| R7 CANBERRA | 06 March 2016 |
| Mercedes-Benz Black Opal Stks G3 2 OPEN ($281,500), 1200m 1:10.61 | |
| Race Synopsis: After good seconds at his first two starts, promising colt Defcon broke through for his first win in good style here. He was badly away from barrier eight and was a clear last in the early stages in the ten-horse field. He was still last as he fanned deep nearing the home turn, he then sprinted quickly, hit the front on passing the 200m and went on to score quite impressively. Outsider Flash Fabian was eased from his outside barrier (10) and settled near last, wide with cover, racing ungenerously in stages due to the moderate early tempo. He went deep on turning for home, sprinted well to go to second at the 200m and then battled well to hold that position to the post. Prized Icon settled in seventh place, but trapped three deep. He moved up well at the home turn, challenged at the 200m and then fought on for a sound third. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 2. DEFCON (AUS) 2yo Colt | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN BLAKE SHINN | 56.0 $1.90 | |||||||
| CHOISIR (AUS) - NUCLEAR FORCE (AUS) | ||||||||||
| James Harron Bloodstock Colts, Newgate S F, Horse Ventures, Mrs B C Bateman, Doyles Breeding & Racing, Rockingham Thoroughbreds, J A & Mrs F A Ingham, Love Racing & Gleneagles Stud Pty Ltd | ||||||||||
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. CRANKY FRANKY (AUS) 4yo D | PAUL ROLLINS | .0 $2.20 | |||||||
| SUPER BURST (AUS) - CRANKY AMRON | ||||||||||
| Paul Rollins | 2nd | 7. FLASH FIBIAN (AUS) 2yo Gelding | BEDE MURRAY TYE ANGLAND | 56.0 $31.00 | ||||||
| READY'S IMAGE (USA) - LANGFIBIAN (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Mrs N A Dickens & G V W Rewald | 2nd | 2. CAWBOURNE AARON (AUS) 3yo B | KYLE NEWTON | .0 $12.00 | ||||||
| BEKIM BALE (AUS) - CAWBOURNE FRAZ | ||||||||||
| Jodie Lord | 3rd | 3. PRIZED ICON (AUS) 2yo Colt | JAMES CUMMINGS HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 $4.50 | ||||||
| MORE THAN READY (USA) - TROPICAL AFFAIR (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Gooree Stud (Mgr: E M Cojuangco) | ||||||||||
| Apr 15, 2015 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Widden Valley NSW, Passed $250,000 Reserve $300,000 | 3rd | 5. MADDISON MCGRATH (AUS) 4yo B | BRUCE PECK | .0 $43.70 | ||||||
| LOCHINVAR MARLOW (AUS) - LOCHINVAR LASS | ||||||||||
| Brian Satterly | ||||||||||
| Apr 15, 2015 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Widden Valley NSW, Passed $250,000 Reserve $300,000 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8. HUTCHO (AUS) 2yo Gelding | GARY PORTELLI JAMES MCDONALD | 56.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 4th | 7. CHOCOLATE BULLET (AUS) 3yo B | JIM COLEMAN | .0 $4.80 | |||||||
| 5th | 6. CALABASAS (AUS) 2yo Gelding | KIM WAUGH BRENTON AVDULLA | 56.0 $26.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 9. ESPERANCE BAY (AUS) 3yo D | BRUCE PECK | .0 $26.50 | |||||||
| 6th | 1. DIETERS (AUS) 2yo Gelding | JASON MCLACHLAN DANIEL GRIFFIN | 56.0 $5.50 | |||||||
| 6th | 3. BLACK ODIN (AUS) 4yo D | RODNEY BATES | .0 $32.70 | |||||||
| 7th | 11. ECHAPPE (AUS) 2yo Filly | J G SARGENT JEFF PENZA | 54.0 $67.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 8. IKARA BALE (AUS) 3yo B | GORDON HERBERT | .0 $4.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 10. MOLLY MCGRATH (AUS) 4yo B | BRUCE PECK | .0 $11.10 | |||||||
| 8th | 4. MOTIME (AUS) 2yo Gelding | GRATZ VELLA KAYLA NISBET | 56.0 $81.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 9. BALONNE (AUS) 2yo Gelding | KEITH DRYDEN KATHY O'HARA | 56.0 $101.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 13. MISS DOMINANCE (AUS) 2yo Filly | BRENT STANLEY TOMMY BERRY | 54.0 $16.00 | |||||||
06/03/2016 - Race 7 - Mercedes-Benz Black Opal Stks - Defcon
