Southland Guineas (LR)
This Listed 3yo mile was won impressively by a tidy filly called Replique and she is certainly on an upward ratings spiral. She sat back and wide but when asked to go surged like a quality filly near the home turn and swept to the lead at the 200m. The winning margin of just under a length flattered the opposition and she clocked 1.36.33, which was tellingly the second best time of the day. It was her second win in six starts and she looks like 2000m is the next target and hard to envisage any problems. Sniparinda ran a game second after racing third mostly but he could not repel the winning filly in the run home. Alyth ran on well from the back for third to give her stable the silver and bronze medals. Princess Davone made it three fillies in the first four with a solid overall effort but she was a tad disappointing the run home as a clear favourite if being a hard marker. Ruby Row ran on distantly from the back and has more wins in store when back against her grade or slightly lesser depth of her own age and sex. Halleloojah does not run a mile and stopped after leading so it is back to sprinting only for him. Waylay and Willow were poor with the stablemates expected to do better and in particular the former. Replique has good scope and races in the great Canterbury Belle colours so even if half as good as that filly should be in for super 2016.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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BELLE MIRAAJ
(NZ)
3F IFFRAAJ (GB) - BEACH DANCE (NZ) CARNEGIE (IRE) |
SAMANTHA WYNNE | 54.5 | GAY ROBINSON | 7 |
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INCLUDE
(NZ)
3F GALLANT GURU (AUS) - SHE'S SNUBBED (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
COURTNEY BARNES | 54.5 | BRIAN & SHANE ANDERTON | 12 |
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PLATINUM KINGDOM
(AUS)
3G MAGNUS (AUS) - MISS RANGOON (USA) GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) |
D G BRADLEY | 56.5 | L LATTA | 7 |
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NATUZZI
(NZ)
3G COATS CHOICE (AUS) - MONSANTO (NZ) KILIMANJARO (GB) |
C W JOHNSON | 56.5 | PAUL RICHARDS | 6 |
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CHAMPAGNE NEEDED
(NZ)
3G NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) - BELLESINGA (NZ) DANASINGA (AUS) |
RYAN BISHOP | 56.0 | SHANE KENNEDY | 13 |
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THE BEEKEEPER
(NZ)
3F KEEPER (AUS) - THE MINDER (NZ) PERSONAL ESCORT (USA) |
JASON COLLETT | 54.5 | RICHARD COLLETT | 1 |
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ALEGRIO
(NZ)
3G CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - ELEDANCE (FR) DANCING SPREE (USA) |
JASON COLLETT | 56.0 | RICHARD COLLETT | 3 |
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FRITZY BOY
(NZ)
3G BRILLIANCE (USA) - FRITZY GIRL (NZ) CACHE OF GOLD (USA) |
B HIBBERD | 56.0 | A MACGREGOR | 6 |
