| R6 NEWCASTLE | 17 September 2014 |
| Coca-Cola Spring Stakes G3 3 OPEN ($126,100), 1600m 1:38.22 | |
| Race Synopsis: Godolphin’s promising colt Sweynesse is now
unbeaten in three starts. He settled back in eighth place, one off
the rails, following an average early tempo (first 1000m 62.57). He
then commenced a good run on rounding the home turn, got to
fourth at the 200m and hit the lead at the 100m going on to win
with something in hand by a long neck. He is a smart colt, looks
suited to further still, and appears a very good prospect for the
upcoming Spring Champion Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m). Pounamu,
having his third start this preparation, put up a good effort for
second stepping up to 1600m here. He travelled well in seventh
place on the rails, got through to fifth at the 200m before switching
wide. He then came with a strong late run for second, beaten a long
neck, also looking a good prospect for the longer distance three-year-old stakes races. Monteux was fourth, one out and one back,
before moving up three wide at the turn. He challenged at the 200m
and kept fighting on nicely for a sound third. Hampton Court led
the field to the 200m and held on quite well for fourth, beaten two
lengths while the filly High Above was second to the 600m before
moving up outside the leader nearing the turn. She challenged at
the 200m but tired a little from that point to finish (2.4 lengths) fifth.
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| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. SWEYNESSE (AUS) 3yo Colt | JOHN O'SHEA KERRIN MCEVOY | 56.5 $2.75 | |||||||
| LONHRO (AUS) - SWANSEA (IRE) | ||||||||||
| Godolphin | 2nd | 9. POUNAMU (AUS) 3yo Gelding | ALLAN DENHAM BLAKE SHINN | 56.5 $31.00 | ||||||
| AUTHORIZED (IRE) - TANGIWAI (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Thommo's Syndicate (Mgr: J L Thompson), Mrs P M Thompson, Ms R C Thompson, Ms A J Thompson & G Hilton | 3rd | 4. MONTEUX (AUS) 3yo Gelding | PETER G MOODY HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 $4.50 | ||||||
| MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) - KYLIKWONG (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Waratah Thoroughbreds (Mgr: P G Fudge) | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2. HAMPTON COURT (AUS) 3yo Colt | MS GAI WATERHOUSE TOMMY BERRY | 56.5 $6.50 | |||||||
| 5th | 11. HIGH ABOVE (AUS) 3yo Filly | ANTHONY CUMMINGS JAMES MCDONALD | 54.5 $4.75 | |||||||
| 6th | 3. IDYLLIC SCENERY (AUS) 3yo Gelding | CHRIS WALLER JIM CASSIDY | 56.5 $13.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 6. RENA'S LAD (AUS) 3yo Gelding | JASON DEAMER TYE ANGLAND | 56.5 $41.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 5. LORD BECKWORTH (AUS) 3yo Gelding | PAUL PERRY S CLIPPERTON | 56.5 $26.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 8. HE'S A GIVEN (AUS) 3yo Gelding | CLARRY CONNERS JASON COLLETT | 56.5 $21.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 7. SOBRIQUET (AUS) 3yo Gelding | ROBERT PEARSE MITCHELL BELL | 56.5 $61.00 | |||||||
Sweynesse takes out the 2014 Group 3 Spring Stakes from Newcastle.
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