Vili's Pies Australia Day Cup (LR)
In an exciting finish, the favourite Cordero prevailed by the barest of margins to record his fourth successive win. He settled back in seventh place (on the rails), tracking a very moderate tempo, before improving along the inner nearing the home turn as the pace increased. He continued along the rails to take a narrow lead at the 100m and then dug deep to score by a short half head. Dee I Cee settled nicely outside the leader (Shalmaneser), he got to a slender lead on straightening and then kept fighting well for the closest of seconds. Destiny’s Kiss had a good trip in third place on the rails, moved up well rounding the home turn and battled gamely under his top weight (60.5kg) in the sprint home for a close-up third. Vassal raced in eighth place, one off the rails, improved (wide) from the 600m, moved up at the 200m and kept fighting on for fourth, beaten a length.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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DESTINY'S KISS
(AUS)
8G POWER OF DESTINY (AUS) - A FAIRY'S KISS (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
B AVDULLA | 59.5 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 1 |
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DESTINY'S KISS
(AUS)
7G POWER OF DESTINY (AUS) - A FAIRY'S KISS (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
JASON COLLETT | 59.0 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 6 |
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DANAS BEST
(AUS)
5G DANASINGA (AUS) - BEST PROMISE (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS) |
TOMMY BERRY | 54.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 5 |
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TRAVOLTA
(NZ)
5G HANDSOME RANSOM (AUS) - BELONGS IN LIGHTS (AUS) BELONG TO ME (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 59.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 2 |
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SHADOWS IN THE SUN
(AUS)
5G DANE SHADOW (AUS) - BEST OUT WEST (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS) |
P ROBL | 54.0 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 5 |
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WAZN
(IRE)
5G WHIPPER (USA) - NEW STORY (USA) DYNAFORMER (USA) |
G SCHOFIELD | 54.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 1 |
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LANG
(NZ)
8G LORD BALLINA (AUS) - REGAL CENT (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
T LOVELOCK-WIGGINS | 53.0 | GWENDA MARKWELL | 10 |
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FAIRYGEM
(NZ)
5M VISCOUNT (AUS) - GEMSCAY (AUS) MAIZCAY (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 53.0 | PETER G MOODY | 2 |
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ZAVITE
(NZ)
6G ZABEEL (NZ) - MISS VITA (USA) ALLEGED (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 56.0 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 5 |
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EL MEROO
(AUS)
6G ADVENTUROUS (AUS) - LEXINGTON STAR (AUS) SOVEREIGN RUN (AUS) |
L V CASSIDY | 54.0 | GWENDA MARKWELL | 8 |
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PRINCE ARTHUR
(AUS)
4H DANEHILL (USA) - SCRIBBLING (AUS) PALACE MUSIC (USA) |
D BEADMAN | 55.0 | BART CUMMINGS | 7 |
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RESPECT
(NZ)
7G ZABEEL (NZ) - KINDNESS (NZ) STAR WAY (GB) |
JAMES P INNES | 53.0 | W P CAVE | 1 |
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STOWAY
(AUS)
6G GEIGER COUNTER (USA) - TRAVEL LIGHT (NZ) BELLISSIMO (FR) |
D BEASLEY | 60.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 |
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POWER OF PEGASUS
(AUS)
5G PALACE MUSIC (USA) - KYLEMORE (AUS) STAR WATCH (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | T R MARTIN | 2 |
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BETTER STILL
(AUS)
5G YONDER (USA) - FUSACK (AUS) COSSACK WARRIOR (AUS) |
B YORK | 52.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 1 |
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PROPHET'S KISS
(AUS)
4M NEDIYM (IRE) - BYE BYE TIME (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ) |
D BEASLEY | 54.0 | R J QUINTON | 1 |
