Riziz was quickly away and settled outside the leader (Karacatis), travelling at a very steady early tempo (first 600m 37.90). He moved up well at the turn, took the lead at the 200m and went on to win nicely by three lengths, sprinting home his final 600m in 35.26 on the Slow6 track. The outsider Light It Up was a handy fourth to the turn, went to third at the 200m and fought on quite well for second. Karacatis led the field at a moderate early pace and held the lead until nearing the 200m before finishing third. Daytona Grey was midfield and three wide without any cover. He moved up well (wide out) at the turn and fought on quite well for (4.7 lengths) fourth. Happy Trails, having his first run since finishing second to Shamus Award (Snitzel) in the W S Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) in October, was eased from his outside barrier (9) and raced in second last place to the 600m. He fanned wide rounding the turn and made ground without threatening for (4.8 lengths) fifth, being unsuited by the lack of early pace. He looked very well pre-race but his condition should continue to improve with racing. *ANZ
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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JUST DISCREET
(AUS)
5M EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - OH SO DISCREET (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
A PATERSON | 56.5 | PHILLIP STOKES | 1 |
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HAPPY TRAILS
(AUS)
5G GOOD JOURNEY (USA) - MADAME FLURRY (AUS) PERUGINO (USA) |
J HOLDER | 58.5 | PAUL BESHARA | 10 |
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|
UXORIOUS
(AUS)
6G CHOISIR (AUS) - SHINY MAI (AUS) KELTRICE (AUS) |
RYAN MALONEY | 58.5 | MATTHEW WILLIAMS | 3 |
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|
REBEL RAIDER
(AUS)
5H RESET (AUS) - PICHOLINE (AUS) DEHERE (USA) |
C LINDOP | 58.5 | LEON MACDONALD & ANDREW GLUYAS | 10 |
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|
MIDNIGHT MUSTANG
(AUS)
6G VAL ROYAL (FR) - MIDNIGHT DANCE (AUS) KENDARA (NZ) |
B RAWILLER | 58.5 | TONY NOONAN | 1 |
|
|
EL MAZE
(AUS)
8G EL MOXIE (USA) - ALMAZYOON (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
C LINDOP | 58.5 | LEON MACDONALD | 12 |
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|
ZUPAONE
(AUS)
4H FLYING SPUR (AUS) - SHIZU (NZ) MANNTARI (IRE) |
NICK RYAN | 58.5 | J G SYMONS & S LAXON | 8 |
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ROYAL IDA
(AUS)
6G STAR PYRAMUL (AUS) - STAR OF IDA (AUS) PAINT THE STARS (AUS) |
S CAHILL | 57.5 | MICHAEL O'LEARY | 5 |
|
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SUPER ELEGANT
(AUS)
8G MISTER C (USA) - EVER ELEGANT (AUS) STEEL PULSE (GB) |
K SANDERSON | 57.5 | TONY VASIL | 9 |
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|
SKY CUDDLE
(AUS)
4M SNIPPETS (AUS) - SUGGESTIVE (AUS) AL HAREB (USA) |
L NOLEN | 55.0 | PETER G MOODY | 8 |
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SQUILLANI
(AUS)
5G SHAGNY (USA) - ZEPHYR NOTE (AUS) ZEPHYR ZIP (NZ) |
P GATT | 57.5 | PHILLIP STOKES | 12 |
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|
STRATEGIC IMAGE
(AUS)
4H STRATEGIC (AUS) - GOLDEN SNIPPETS (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
L CURRIE | 57.5 | PETER G MOODY | 1 |
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FLAVOUR
(AUS)
8G RUBITON (AUS) - ICE CREAM SUNDAE (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ) |
N WILSON | 58.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 4 |
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SPICE DOLL
(AUS)
4M AMEN BROTHER (USA) - LADY MORELLA (AUS) TOLHURST (AUS) |
C LEVER | 55.0 | LEON MACDONALD | 5 |
