Excites Zelady had a nice trip from his inside barrier (1) in fourth place on the rails. He got around the leaders on turning for home, challenged at the 200m and finished a bit too well to score his second Murray Bridge Cup in successive years in good style. Back On Target raced outside the leader (Okahu Bay), went to the front on straightening and battled back strongly, only being overtaken nearing the post for a good second. Okahu Bay went to the front and led the field until the home turn and kept battling on to hold third. Favourite Lord Aspen was fifth one off the rails, moved up coming to the home turn, but ran about a bit under pressure at the 200m and then tired in the closing stages for a disappointing (5.9 lengths) fourth.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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EXCITES ZELADY
(AUS)
4G EXCITES (AUS) - ZELADY (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS) |
JORDAN CHILDS | 54.0 | CHRIS BIEG | 7 |
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PELICANO
(AUS)
5G COURT OF JEWELS (NZ) - MUSK (NZ) KAAPSTAD (NZ) |
M NEILSON | 59.0 | TONY MCEVOY | 16 |
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ECLAIR SURPRISE
(AUS)
5G BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - FRENCH SCENE (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) |
D TOURNEUR | 56.0 | PHILLIP STOKES | 7 |
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WAR ENDS
(AUS)
5G REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - GOOD NEWS (NZ) DON'T FORGET ME (IRE) |
J BOWDITCH | 53.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 14 |
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HAWKS BAY
(AUS)
5G BLACK HAWK (GB) - LA BELLE COQUETTE (AUS) BELLOTTO (USA) |
MS J CAMERON | 56.0 | NEIL DYER | 10 |
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MOMENT IN TIME
(AUS)
5M ARCHWAY (IRE) - CONCLUDING (AUS) KENNY'S BEST PAL (AUS) |
S PRICE | 56.5 | MICK HUXTABLE | 15 |
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CLUB LIQUID
(AUS)
5G FASLIYEV (USA) - DAME IVOR (USA) SIR IVOR (USA) |
GLEN C DAVIS | 53.5 | DICK LEECH | 2 |
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MERLOT NOW
(AUS)
7G AKHADAN (AUS) - BABELLE (NZ) FRANCIS BACON (IRE) |
M HOPPO | 56.0 | DARRYL HEWITT | 5 |
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BO BEST
(AUS)
8G BELLOTTO (USA) - QUEEN'S REVELRY (AUS) JON GEORGE (GB) |
C L BRYANT | 54.0 | DANIEL CLARKEN | 9 |
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GET UP
(AUS)
7G YOUTHFUL LEGS (USA) - NEXT TO RISE (AUS) ALWAYS WELCOME (AUS) |
MS H MC KECHNIE | 55.0 | DARRYL DODSON | 13 |
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FINNISS D'OR
(AUS)
5G DIEU D'OR (AUS) - OLE (AUS) KALA DANCER (GB) |
D ZAWITKOWSKI | 54.0 | P C BARNS | 12 |
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KING'S ARCH
(AUS)
4G ARCHWAY (IRE) - FAMOUS RULER (AUS) RANCHO RULER (AUS) |
DAVID TOOTELL | 53.5 | MICK WHITTLE | 9 |
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MUSTAAGEL
(NZ)
4G PENTIRE (GB) - FRENETIC (NZ) TRULY VAIN (AUS) |
S PRICE | 52.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 4 |
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FRAAR MAGIC
(AUS)
6G FRAAR (USA) - EXCITABLE LADY (NZ) IMPOSING (AUS) |
W HOKAI | 52.0 | T D KELLY | 15 |
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RED ASTAIRE
(AUS)
5G KALA DANCER (GB) - SPARKLING HALO (AUS) DON'T SAY HALO (USA) |
P GATT | 53.0 | RICKY MOORE | 12 |
