Hobart Cup (G3)
The New Zealand-bred Count Da Vinci is now the winner six of his of seven starts since being trained in Tasmania. He began well and settled nicely in second place, tracking the leader (Gladstone). He took the lead on straightening and then headed toward the outside rail (looking for better going). He then fought back strongly before going on to score a really good win. The Darren Weir-trained gelding Big Duke settled back in eighth place, before improving (deep) from the 700m. He got to fourth at the home turn, also then went towards the outside rail and challenged at the 200m. But he found the winner too strong over the closing stages and kept battling on well for second. The outsider Gladstone went to the front, set a good tempo, went deep on turning for home and held on well for third after running a bold race.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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UP CUPS
(AUS)
5G HELIKE (USA) - RISING ART (AUS) PARTNERS CHOICE (USA) |
D PIRES | 55.5 | DAVID BRUNTON | 8 |
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GEEGEES BLACKFLASH
(AUS)
8G CLANGALANG (AUS) - LA QUITA (AUS) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
SIGRID M CARR | 59.0 | JOHN LUTTRELL | 3 |
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EPINGLE
(NZ)
6M PINS (AUS) - ETOILE DU NORD (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | MICHAEL KENT | 3 |
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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 |
