Dour, Irish-bred stayer Plot Twist is now a three-time winner over the testing 3200m journey after taking this Listed race, his first stakes success and sixth win from 23 starts to date. He began well and after leading at a moderate pace was overtaken in the mid-stages and settled in second place (behind Megablast) until getting to the front again shortly after turning for home. He then kept battling back gamely to score by a length and a half from Anton En Avant, the Chairman's Handicap (Gr 3, 2000m) winner at Doomben in May, who plugged on well from back in sixth place to take second, with the favourite Megablast holding on well for third under his 60kg top weight after taking the lead in the midstages, just over a length further back.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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ARALDO JUNIOR
(GER)
6G MEDICEAN (GB) - ALANDA (GER) LANDO (GER) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 57.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 4 |
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MURPHY'S DELIGHT
(IRE)
6G HURRICANE RUN (IRE) - AKOYA (IRE) ANABAA (USA) |
J BYRNE | 55.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 8 |
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MISTER IMPATIENCE
(GB)
5G HERNANDO (FR) - KATY NOWAITEE (GB) KOMAITE (USA) |
R FRADD | 58.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 1 |
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IGGI POP
(NZ)
5G SAVABEEL (AUS) - FREEQUENCE (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
J BYRNE | 54.0 | J G SARGENT | 12 |
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TURNER BAYOU
(NZ)
4G ZABEEL (NZ) - CLASSY CHOICE (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
MICHELLE PAYNE | 54.0 | PATRICK PAYNE | 7 |
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SPECHENKA
(AUS)
6G DANACHENKA (AUS) - SPECIAL CLASS (NZ) CONQUISTAROSE (USA) |
R WIGGINS | 54.0 | BEN AHRENS | 6 |
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TINSELTOWN
(NZ)
7G PENTIRE (GB) - TINSEL (NZ) JETBALL (AUS) |
C K ORMSBY | 58.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 7 |
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SOLID BILLING
(AUS)
5G ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - A STAR AFFAIR (NZ) STAR WAY (GB) |
E A WILKINSON | 54.0 | CRAIG RITCHIE | 4 |
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CAPE BRETON
(NZ)
6G PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA) - LIHIR (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ) |
D M GANDERTON | 54.0 | DANNY WILLIAMS | 1 |
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KERDEM
(IRE)
5G RAINBOW QUEST (USA) - KERMIYANA (IRE) GREEN DESERT (USA) |
S SEAMER | 53.0 | PATRICK PAYNE | 3 |
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ICE CHARIOT
(AUS)
4G SEMIPALATINSK (USA) - SNOW CHARIOT (AUS) CHARIOT (AUS) |
S KATSIDIS | 57.0 | R E MAUND | 3 |
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RESPECT
(NZ)
8G ZABEEL (NZ) - KINDNESS (NZ) STAR WAY (GB) |
S KATSIDIS | 54.5 | W P CAVE | 5 |
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DOUBLE PORTION
(AUS)
5G TOKYO GOLD (AUS) - ABADEED (AUS) MAJAAHED (USA) |
TODD PANNELL | 53.0 | GEOFF MCDONALD | 1 |
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REGAL PUNCH
(AUS)
5G FOREVER REGAL (CAN) - PRIDE OF SARAH (AUS) PRIDE OF KELLINA (AUS) |
S KATSIDIS | 55.5 | MICHAEL LEE | 6 |
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KUGELHOPF
(AUS)
8G AKAABER (USA) - BEBHINN (AUS) SACKFORD (USA) |
J POWELL | 53.0 | HAROLD NORMAN | 9 |
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TIME SIGNAL
(AUS)
6G SNAADEE (USA) - PRIBOR (USA) PRIVATE ACCOUNT (USA) |
J POWELL | 52.0 | GARRY WHITE | 12 |
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GREEN DIAMOND
(AUS)
6M GREEN LINE EXPRESS (USA) - RENO'S BEST (NZ) BALMERINO (NZ) |
J BYRNE | 52.0 | GERALD RYAN | 9 |
