Whitlam was eased from his outside barrier (10) and settled at the tail of the field. He commenced a move on passing the 600m, improved between runners nearing the home turn and got a great split on straightening. He went to fourth at the 200m and then finished too well, hitting the lead at the 50m and then went on to win nicely by a half-length. Brimarvi Prince began well but was trapped deep from barrier nine before settling midfield, three wide with cover. He fanned deep on turning for home, continued a good run in the centre of the track, running on to take a sound second. Exodus raced outside the leader (Conservatorium) got the better of that horse at the 100m and then fought on for a close-up third. The top weight (61kg) Conservatorium showed good pace and led the field until the final 100 metres before tiring for a sound (2.4 lengths) fourth. The favourite Tildy Lad was a handy fifth, between runners, but raced a bit too keenly in stages. He was urged to improve coming to the turn but just battled from that point for fifth, beaten just under three lengths.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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ADDICTION TO ROCK
(AUS)
6G ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - BELLEDICTION (AUS) BLEVIC (AUS) |
TODD PANNELL | 55.0 | WILL CLARKEN | 10 |
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HIDDEN VALUE
(AUS)
4G FACE VALUE (AUS) - STAR PERIL (AUS) STAARAQ (AUS) |
S PRICE | 55.0 | TREVOR DANSIE | 13 |
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THE EIGHTH MAKER
(AUS)
6G CLANGALANG (AUS) - FLORAL EMBLEM (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
P GATT | 54.5 | LLOYD KENNEWELL | 8 |
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ABOUT READY
(AUS)
5M MORE THAN READY (USA) - QUIZ ABOUT (AUS) ALQUOZ (USA) |
P GATT | 53.5 | MICK PRICE | 13 |
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CATAPULTED
(AUS)
4G CATBIRD (AUS) - SIREN MISS (AUS) UMATILLA (NZ) |
S PRICE | 54.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 17 |
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SATARA
(AUS)
7G CENTRE STALLS (IRE) - BICHENO (AUS) PRINCE TRUE (USA) |
C L BRYANT | 55.5 | BARRY DUNN | 3 |
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EL MAZE
(AUS)
7G EL MOXIE (USA) - ALMAZYOON (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
C LINDOP | 58.5 | LEON MACDONALD | 4 |
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MISS MOONEY MOONEY
(AUS)
5M REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - SALLY MAGIC (AUS) KENDARA (NZ) |
D BEASLEY | 53.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 11 |
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SQUILLANI
(AUS)
6G SHAGNY (USA) - ZEPHYR NOTE (AUS) ZEPHYR ZIP (NZ) |
P GATT | 57.5 | PHILLIP STOKES | 4 |
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LEMONADE PARADE
(AUS)
5G JEUNE (GB) - AMFAST (AUS) JACKSON SQUARE (AUS) |
C LEVER | 56.0 | GARY KENNEWELL | 7 |
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EMPRESS WALTZ
(AUS)
6M RUBITON (AUS) - DANCING DANNY (AUS) SALMON LEAP (USA) |
J HOLDER | 57.5 | DAVID HUXTABLE | 4 |
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SUZY GREY
(AUS)
4M COUNTY (AUS) - SUZYNDA (AUS) OENJAY STAR (AUS) |
P GATT | 52.0 | ALAN BAILEY | 8 |
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LAZING ABOUT
(AUS)
7G BLAZING SWORD (AUS) - OUT 'N' ABOUT (AUS) WITHOUT FEAR (FR) |
C LEVER | 52.5 | PETER JOLLY | 8 |
