| R10 MOONEE VALLEY | 26 October 2013 |
| W S Cox Plate G1 3U OPEN ($3,050,000), 2040m 2:05.27 | |
| Race Synopsis: Three-year-old colt Shamus Award was smartly away from his good barrier (3) and went to the lead. He travelled along nicely in front, setting a good tempo. He was challenged from the 600m point and responded to Chad Schofield’s urgings nearing the turn and grabbed a good break on straightening. He then fought back gamely with his light weight (49.5kg) to hold on to win narrowly but impressively - his first win after seven placings in ten starts. Happy Trails travelled well in eighth place on the rails before getting a split approaching the home turn. He went to fourth at on straightening and ran on nicely for a late-closing second. Fiorente began well from his outside barrier (14) and eased to be midfield early, but he was caught three wide, so Blake Shinn took him forward. After working he eventually crossed to race outside the leader (Shamus Award) at the 1000m point. He challenged strongly nearing the turn, momentarily lost ground on straightening and then kept fighting on for a game third, putting up a sound trial for the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m). Foreteller settled just past midfield on the rails and remained there to the 600m. He got a good run through to sixth rounding the home turn and continued to run on well for a sound one and a quarter lengths fourth. Super Cool was handy all the way and held on for fifth while Side Glance (sixth) had a good trip third on the rails. Seville was just past midfield (three wide with cover). He make a strong run wide-out approaching the home turn before battling on for five and a half lengths seventh. It’s A Dundeel ($4 fav) was caught wide from his barrier (12) midfield three deep most of the way. He put in a run nearing the home turn but only struggled from that point, running below his best to finish five and a half lengths eighth. Long John was a handy fifth most of the
way before weakening for ninth. Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Green Moon was always well back, made a wide run from the 600m
but disappointed finishing ninth as well while Puissance De Lune was about sixth to the 600m, went wide from there but dropped out shortly afterwards to finish a most disappointing twelfth. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 15. SHAMUS AWARD (AUS) 3yo Colt | DANNY O'BRIEN CHAD SCHOFIELD | 49.5 $21.00 | |||||||
| SNITZEL (AUS) - SUNSET EXPRESS (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Ultra Racing (Mgr: A Chong) & G & C Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (Mgr: V C Oldfield) | ||||||||||
| Apr 12, 2012 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Scone NSW, $230000, G Eurell, VIC | 2nd | 2. HAPPY TRAILS (AUS) 6yo Gelding | BYRON COZAMANIS DWAYNE DUNN | 59.0 $12.00 | ||||||
| GOOD JOURNEY (USA) - MADAME FLURRY (AUS) | ||||||||||
| P & Mrs E Dickmann, J & Mrs K Dickmann & Ms N Dickmann & P Swanell | ||||||||||
| Apr 12, 2012 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Scone NSW, $230000, G Eurell, VIC Mar 09, Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale 2009, Meningie SA, $11000, PAUL BESHARA, SA | 3rd | 3. FIORENTE (IRE) 5yo Horse | MS GAI WATERHOUSE BLAKE SHINN | 59.0 $8.00 | ||||||
| MONSUN (GER) - DESERT BLOOM (IRE) | ||||||||||
| A T Roberts, McClure Ferguson Oman (Mgr: P C McClure), K R Wood, Fesen Pty Ltd (Mgr: P Pollicina), B Pang, Bongiorno Herron (Mgr: R M Herron), D J Deykin, Team McDonnell (Mgr: J S McDonnell, Henderson Racing (Mgr: D A Henderson) & Fiorente (Mgr: T Mitevski) | ||||||||||
| Apr 12, 2012 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Scone NSW, $230000, G Eurell, VIC Mar 09, Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale 2009, Meningie SA, $11000, PAUL BESHARA, SA Aug 14, 2014 August Thoroughbred Sale, Kerrie, $16000, DEBALLA TRUST, TAS | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4. FORETELLER (GB) 6yo Gelding | CHRIS WALLER CRAIG NEWITT | 59.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 12. SUPER COOL (AUS) 4yo Gelding | MARK KAVANAGH COREY BROWN | 57.5 $17.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 5. SIDE GLANCE (GB) 6yo Gelding | ANDREW BALDING CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 $41.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 6. SEVILLE (GER) 5yo Horse | ROBERT HICKMOTT HUGH BOWMAN | 59.0 $31.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 11. DUNDEEL (NZ) 4yo Horse | MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN JAMES MCDONALD | 57.5 $4.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 1. GREEN MOON (IRE) 6yo Horse | ROBERT HICKMOTT BRETT PREBBLE | 59.0 $12.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 14. LONG JOHN (AUS) 3yo Gelding | PETER SNOWDEN KERRIN MC EVOY | 49.5 $7.00 | |||||||
| 11th | 10. MULL OF KILLOUGH (IRE) 7yo Gelding | JANE CHAPPLE-HYAM STEVE ARNOLD | 59.0 $41.00 | |||||||
| 12th | 8. PUISSANCE DE LUNE (IRE) 5yo Horse | DARREN WEIR BEN MELHAM | 59.0 $5.50 | |||||||
| 13th | 9. MASKED MARVEL (GB) 5yo Horse | ROBERT HICKMOTT MICHAEL RODD | 59.0 $31.00 | |||||||
| 14th | 7. REKINDLED INTEREST (AUS) 6yo Gelding | J T CONLAN MARK ZAHRA | 59.0 $51.00 | |||||||
Shamus Award, trained by Danny O'Brien, wins the 2013 Cox Plate (MVRC Group 1) at Moonee Valley - 26102013
