The winner of this Listed Open Handicap over 1100m was Levante and she impressed greatly coming from stone last on the home turn to bury her opposition and win easily She won by a length and a half in 1:04.15 and the 4yo mare looks set for a big campaign the way she dispatched her opposition today. The winners and where they were turning for home were second (three-off the inside and a head from the leader), seventh (six-off the inside and two lengths from the leader), fifth (trail inner and two lengths from the leader), second (one-off the inside and a neck from the leader), led (a head in front and on the fence), eleventh (three-off the inside and five lengths from the leader), second (one-off the inside and two lengths from the leader), fourteenth (five-wide and six lengths from the leader) and third (four-off the inside and half a length from the leader). Levante was fresh up and recording her first win at Blacktype with the Listed success and it comes after a game second last season in the G2 Wellington Guineas behind (My) Gold Bracelet, which ran a super third first up in Australia for a new yard but has missed twice since. With an ounce of luck Levante could be five from five and undefeated and she is likely to target the feature Sprint races next year. The way she picked them up and dropped them augurs well for her 4yo season. Summer Passage ran a brave second after racing back and wide he swept up and looked set to win when leading at the 200m but got windburn from the victor at the 50m mark. The Australian bred back from Hong Kong has found things so much easier in New Zealand and looks set to reap further rewards over the Christmas-New Year period. He was a G1 winner when originally trained in New Zealand as a juvenile. Its Destinys Child ran a game third after settling back and wide and the 7yo mare will be set for the major sprint races again over the next few months. Julius, already a G1 winner, ran a brave fourth after speeding up wide early second and sitting there outside the leader to the home turn. He was third at the 200m and only lost that placing on the line under 60.5kg. Justacanta was over four lengths from the winner at the line after racing back on the inner but fought on okay. Sheezallmine ran on from the back and surrounded in the running and the mare came from second last and wide out at the 200m Only In Jakarta was wide early and soon led but she weakened once headed at the 200m and got swamped late. The rest battled away the run home or disappointed but there was only ten and a half lengths back to the last placing. The winner Levante looked all class and power in her win and though her racing style can see bad luck enter the equation she does look a rising star. Levante is a natural backrunner and has won up to 1400m, so strong run 1200m feature events look well within her radar but also she may venture into a mile later in her career.
Sectional Times of PUKEKOHE - Saturday, 21st November 2020
Previous Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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ITS DESTINYS CHILD
(NZ)
6M CASTLEDALE (IRE) - IT'S MY DESTINY (NZ) MAGIC RING (IRE) |
S C SPRATT | 53.0 | JENNY & BOB VANCE | 7 |
|
THE BOSTONIAN
(NZ)
4G JIMMY CHOUX (NZ) - KEEPA CHEVAL (NZ) KEEPER (AUS) |
V A COLGAN | 56.0 | TONY PIKE | 7 |
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FULLY FUNDED
(NZ)
6G FULLY FLEDGED (NZ) - KESHAVA (NZ) MAROOF (USA) |
S C SPRATT | 60.0 | JOANNE SURGENOR | 7 |
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SHEZHARDTOCATCH
(NZ)
6M ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - PARTY QUEEN (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS) |
G COOKSLEY | 55.0 | BRUCE WALLACE & ALLAN PEARD | 3 |
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CAELLUM
(NZ)
7G FAST 'N' FAMOUS (AUS) - CHEETIE (NZ) FELIX THE CAT (USA) |
T D THORNTON | 53.0 | NICHOLAS BISHARA | 3 |
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IN STYLE
(NZ)
5M FAST 'N' FAMOUS (AUS) - RIBADESELLA (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
M T COLEMAN | 53.0 | DANICA GUY | 9 |
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WATERFORD
(NZ)
4M DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - CRYSTAL HAILEY (USA) GREINTON (GB) |
MARK DU PLESSIS | 53.0 | TONY PIKE & MARK DONOGHUE | 8 |
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SHANDREAM
(NZ)
5M PINS (AUS) - PYJAMAS (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
L G INNES | 53.0 | RICHARD COLLETT | 4 |
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UNDISCLOSED
(NZ)
4G PINS (AUS) - DARE TO WIN (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
DANIELLE JOHNSON | 53.0 | PETER MCKAY | 1 |
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ITALIAN PRINCESS
(NZ)
4M BERTOLINI (USA) - OUR CHICKAROONIE (NZ) GROOM DANCER (USA) |
M T COLEMAN | 52.0 | GRAHAM RICHARDSON | 7 |
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RICHARD BEYMER
(NZ)
6G VOLKSRAAD (GB) - WESTSIDE STORY (NZ) STAR WAY (GB) |
K R HERCOCK | 58.5 | JAKKI GOOD | 2 |
|
RICHARD BEYMER
(NZ)
5G VOLKSRAAD (GB) - WESTSIDE STORY (NZ) STAR WAY (GB) |
G MCKEON | 57.0 | JAKKI GOOD | 2 |
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