Gilgai Stakes (G2)
Keen Array took his record to seven wins (four stakes) from 22 starts with a hard fought win here. He shared the lead from barrier five from the jump but edged into the lead on his own over the crossing. Jockey Mark Zahra gave him a shake at the 300m then drew the whip at the 200m and they looked to have the field covered past the 100m but Zahra had to look for more short of the line and they were able to hold out a determined finish from Sold For Song, who was a handy third over the crossing, pressured at the 300m but under a hard ride kept on well to the line for second. Malibu Style co-led early, looked beaten at the 200m but found more to stay on well for third, not far away. In a crowded finish, the first three were almost in line at the post. Handy throughout, Bons Away had every chance to claim fourth.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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THE QUARTERBACK
(AUS)
6G STREET BOSS (USA) - SOORENA (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
M ALLEN | 57.0 | ROBBIE GRIFFITHS | 3 |
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CHAUTAUQUA
(AUS)
5G ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LOVELY JUBLY (AUS) LION HUNTER (AUS) |
D DUNN | 57.0 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 9 |
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CHAUTAUQUA
(AUS)
4G ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LOVELY JUBLY (AUS) LION HUNTER (AUS) |
D DUNN | 56.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 1 |
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PLATELET
(AUS)
5M STRATEGIC (AUS) - BLOODLINE (AUS) DRACULA (AUS) |
MICHELLE PAYNE | 56.0 | DARREN WEIR | 5 |
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HALLOWELL BELLE
(AUS)
4M STARCRAFT (NZ) - BELLA INEZ (AUS) BEAUTIFUL CROWN (USA) |
V DURIC | 53.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 5 |
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TEMPLE OF BOOM
(AUS)
5G PICCOLO (GB) - TEMPLE SPIRIT (AUS) SPECIAL DANE (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 56.5 | TONY GOLLAN | 9 |
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HAY LIST
(AUS)
5G STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) - SING HALLELUJAH (AUS) IS IT TRUE (USA) |
G SCHOFIELD | 57.0 | JOHN MCNAIR | 9 |
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ALL SILENT
(AUS)
6G BELONG TO ME (USA) - LISHEENOWEN (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA) |
NICHOLAS HALL | 58.0 | GRAHAME BEGG | 9 |
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EL CAMBIO
(AUS)
4G COMMANDS (AUS) - CHAPARRA (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 56.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 8 |
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STANZOUT
(AUS)
5G GALLO DI FERRO (USA) - STANZA GREY (AUS) MENTAT DUKE (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 55.5 | COLIN DAVIES | 10 |
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FAST 'N' FAMOUS
(AUS)
4H REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ZALINDA (NZ) ZAFONIC (USA) |
D NIKOLIC | 55.5 | JOHN O'SHEA | 7 |
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FALKIRK
(NZ)
5H TALE OF THE CAT (USA) - MADAM VALETA (NZ) PALACE MUSIC (USA) |
N CALLOW | 59.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 12 |
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RECAPITALIZE
(AUS)
4H ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - BLAYNEY BREEZE (NZ) DALMISTER (USA) |
V HALL | 58.0 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 14 |
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BOMBER BILL
(AUS)
8G AIR DE FRANCE (USA) - LADY SPECIAL (AUS) ALZAO (USA) |
S W ARNOLD | 60.5 | R W SMERDON | 1 |
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COSMIC STRIKE
(AUS)
4M MADE OF GOLD (USA) - NATIONAL STAR (AUS) NEW REGENT (CAN) |
J PATTON | 54.0 | DAN O'SULLIVAN | 12 |
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BELLE DU JOUR
(AUS)
4M DEHERE (USA) - DELIGHTFUL BELLE (NZ) BALMERINO (NZ) |
P PAYNE | 58.0 | CLARRY CONNERS | 3 |
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BOMBER BILL
(AUS)
5G AIR DE FRANCE (USA) - LADY SPECIAL (AUS) ALZAO (USA) |
S W ARNOLD | 59.0 | RUSSELL CAMERON | 9 |
