The G3 Open 2100m under set weights and penalties saw Nashville score narrowly and record his first for a very long time indeed. The dual G1 winner had last actually saluted in a G3 on April 12 2013 so may have forgotten the way to the winners stall. He was absolutely thrown in at 55kg and the 2100m is the longest trip he has scored at to date. It was overall his tenth win in forty-four starts and as per normal he buried his opposition from the back with a sustained surge to score by a head in 2:10.35. The runner up Bel Sorriso liked the cutting out track that raced with a distinct bias all day and the mare ran home generously the final 200m. Show The World was a sound third after being handy and then getting held up turning for home with the fight he showed the closing stages suggesting he was near another win. Sureasyouwereborn fought on well after sitting handy the inner while the odds on favourite Rasa Lila was swamped late into a close fifth. She had sat back before improving wide across the top and into second turning for home before taking the lead at the 200m and looking home for the rent. Her fifth will show she was beaten just over a half a length in what was a tight finish for the first five home. The leader Just The Tip was run over late and when better weighted has another win in him. Princess Brook was fair while Southern Sav was average but had a left foreleg and fetlock problem so hopefully it has not ruled him out for the G2 Wellngton Cup (3200m) here in a week. Blizzard and King Krovanh were both poor. This was not a strong field and many were out of form or had not done much for quite a while plus several used this as a soft lead up to the G2 Wellington Cup (3200m) The tricky rain-affected Trentham track also made the days racing and results suspect with wet trackers reaping most rewards on the card and sometimes at long odds.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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PERFECT START
(NZ)
5M PERFECTLY READY (AUS) - ARTEMESIA (NZ) PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA) |
DANIELLE JOHNSON | 54.0 | VANESSA HILLIS | 4 |
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ALPINE HEIGHTS
(NZ)
7G SPARTACUS (IRE) - ALPINE DELIGHT (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
C W JOHNSON | 55.0 | J F PARSONS | 7 |
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O'FILLE
(NZ)
5M O'REILLY (NZ) - LA FILLE (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ) |
N G HARRIS | 53.0 | W MARSHMENT | 13 |
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SIX O'CLOCK NEWS
(NZ)
7G ZABEEL (NZ) - MAURINE (NZ) HARBOR PRINCE (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 56.0 | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 13 |
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VELOCE BELLA
(NZ)
7M VOLKSRAAD (GB) - WAVE TO LOTTIE (NZ) CRESTED WAVE (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | MARYANN BROSNAN | 6 |
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RED RULER
(NZ)
5G VIKING RULER (AUS) - RANSOM BAY (USA) RED RANSOM (USA) |
MARK DU PLESSIS | 59.0 | J G SARGENT | 10 |
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COURT RULER
(NZ)
3G VIKING RULER (AUS) - FREE COURT (NZ) POMPEII COURT (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 52.0 | J R WHEELER | 9 |
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XCELLENT
(NZ)
6G PENTIRE (GB) - EXCELO (NZ) CENTRO (NZ) |
M T COLEMAN | 59.0 | MIKE & PAUL MORONEY | 6 |
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ENVOY
(NZ)
8G PERSONAL ESCORT (USA) - SOVEREIGN COMMAND (NZ) BOLD VENTURE (NZ) |
G COOKSLEY | 59.0 | KEN KELSO | 9 |
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ENVOY
(NZ)
7G PERSONAL ESCORT (USA) - SOVEREIGN COMMAND (NZ) BOLD VENTURE (NZ) |
G COOKSLEY | 59.0 | KEN KELSO | 1 |
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EBONY HONOR
(NZ)
8G HONOR GRADES (USA) - ONLY LOVE (GB) WOLLOW (IRE) |
L CROPP | 59.0 | STEPHEN & TREVOR MCK | 1 |
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SEMPER FIDELIS
(NZ)
7M GROSVENOR (NZ) - MISS ALFIE (NZ) ALVARO (GB) |
T K ALLAN | 57.5 | M OULAGHAN | 8 |
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WOLF CREEK
(NZ)
7G OREGON (USA) - SWEET ILLUSION (NZ) MR ILLUSION (NZ) |
A CALDER | 59.0 | S MITCHELL | 1 |
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BLANCHARD
(NZ)
5M KAAPSTAD (NZ) - FIELD NYMPH (NZ) NORTHFIELDS (USA) |
N G HARRIS | 57.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON & STEPHEN AUTRIDGE | 2 |
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SMILING LIKE
(NZ)
6M STAR WAY (GB) - EUSTACI (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
N G HARRIS | 57.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 2 |
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AEROSMITH
(NZ)
7G INDIAN ORE (USA) - LUNA DI MIELE (NZ) BARCAS (USA) |
G CHILDS | 59.0 | P & N HURDLE | 2 |
