Hobart Cup (G3)
The Mick Kent-trained mare Epingle staged good staying performance to win comfortably by three lengths. She was well-rated by Craig Williams who kept in her back in third place, following a strong tempo before improving nearing the home turn. She took the lead shortly after turning for home and drew clear for a decisive win with her 6kg pull in the weights over the runner-up. The top weight (60kg) Geegees Blackflash was well back in second last place in the nine-horse field before making ground along the rails from the 600m. He switched between runners at the turn and fought on resolutely with his weight for a game second. Gee Gee’s La Quita was a distant fourth to the 600m. She fanned wide at the turn and battled on nicely for a sound (one and three quarter lengths) third. The Mike Moroney-trained Surpass made ground late for fourth after being a distant sixth nearing the 600m. The Cleaner set a solid pace, leading clearly as usual, before tiring from the home turn for fifth while the other Victorian-trained runner Magnapal only plugged on to finish sixth, beaten six and a half lengths. *ANZ
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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HURDY GURDY MAN
(AUS)
5H STREET CRY (IRE) - ABALONE (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
G BOSS | 54.0 | DARREN WEIR | 1 |
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GEEGEES BLACKFLASH
(AUS)
5G CLANGALANG (AUS) - LA QUITA (AUS) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
P MERTENS | 58.5 | JOHN LUTTRELL | 6 |
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BID SPOTTER
(AUS)
5G REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ISOLDA (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
M RODD | 54.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 4 |
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GROWL
(NZ)
7G MONTJEU (IRE) - THE LIONS ROAR (NZ) WESTERN SYMPHONY (USA) |
B RAWILLER | 55.0 | D A HAYES | 12 |
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GOTTA KEEP COOL
(AUS)
5G RACER'S EDGE (AUS) - CELLAR DWELLER (AUS) LUSKIN STAR (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.5 | DARREN WEIR | 6 |
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OFFENBACH
(AUS)
5G DANEHILL (USA) - PUSH A VENTURE (GB) SHIRLEY HEIGHTS (GB) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | DARREN WEIR | 12 |
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BLUTIGEROO
(AUS)
5G ENCOUNTER (AUS) - SHANGHAI SKY (AUS) ZAMAZAAN (FR) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.5 | COLIN LITTLE | 2 |
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TRUE COURSER
(AUS)
5G RACER'S EDGE (AUS) - ZEPHYR TRUE (AUS) ZEPHYR NEKE (AUS) |
C NEWITT | 57.5 | DARREN WEIR | 11 |
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OUR DASHING DANE
(AUS)
5G LADONI (GB) - ROYAL THEME (AUS) PALACE MUSIC (USA) |
MS C PULS | 51.0 | JASON CLIFFORD | 1 |
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ZACIELO
(NZ)
4G ZABEEL (NZ) - BLUCIELO (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
C NEWITT | 52.5 | PETER G MOODY | 13 |
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JEUNE'S MARK
(AUS)
5G JEUNE (GB) - NADIRMARCO (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
S BASTER | 52.0 | TONY MCEVOY | 17 |
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ST. ANDREWS
(AUS)
7G ALIOCHA (USA) - FLYING REGENT (AUS) NORTHERN REGENT (CAN) |
S MASKIELL | 56.5 | G E BLACKER | 15 |
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BRORAMA STAR
(AUS)
4G BROCCO (USA) - DIORAMA (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS) |
B MCCOULL | 52.0 | CHARLIE GOGGIN | 13 |
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LORD BARACUS
(AUS)
4G PRINCE OF NIME (AUS) - MISS BARACUS (AUS) BARACUS (AUS) |
W R DAVIS | 49.0 | GARY WHITE | 5 |
