Heart Of A Lion may be an eight-year-old but has had just 35 starts for now 11 wins yet this is his first at stakes level. The top weight was back and wide early but starting the tight bend was one out with three behind him. Approaching the last corner the field all went wide as did Heart Of A Lion with rider Jason Holder working to get closer to the tearaway leader. Into the straight he pulled wider, closed on the leader and took over at the 200m then was punched out to the line for a good win by a length and a quarter. A great finish from Nipperkin who was last turning in and finished very hard right down the outer for second. Riziz saved ground around the bend, remained near the inside turning in and kept on well for third. Arkham Knight kept on solidly the length of the straight to be best of the rest for fourth.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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RIZIZ
(AUS)
8G ZARIZ (AUS) - PRIYA (AUS) COVETOUS (AUS) |
TODD PANNELL | 57.5 | K M SWEENEY | 10 |
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SCRATCHY LASS
(AUS)
4M U S RANGER (USA) - SEVEN YEAR ITCH (AUS) KELTRICE (AUS) |
J HOLDER | 54.0 | JOHN HICKMOTT | 8 |
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STREETCAR ISABELLE
(AUS)
4M DANERICH (AUS) - STELLAR FILLE (AUS) FILANTE (NZ) |
J HOLDER | 54.0 | DAVID JOLLY | 8 |
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SIWA LADY
(AUS)
5M GONSKI (AUS) - SIWA (GB) GREEN DESERT (USA) |
J BOWDITCH | 54.0 | DARREN WEIR | 6 |
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RIZIZ
(AUS)
4G ZARIZ (AUS) - PRIYA (AUS) COVETOUS (AUS) |
P GATT | 54.0 | K M SWEENEY | 2 |
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BASIL DA MAN
(AUS)
5G BLEVIC (AUS) - SUGAR GREY (AUS) THE PUG (GB) |
J POTTER | 55.0 | DAVID JOLLY | 8 |
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CORNELIA MARIE
(AUS)
5M RESET (AUS) - EDNA VALLEY (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) |
J POTTER | 53.0 | DAVID JOLLY | 10 |
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VERY DISCREET
(AUS)
4M EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SHE'S DISCREET (AUS) EUCLASE (AUS) |
C LEVER | 56.5 | RICHARD JOLLY | 1 |
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TRAMUNTANA
(AUS)
6G SINGSPIEL (IRE) - HIP HOP (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) |
R PLUMB | 57.0 | DAVID JOLLY | 11 |
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THE CHUNKSTER
(AUS)
4M BLEVIC (AUS) - RACER'S BELLE (AUS) RACER'S EDGE (AUS) |
D DUNN | 53.0 | DAVID JOLLY | 11 |
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ALLSTAR
(AUS)
4G CENTRE STALLS (IRE) - PICALILLI STAR (AUS) STARK SOUTH (USA) |
T BAKER | 53.5 | PAUL SEATER | 5 |
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OAHU
(AUS)
4G FAVORITE TRICK (USA) - HALO AGAIN (AUS) DON'T SAY HALO (AUS) |
P GATT | 53.0 | RICHARD JOLLY | 2 |
