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Sandown Hillside Results (Race 1)

Saturday, 12th November 2016

1
12:25
(local)

Merson Cooper Stakes (LR)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
AUD $120,500
1000m TURF GOOD
1
12:25
(local)
AUD $120,500
1000m GOOD

Merson Cooper Stakes (LR)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN

With the benefit of a good effort in finishing fourth on debut at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day, Arctic Angel gave her opposition no excuses here. Drawing 12 of the 13 runner field, she flew the start and within the first 100m took over the pace wide out. Chris Symons pushed the filly clear and was able to find the rail once over the crossing and into the first corner. At the 400m they still had a clear lead. She was given a reminder near the 200m and responded by lengthening stride and had the race won inside the 100m to score well. Mikuni was back of midfield and wide around the corner, pulled wider into the straight, he ran home strongly through the middle to grab a solid second at the post. Zarpoya was locked away on the rails and well back turning in. She found a split next to the fence in the straight and ran on particularly well to the line for a very promising third on debut.

Previous Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
JACKSON (AUS) 2G
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - ELEGANT ANGELA (AUS) PERUGINO (USA)
K MCEVOY 57.0 TONY MCEVOY 10
THURLOW (AUS) 2F
SEBRING (AUS) - PRINCESS EMMY (NZ) KING'S CHAPEL (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 55.0 R W SMERDON 6
GOLCONDA (AUS) 2F
SNITZEL (AUS) - EUREKA JEWEL (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA)
G BOSS 55.0 ROBBIE LAING 3
BULBULA (AUS) 2F
SHAMARDAL (USA) - TAAMEER (NZ) GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS)
M J WALKER 55.0 D A HAYES 7
KING OF PATCH (AUS) 2C
FOMALHAUT (USA) - STILL THE ONE (AUS) PERUGINO (USA)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 57.0 TONY MCEVOY 9
DINNER DATE (AUS) 2F
MOSSMAN (AUS) - QUAGLINO (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS)
B RAWILLER 55.0 D A HAYES 9
SECESSION (AUS) 2G
LONHRO (AUS) - WALNUT (AUS) PROCOL HARUM (NZ)
K MCEVOY 55.5 PETER SNOWDEN 9
CORSAIRE (AUS) 2F
ANABAA (USA) - CRYSTAL CHOIR (GB) SINGSPIEL (IRE)
D R SMITH 53.5 MICK PRICE 14
MARVEEN (AUS) 2F
ORIENTATE (USA) - SHINY (AUS) FOREST GLOW (USA)
L NOLEN 53.0 R W SMERDON 2
PRESS THE BUTTON (AUS) 2F
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - CLOUDING OVER (AUS) THUNDER GULCH (USA)
G BOSS 53.0 D A HAYES 5
RED PLUTON (AUS) 2F
REAL JESTER (AUS) - PLUTON (AUS) ZABALETA (USA)
J DIDHAM 53.0 D A HAYES 4
FREESTYLE (AUS) 2F
SNIPPETS (AUS) - STELLA ARTOIS (AUS) GEIGER COUNTER (USA)
L NOLEN 53.0 PHILLIP STOKES 1
LUNASPUR (AUS) 2F
FLYING SPUR (AUS) - LUNALIONA (GB) CAESOUR (USA)
C NEWITT 51.5 PHILLIP STOKES 1
MISS TERRAIN (AUS) 2F
SPARTACUS (AUS) - BELLE BANNE (AUS) MIGHTY AVALANCHE (AUS)
D R SMITH 51.5 MICK PRICE 11
BRITISH LION (AUS) 2F
CELTIC SWING (GB) - GLORIFIED (AUS) LUNCHTIME (GB)
A FINDLAY 51.5 ALAN BAILEY 10
OBADELE (AUS) 2C
RORY'S JESTER (AUS) - STRIKE ME BLUSHING (AUS) PRE EMPTIVE STRIKE (CAN)
S W ARNOLD 54.0 RUSSELL CAMERON 6