) CATBIRD (AUS) |
J CASSIDY | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 |
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BRAMBLES
(NZ)
3G SAVABEEL (AUS) - PRICKLE (NZ) PINS (AUS) |
B RAWILLER | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 11 |
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SHOOTOFF
(NZ)
3G DUELLED (AUS) - ATHENRI (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
M RODD | 56.0 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 10 |
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DARIANA
(AUS)
3F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - BELDARIAN (IRE) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
M RODD | 54.0 | BART CUMMINGS | 1 |
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COURT RULER
(NZ)
3G VIKING RULER (AUS) - FREE COURT (NZ) POMPEII COURT (USA) |
L V CASSIDY | 56.0 | J R WHEELER | 8 |
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RIVA SAN
(AUS)
3F ANY GIVEN SUNDAY (AUS) - BEST RIVER (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS) |
J BYRNE | 54.0 | PETER G MOODY | 6 |
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EMPIRES CHOICE
(NZ)
3C REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ROSIE'S STAR (NZ) STAR WAY (GB) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 10 |
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ICE CHARIOT
(AUS)
3G SEMIPALATINSK (USA) - SNOW CHARIOT (AUS) CHARIOT (AUS) |
G A LYNCH | 55.5 | R E MAUND | 16 |
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LACHLAN RIVER
(NZ)
3G DESERT KING (IRE) - VIVEASHA (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
G BOSS | 55.5 | JOHN MORRISEY | 4 |
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TOULOUSE LAUTREC
(AUS)
3G DANEWIN (AUS) - DANCING COLOUR (AUS) VARICK (USA) |
C W BROWN | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 5 |
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HALF HENNESSY
(AUS)
3C HENNESSY (USA) - SINGEING LAMP (AUS) BLAZING SADDLES (AUS) |
S SEAMER | 55.5 | BEDE MURRAY | 4 |
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COUNTY TYRONE
(AUS)
3G DANEWIN (AUS) - NICE CHOICE (GB) TOUCHING WOOD (USA) |
C W BROWN | 55.5 | M G LEES | 2 |
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DE GAULLE LANE
(NZ)
3G THE COMMANDER (NZ) - D'ACCORD (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA) |
B PREBBLE | 55.5 | COLIN ALDERSON | 4 |
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FREEMASON
(AUS)
3G GRAND LODGE (USA) - SASHED (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
L V CASSIDY | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 14 |
