Jeep Australia Stakes (G2)
The stayer Mourinho was a surprise first-up winner. He began smartly and travelled particularly well in third place on the rails. He stuck to the inside and got a rails run nearing the home turn, grabbed a break on straightening and although drifting out a little in the latter stages, fought back for a good short neck win. He then survived a protest from the runner-up. It Is Written was smartly away, settled in fourth place, one out and one back before moving up three deep approaching the home turn. He challenged strongly at the 100m and fought gamely for second, failing in a protest against the winner for interference in the closing stages. Favourite Dissident was wide early and then eased to settle in fifth place, one off the rails. He moved up (deep) at the 600m but was under riding nearing the home turn. He kept responding in the straight, without looking a winning chance, for a sound first-up (1.5 lengths) third. Smokin’ Joey was last in the eight-horse field to the 600m. He moved up (wide out) under pressure at the home turn and then battled on quite well for a sound (1.7 lengths) fourth at this first run since racing in Perth in early December.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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RICHIE'S VIBE
(AUS)
4G DANERICH (AUS) - EARLY WAKENING (AUS) HENNESSY (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 58.5 | TONY VASIL | 7 |
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SEA LORD
(AUS)
5G STREET CRY (IRE) - DREAM LASS (NZ) DREAM WELL (FR) |
L CURRIE | 58.5 | STEPHEN BROWN | 1 |
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BLACK CAVIAR
(AUS)
5M BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - HELSINGE (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB) |
L NOLEN | 56.5 | PETER G MOODY | 1 |
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WHITEFRIARS
(AUS)
5G ARENA (AUS) - ALSATIA (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
J CASSIDY | 58.5 | RICK WORTHINGTON | 7 |
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BLACK CAVIAR
(AUS)
3F BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - HELSINGE (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB) |
L NOLEN | 53.0 | PETER G MOODY | 4 |
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LUCKY SECRET
(AUS)
5G RUBITON (AUS) - WON'T TELL (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
D BRERETON | 58.5 | TONY VASIL | 4 |
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LET GO THOMMO
(AUS)
7G LARANTO (AUS) - MEMORY TRUE (AUS) IS IT TRUE (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 58.5 | SIMON ZAHRA | 3 |
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EL SEGUNDO
(NZ)
5G PINS (AUS) - PALOS VERDES (NZ) OAK RIDGE (FR) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 58.5 | COLIN LITTLE | 8 |
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CALIFORNIA DANE
(AUS)
3C DANEHILL (USA) - STORMINWINTER (USA) SEATTLE SLE (AUS) |
N CALLOW | 54.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 2 |
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SUPER ELEGANT
(AUS)
7G MISTER C (USA) - EVER ELEGANT (AUS) STEEL PULSE (GB) |
G CHILDS | 57.5 | TONY VASIL | 6 |
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VOCABULARY
(AUS)
4M ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LADY LINGUIST (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
D NIKOLIC | 55.0 | MICK PRICE | 4 |
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YELL
(AUS)
3G ANABAA (USA) - VOCALIST (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
D GAUCI | 54.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 1 |
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ROYAL CODE
(AUS)
3C KING'S THEATRE (IRE) - CRYPTOMAGIC (USA) CRYPTOCLEARANCE (USA) |
S W ARNOLD | 54.0 | DAVID HALL | 4 |
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PIAVONIC
(AUS)
5M SCENIC (IRE) - PIAVE GIRL (AUS) BRAVE SALUTE (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 55.0 | TONY NOONAN | 3 |
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SLAVONIC
(AUS)
4G COSSACK WARRIOR (AUS) - PAMPAS DANCER (AUS) LAUDHAM STAR (AUS) |
B PREBBLE | 57.5 | MICK PRICE | 5 |
