With six of his now ten wins on heavy tracks, Megablast was right at home again and had too many guns in the straight for an easy win and second stakes win. Third and three wide with a circuit to run rider Damian Browne set the grey gelding after the lead and approaching the 1600m found the trail, one out. He remained a clear second past the 1200m, improved gradually to range alongside the leader at the 500m then took over into the straight. Browne had plenty of horse at the 200m and just kept him going and they were never in any danger after that, cruising to an easy three length win. First Crush was five wide sixth turning in then kept on solidly yet was never going to catch the winner while Tradesman tried to get on terms with the winner into the straight but could only battle away for third. High Degree hugged the rail turning in to be second, grinding but fading to fourth.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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SUPPLY AND DEMAND
(AUS)
4G SEBRING (AUS) - DEMANDING (AUS) OCTAGONAL (NZ) |
J PARR | 55.5 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 9 |
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AMEXED
(NZ)
5G PENTIRE (GB) - DANEX (NZ) DANASINGA (AUS) |
R FRADD | 54.0 | TONY GOLLAN | 9 |
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INDEX LINKED
(GB)
7G DANSILI (GB) - FULLY INVESTED (USA) IRISH RIVER (FR) |
D J BROWNE | 59.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 4 |
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BRAYROAN
(NZ)
7G ZABEEL (NZ) - COMPULSION (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
C MUNCE | 54.0 | B A MITCHELL | 10 |
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ZENNISTA
(NZ)
5M ZENNO ROB ROY (JPN) - ZARNITSA (NZ) MAROOF (USA) |
D J BROWNE | 55.0 | L LATTA | 1 |
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SHENZHOU STEEDS
(NZ)
4G ISHIGURU (USA) - SUN CITY (NZ) SPECTACULAR LOVE (USA) |
E A WILKINSON | 58.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 9 |
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SPECHENKA
(AUS)
5G DANACHENKA (AUS) - SPECIAL CLASS (NZ) CONQUISTAROSE (USA) |
R WIGGINS | 55.5 | BEN AHRENS | 12 |
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IRONSTEIN
(AUS)
4G ZABEEL (NZ) - GENTLE GENIUS (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 53.0 | GERALD RYAN | 1 |
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REGGIE
(NZ)
8M GERMANO (GB) - CRACKASTAR (NZ) STAR WAY (GB) |
J BYRNE | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 8 |
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FAST FUTURE
(NZ)
5G GENEROUS (IRE) - QUIP (NZ) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 55.5 | RUSSELL CAMERON | 8 |
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KING LATARMISS
(AUS)
6G LATARMISS (IRE) - REGAL FINISH (AUS) CORONATION DAY (AUS) |
K POPE | 53.0 | T N MILLER | 5 |
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EMPYREAL
(NZ)
6G HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS (NZ) - DIPHDA (NZ) BELDALE LEAR (USA) |
C W JOHNSON | 56.5 | P L MCKENZIE | 4 |
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EMPYREAL
(NZ)
5G HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS (NZ) - DIPHDA (NZ) BELDALE LEAR (USA) |
PAUL HAMMERSLEY | 56.0 | P L MCKENZIE | 11 |
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PORTLAND SINGA
(NZ)
4M DANASINGA (AUS) - STATE OF OREGON (NZ) OREGON (USA) |
L V CASSIDY | 54.0 | NEVILLE MCBURNEY | 17 |
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RAW INSTINCT
(NZ)
5G HOUSEBUSTER (USA) - JINSKY ROSE (NZ) TIGHTS (USA) |
J BYRNE | 54.0 | BRUCE MCLACHLAN | 7 |
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VICTORY SMILE
(NZ)
5G VICTORY DANCE (IRE) - FLUORIDE (NZ) CRESTED WAVE (USA) |
S KATSIDIS | 55.5 | D LOGAN | 10 |
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HENDERSON BAY
(NZ)
5G GUNS OF NAVARONE (IRE) - MISTY LORE (AUS) ROLLE (GB) |
L V CASSIDY | 54.5 | NEVILLE MCBURNEY | 1 |
