The G3 Waikato Cup (2400m) was not a vintage field at all and only eleven went around with the lone rising force in the field Vavasour scoring easily. She has size and needed it after rising today on a last start G3 win a staggering 6kg into this G3 field and 59kg is plenty for a 4yo mare. Vavasour settled outside the pace and once shaken up grabbed the lead at the 200m repelling her opposition by a length and a half and clocking 2:27.98, which is not too bad albeit on a day they went almost all decent times. It was the fifth win in fifteen starts and her second Cup in a row having captured the G3 Counties Cup (2100m) prior. The Tidy Express ran on well for second while Decorah found the line well for third considering she carried 60kg. Storming The Tower ran a bold fourth and the John Bell stable are really firing at the moment coming into this important time, the summer season. Mister Impatience was good from the back as first to move a fair way out and sustained his finish so he could pick up a 3200m event at either Trentham or Ellerslie while in New Zealand. Apache Fireworks was okay and an improver while Saint Emilion after leading stopped like a tired horse. Delago’s Secret ran on late and is very close to another win but needs a roomier track and a stronger clip up front. Vavasour will be WFA from now on in New Zealand and may appear in Australia over the autumn chasing the richer stakes and more prestigious blacktype. Her racing pattern does mean bad luck is taken out of the equation.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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SURPASS
(NZ)
6G SAVABEEL (AUS) - SURPRISE (NZ) BAKHAROFF (USA) |
O P BOSSON | 55.5 | MICHAEL MORONEY & ANDREW CLARKEN | 8 |
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MORE THAN SACRED
(AUS)
4M MORE THAN READY (USA) - DANALAGA (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
L G INNES | 53.0 | TONY PIKE & MARK DONOGHUE | 6 |
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ANNIE HIGGINS
(NZ)
5M O'REILLY (NZ) - DIVA BELLE (NZ) CARNEGIE (IRE) |
L G INNES | 53.0 | L NOBLE | 12 |
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DAWN GHOST
(NZ)
6M PYRUS (USA) - LUCADORE (NZ) WILD RAMPAGE (AUS) |
J L WADDELL | 54.5 | J G SARGENT | 1 |
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BRUCE ALMIGHTY
(NZ)
7G DEPUTY GOVERNOR (USA) - STRIKING ANGEL (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA) |
M T COLEMAN | 54.0 | R S MANNING | 4 |
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PASSCHENDAELE
(NZ)
4M MONTJEU (IRE) - CLASSIC BABE (NZ) CLASSIC FAME (USA) |
MARK DU PLESSIS | 53.5 | J G SARGENT | 2 |
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LOVETRISTA
(AUS)
4M ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - TRISTALOVE (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
C J GRYLLS | 51.0 | J G SARGENT | 1 |
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MIRKOLA LASS
(NZ)
5M PRIZED (USA) - GUN LADY (NZ) GUNS OF NAVARONE (IRE) |
P A TAYLOR | 55.5 | KENNY RAE | 15 |
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BAK DA CHIEF
(NZ)
4M CHIEF BEARHART (CAN) - HAVITBAK (NZ) BAKHAROFF (USA) |
R M NORVALL | 53.0 | DARRELL HOLLINSHEAD | 1 |
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KERRY O'REILLY
(NZ)
5G O'REILLY (NZ) - PEGARAH (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ) |
C E LAMMAS | 54.5 | JIM GIBBS | 5 |
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SINGING STAR
(NZ)
6M DANASINGA (AUS) - JELIGNITE JEN (NZ) CRESTED WAVE (USA) |
C E LAMMAS | 52.5 | JIM GIBBS | 8 |
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EL DUCE
(NZ)
8G LORD BALLINA (AUS) - EL FUGAZ (NZ) MY SIR AVON (NZ) |
R MCLEOD | 57.0 | DONNA & DEAN LOGAN | 5 |
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EL DUCE
(NZ)
7G LORD BALLINA (AUS) - EL FUGAZ (NZ) MY SIR AVON (NZ) |
C W TREYMANE | 54.0 | D LOGAN | 10 |
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OKIWI BAY
(NZ)
5G KINJITE (NZ) - CELERINA (NZ) HARBOR PRINCE (USA) |
P A TAYLOR | 52.5 | B MARSHALL | 10 |
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BLUEBIRD THE WORD
(AUS)
6G BLUEBIRD (USA) - ANTELLIERE (AUS) SALIERI (USA) |
M J WALKER | 57.5 | CRAIG RITCHIE | 14 |
