This Listed event for a million dollars saw Cool Aza Beel win convincingly and record his third win in four starts. The winners today at Ellerslie and where they turned for home in race order were fourth (five-off the inside and a length from the leader), sixth (four-off the inside and three lengths from the leader), fifth (three-off the inside and two and a half lengths from the leader), third (four-off the inside and a length from the leader), seventh (three-off the inside and three lengths from the leader) and sixth (eight-off the inside and three lengths from the leader). The colt from a nice draw raced fourth on settling and then strode up to lead early in the in the run hone and never looked like getting beaten clocking 1:10.58 in the process. Today was his first Blacktype win and after today he would run third at G3 then win at G1 over 1200m at Ellerslie. He would wrap up juvenile of the year with an impressive four wins from six starts. Second home was the favourite Play That Song that raced three back the inner then worked off and loomed up at the 400m for second. She tried hard thereafter but the winner always had her covered. In one more start after today she would flash home for fourth in the G1 Sistema Stakes won by Cool Aza Beel. Third home was Taroni that came with a solid finish from well back in the field. Fourth home and beaten over six lengths was Bordeaux Le Rouge that got home well from the back albeit distantly. Dragon Queen led early then trailed and was a tad green when trying to clear stoppers the final 100m. Most of the rest were beaten on their merits but seventh home was De La Terre that ran home well from the rear and she would win her first two starts back as a 3yo filly this year. Helsinki ran a better eighth than it can ever be described and he will keep until next season. Not An Option hard a horror run back and wide and his race was run before the home turn, The first three home were very dominant over the rest.
Sectional Times of ELLERSLIE - Saturday, 25th January 2020
Previous Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PROBABEEL
(NZ)
2F SAVABEEL (AUS) - FAR FETCHED (NZ) PINS (AUS) |
O P BOSSON | 54.5 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 14 |
|
AVANTAGE
(AUS)
2F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - ASAVANT (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
O P BOSSON | 55.0 | STEPHEN AUTRIDGE | 5 |
|
MELODY BELLE
(NZ)
2F COMMANDS (AUS) - MELEKA BELLE (NZ) IFFRAAJ (GB) |
O P BOSSON | 54.5 | STEPHEN AUTRIDGE | 3 |
|
IMPERIAL WIN
(NZ)
2G IFFRAAJ (GB) - STRAY (NZ) TALE OF THE CAT (USA) |
DANIELLE JOHNSON | 56.5 | STEPHEN MCKEE & EDDIE CHIPPENDALE | 1 |
|
HARDLINE
(NZ)
2G SHOWCASING (GB) - MIDNIGHT BREAKER (NZ) HOUSEBUSTER (USA) |
D J BROWNE | 56.5 | LIAM BIRCHLEY | 9 |
|
VESPA
(NZ)
2C ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - MISS AVALON (IRE) FANTASTIC LIGHT (USA) |
MARK DU PLESSIS | 56.5 | JOHNO BENNER | 4 |
|
RUUD AWAKENING
(AUS)
2F BERNARDINI (USA) - DAWN ALMIGHTY (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.5 | STEPHEN MARSH | 7 |
|
CHOICE TREASURE
(NZ)
2C ANY SUGGESTION (AUS) - SHADOW RAY (JPN) GROOM DANCER (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.5 | ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 12 |
|
FORT LINCOLN
(AUS)
2G CHARGE FORWARD (AUS) - BELLE TOUJOURS (NZ) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
J K RIDDELL | 56.0 | L LATTA | 1 |
|
SISTER HAVANA
(NZ)
2F GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - ULTIMA VITA (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
S KATSIDIS | 54.5 | LIAM BIRCHLEY | 1 |
|
THE HECKLER
(AUS)
2G LUCKY OWNERS (NZ) - COMEDY CAFE (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
M RODD | 56.0 | MURRAY & BJORN BAKER | 2 |
|
VINCENT MANGANO
(NZ)
2G NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) - RATIONABLE (NZ) HOUSEBUSTER (USA) |
V A COLGAN | 56.0 | PETER MCKAY | 14 |
|
CROSSYOURHEART
(NZ)
2F SHOW A HEART (AUS) - RED CENTURY (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
MS N L COLLETT | 53.0 | RICHARD COLLETT & SHANE HAPETA | 1 |
|
ROMA
(NZ)
2F ROSSINI (USA) - KNOCKMEOUT (NZ) KINGDOM BAY (NZ) |
M B WENN | 57.0 | C MCNAB | 6 |