The favourite Tradesman followed up his good second in the recent P J O'Shea Stakes (Gr 2, 2200m) with a solid staying effort in scoring here. He settled in seventh place (three deep), steadily advanced to fifth in the mid-stages before moving up (still wide) to put pressure on the leaders nearing the home turn. He then finished gamely to grab victory in the closing stages after being trapped deep most of the way. The $26 chance First Crush had a nice trip in fourth place, improved well approaching the home turn, took the lead halfway down the straight, only to be overhauled in the closing stages for a close second after running a bold race. All In Vogue, an $81 outsider, was back in second last place in the 11-horse field until nearing the home turn and then ran on well for third from Smart As You Think, who had been beyond midfield before making a wide move at the 600m and then battled on quite well for fourth.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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SELF SENSE
(AUS)
6G STREET SENSE (USA) - BE MY PERSON (AUS) PERSONAL FLAG (USA) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 54.0 | DAVID BRIDEOAKE | 2 |
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MAURUS
(GB)
5G MEDICEAN (GB) - SHASTYE (IRE) DANEHILL (USA) |
D J BROWNE | 58.0 | DAVID VANDYKE | 10 |
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DANCHAI
(GB)
6G AUTHORIZED (IRE) - SCARLET EMPIRE (IRE) RED RANSOM (USA) |
LUKE TARRANT | 54.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 2 |
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BRAVE ALI
(NZ)
7G O'REILLY (NZ) - KNOCKMEOUT (NZ) KINGDOM BAY (NZ) |
MS T HARRISON | 56.5 | TONY GOLLAN | 7 |
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ANAGOLD
(AUS)
4M ANABAA (USA) - SILKY GOLD (AUS) GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) |
A PATTILLO | 54.0 | BRYAN GUY | 3 |
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SHENZHOU STEEDS
(NZ)
4G ISHIGURU (USA) - SUN CITY (NZ) SPECTACULAR LOVE (USA) |
E A WILKINSON | 54.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 1 |
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GOLD IN DUBAI
(AUS)
5G DESERT SUN (GB) - RORY'S SONG (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
M J WALKER | 54.5 | MARK RILEY | 7 |
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OUR LUKAS
(NZ)
6G GENEROUS (IRE) - PARFORE (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS) |
S KATSIDIS | 56.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 14 |
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OUR LUKAS
(NZ)
5G GENEROUS (IRE) - PARFORE (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS) |
L V CASSIDY | 53.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 8 |
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BIANCA
(NZ)
4M PAINTED BLACK (JPN) - BLANCHE AMELIA (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ) |
S SEAMER | 53.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 4 |
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SCULPTOR
(NZ)
4H HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS (NZ) - BETELGEUSE (NZ) FULL OUT (USA) |
L G INNES | 55.5 | P L MCKENZIE | 5 |
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SPHENOPHYTA
(NZ)
5G GROOM DANCER (USA) - BALLERMOSS (NZ) LORD BALLINA (AUS) |
J BYRNE | 52.0 | RICHARD OTTO | 13 |
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FOREST JIM
(NZ)
8G GROSVENOR (NZ) - SKYLARKING (AUS) TWIG MOSS (FR) |
A PATTILLO | 52.5 | BARRY MILLER | 12 |
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PORTLAND SINGA
(NZ)
4M DANASINGA (AUS) - STATE OF OREGON (NZ) OREGON (USA) |
L V CASSIDY | 52.0 | NEVILLE MCBURNEY | 3 |
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MOWERMAN
(AUS)
5G PROCOL HARUM (NZ) - DRAGON FLAME (AUS) HO HACKETT (USA) |
JASON TAYLOR | 52.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 14 |
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AWESOME WEATHER
(AUS)
4G JUST AWESOME (AUS) - SEA AND SUN (AUS) SEA ROAD (AUS) |
A KENNEDY | 53.0 | KELSO WOOD | 7 |
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HENDERSON BAY
(NZ)
5G GUNS OF NAVARONE (IRE) - MISTY LORE (AUS) ROLLE (GB) |
Z PURTON | 51.0 | NEVILLE MCBURNEY | 1 |
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REIGN SUPREME
(AUS)
4G HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS (NZ) - KINDLED (NZ) ALL A'LIGHT II (GB) |
A PARRAMORE | 51.0 | KAYE TINSLEY | 13 |
