This Listed Open Handicap over 1200m saw Pretty To Sea at $18, that could only win a maiden in Australia, record her third win in New Zealand and now snare a Blacktype success. The winners and where they turned for home in race order were fifth (four-off the inside and three lengths from the leader), third (four-off the inside and length and a half from the leader), second (two-off the inside and half a length from the leader), fourth (four-off the inside and two lengths from the leader), led (one-off the inside and a length clear), eighth (on the fence and six lengths from the leader), sixth (three-off the inside and two lengths from the leader), ninth (four-off the inside and eight lengths from the leader), third (four-off the inside and half a length from the leader) and third (four-off the inside and half a length from the leader). Pretty To Sea came with a huge finish from ninth to get up near the line and win by a short neck in1:08.99 and record her fourth win from twenty starts and obviously her most meaningful regards her broodmare career. After today she would be stiff in a G1 when close up fifth then finish a good close up fifth at G3 and then a close up third at G3. The runner up today Advantage carried 5.5kg more but so she should have and after coming from eighth and taking the lead 50m out she got bombed late. She would in four more starts for this season win at G1 next time out, finish a solid fourth at G1 (behind Te Akau Shark) and then win her next two starts at G1. Speedy Meady ran third after leading early then racing second before taking the lead with 125m to go only to get windburn from Advantage then Pretty To Sea. Molto Veloce and Short Fuse ran decent races while Santa Monica got home well enough but is a non-winner these days having not saluted since causing a boilover at $71 on Jan 1 in 2019 with G1 Railway (1200m). He has had sixteen starts since for a solitary third placing showing the Railway win was a fluke. Marzemino was wide and working the whole way so ran a much better seventh than it can ever seem in a fast run race. There was seven lengths covering the whole field at the line so nothing really ran a bad race. This was a strong race for Listed grade and the runner up having won three times at G1 since says it all.
Sectional Times of ELLERSLIE - Thursday, 26th December 2019
Previous Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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INDECISION
(NZ)
5M PER INCANTO (USA) - YEAH NAH (NZ) KINJITE (NZ) |
L G INNES | 60.0 | TONY PIKE | 7 |
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SAVILE ROW
(NZ)
4H MAKFI (GB) - FLEECE (GB) DAYLAMI (IRE) |
L G INNES | 58.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY & PAM GERARD | 9 |
|
SPEECH CRAFT
(AUS)
8G ORATORIO (IRE) - CHALEUR (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA) |
J K RIDDELL | 60.0 | TRINA RIDDELL | 8 |
|
RED STRIKER
(NZ)
4M RED GIANT (USA) - MEGARA (NZ) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
SAMANTHA COLLETT | 54.5 | JIM COLLETT | 4 |
|
NATUZZI
(NZ)
6G COATS CHOICE (AUS) - MONSANTO (NZ) KILIMANJARO (GB) |
C W JOHNSON | 59.0 | PAUL RICHARDS | 7 |
|
CIVICS ROCK
(NZ)
5H CIVICS (AUS) - JAHAN (NZ) AL AKBAR (AUS) |
M J WALKER | 59.0 | R R MANNING | 10 |
|
THE HOMBRE
(AUS)
6G LUCKY OWNERS (NZ) - ATLANTA BELLE (NZ) DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA) |
O P BOSSON | 56.5 | JOHN BARY | 2 |
|
COOL STORM
(NZ)
4M ONE COOL CAT (USA) - FLYING FREE (NZ) HEROICITY (AUS) |
T D THORNTON | 53.0 | STEPHEN MCKEE | 12 |
|
DASHING DONNA
(NZ)
6M DON EDUARDO (NZ) - EPIC PULSE (NZ) EPIDAURUS (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 54.5 | DONNA & DEAN LOGAN | 9 |
|
WEALTH PRINCESS
(NZ)
4M SAN LUIS (AUS) - WEALTH STAR (NZ) SENOR PETE (USA) |
D M WALSH | 53.5 | BRENT GILLOVIC | 8 |
|
ACCARDO
(NZ)
6G ELNADIM (USA) - PRINCESS MARENGO (NZ) UMATILLA (NZ) |
L G INNES | 53.5 | GARETH MCRAE & GARRY NEWHAM | 3 |
|
ACE ALETA
(NZ)
4G HOWBADDOUWANTIT (USA) - SKY MIST (NZ) SKY CHASE (NZ) |
S C SPRATT | 54.5 | RICHARD YUILL & STEPHEN GOODIN | 4 |
|
KAY'S AWAKE
(NZ)
4M TOWKAY (AUS) - WAKE UP SUZIE (NZ) HEREWARD THE WAKE (USA) |
D M WALSH | 54.0 | PETER MCKAY | 12 |
|
ROYAL ENTERTAINER
(NZ)
6G KNOWLEDGE (AUS) - QUEENS MINSTREL (USA) THE MINSTREL (CAN) |
L C TILEY | 54.0 | J G SARGENT | 8 |
|
DANBIRD
(AUS)
4H DANEHILL (USA) - FITTING (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
L G INNES | 57.0 | C MCNAB | 14 |
|
SEDECREM
(NZ)
5G FALTAAT (USA) - REAL TRIER (AUS) TURF RULER (NZ) |
G COOKSLEY | 58.0 | COLIN & RICHARD YUILL | 3 |
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SOUND THE ALARM
(AUS)
4G JUST AWESOME (AUS) - DOUBLE CREOLE (AUS) DOUBLE CENTURY (AUS) |
G J GRYLLS | 52.5 | RICHARD OTTO | 6 |