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Riccarton Park Results (Race 9)

Saturday, 12th November 2016

9
16:21
(local)

C'church Casino 153rd N.Z.Cup (G3)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN
NZD $250,000
3200m TURF DEAD
9
16:21
(local)
NZD $250,000
3200m DEAD

C'church Casino 153rd N.Z.Cup (G3)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN

The G3 NZ Cup (3200m) is now on a par with the Wellington Cup as two-mile events held at this level under handicap conditions. The field this year was nothing special at all and in fact had a massive number of dubious stayers, out of form runners and many lacking in class. Pump Up The Volume remained unbeaten at 3200m with a narrow win under 57.5kg and came from the back to score by half a head in 3:23.43. The 8yo relished the badly cutting up track to record his eighth win in fifty-eight starts and now has won at G3 twice and Listed level once. Perfect Start almost caused a boilover at $56 a win when sitting back then coming through to second at the 200m and leading at the 100m. The 7yo mare had last won a race in January of 2015. Imperium ran well as just a three-win galloper for third after sitting back then improving across the top before turning for home second and then leading at the 200m. Gentil Tontan was running on well late down the outer for fourth after settling back and wide. Nymph Monte the odds on favourite was handy wide early but then let get a long way back strangely when keen and more so as it absolutely bolted in here the first day from sitting fourth the outer. He kept coming forward wide and ran a respectable fifth but to be honest never ever at any stage looked a win chance. Delacroix was okay as was Kaharau and the latter had a health issue post race. The runners then started coming in at dribs and drabs with eighth home beaten eighth lengths and the last finisher across the line was over fifty lengths behind. Sureasyouwereborn was pulled up and suffered cardiac arrhythmia post race. A dubious contest for depth and the footing made it even worse for those lacking in class and stamina of which there were many and the margins of defeat both showed and proved it.

Previous Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
JIMMY MAC (NZ) 7G
ZED (NZ) - GO ANNIE GO (NZ) RACING IS FUN (USA)
L J ALLPRESS 53.0 GENE ANDREW 1
MUNGO JERRY (NZ) 8G
DON EDUARDO (NZ) - GROVANA (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ)
KELLY MC CULLOCH 54.5 ADRIAN & HARRY BULL 18
SPRING CHEER (NZ) 4M
BACHELOR DUKE (USA) - GUARDIAN ANGEL (IRE) GROOM DANCER (USA)
R J MYERS 53.0 KEVIN MYERS 3
BLOOD BROTHA (NZ) 7G
DANZIGHILL (AUS) - LAURA DEE (NZ) PERSONAL ESCORT (USA)
L J ALLPRESS 53.0 RAYMOND CONNORS 13
BLOOD BROTHA (NZ) 6G
DANZIGHILL (AUS) - LAURA DEE (NZ) PERSONAL ESCORT (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD 53.5 RAYMOND CONNORS 2
SHOWCAUSE (AUS) 5G
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) - SHOWELLA (NZ) LORD BALLINA (AUS)
D G BRADLEY 52.5 FRANK RITCHIE 12
MY SCOTSGREY (NZ) 4G
GOLAN (IRE) - MY CHAMELEON (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ)
L G INNES 53.0 SHAUNE RITCHIE 15
HOORANG (NZ) 6M
ZERPOUR (IRE) - KAY MAREE (NZ) RHYTHM (USA)
KELLY MC CULLOCH 54.5 IAN SHAW 1
EVERSWINDELL (NZ) 5M
ALIGN (AUS) - HILARION LADY (NZ) ST. HILARION (USA)
N G HARRIS 55.0 J G SARGENT 13
PENTATHON (NZ) 5G
PENTIRE (GB) - STAR ROYAL (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ)
N G HARRIS 57.0 J R WHEELER 11
TREBLA (NZ) 5G
YAMANIN VITAL (NZ) - OTAKI PRINCESS (NZ) NOBLE BIJOU (USA)
L G INNES 52.5 D ROBERTS 18
WALTERMITTY (NZ) 6G
GROSVENOR (NZ) - DARIA'S FUN (NZ) GO FUN (NZ)
B HIBBERD 52.0 J R WHEELER 8
TORLESSE (NZ) 6G
VOLKSRAAD (GB) - SEAMIST (NZ) BEAUFORT SEA (USA)
T R MOSELEY 57.0 MANDY BROWN 15
MIKE (NZ) 5G
MYOCARD (NZ) - RE ENACT (NZ) KINGSBRIDGE (CAN)
N G HARRIS 53.5 PAUL HARRIS 10
SOLDIER BLUE (NZ) 7G
SIR SIAN (NZ) - VA BENE (NZ) SOVEREIGN RULER (NZ)
G J GRYLLS 54.0 R DOWLING 17
SMILING LIKE (NZ) 6M
STAR WAY (GB) - EUSTACI (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE)
M J WALKER 53.0 G ROGERSON & K HAWTI 8