| R6 FLEMINGTON | 10 March 2018 |
| Newmarket Hcp G1 3U OPEN ($1,255,000), 1200m 1:08.33 | |
| Race Synopsis: In a crowded finish with the first two home very wide apart, Redkirk Warrior made it back-to-back Newmarket Handicaps with a tough win here, his eighth in total (17 starts) and fifth group race. The field split into two soon after the start and rider Regan Bayliss had little option (from the outside stall) but to head to the grandstand side, taking over the lead on the outside and holding the lead over the crossing and past the 400m. Bayliss got to work outside the 200m and among the outer group pulled clear at the 100m then ground his way to the line to last by a head. Of the inside runners, Brave Smash was in behind the leading group at the crossing and past the 400m, accelerated hard at the 100m and flew at the line but had to settle for a close second. Merchant Navy, with the inside group, mounted a strong run at the 200m but was not able to withstand Brave Smash's burst, to be a neck away for a sound third. Rock Magic led the inside group at the 150m then held on pretty well for fourth.
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| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB) 7yo Gelding | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG REGAN BAYLISS | 57.5 $7.00 | |||||||
| NOTNOWCATO (GB) - FLAG (GB) | ||||||||||
| M B Lee & Miss Y C J Tam | 2nd | 2. BRAVE SMASH (JPN) 5yo Horse | DARREN WEIR CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.5 $9.00 | ||||||
| TOSEN PHANTOM (JPN) - TOSEN SMASH (JPN) | ||||||||||
| AQUIS FARM (MGR: S MCGRATH), GLENLOGAN PARK, G1G RACING & BREEDING, K CHANG, T LAU, P KWOK WAH, AUSTRALIAN BLOODSTOCK, POWER THOROUGHBREDS, A BROGAN, PLATINUM BREEDING & RACING, CARTY RACING, WALKER RACING & BLOODSTOCK, MOUNT HALLOWELL, D BUTCHER, G KAIROUZ, T BATES, DR GOEL, K DAVIS & BRAVE SMASH | 3rd | 11. MERCHANT NAVY (AUS) 3yo Colt | AARON PURCELL CHAD SCHOFIELD | 52.0 $6.50 | ||||||
| FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - LEGALLY BAY (AUS) | ||||||||||
| MERCHANT NAVY SYND/SMITH/MAGNIER/TABOR | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5. ROCK MAGIC (AUS) 8yo Gelding | CHRIS GANGEMI DAMIAN LANE | 53.0 $13.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 6. SUPIDO (AUS) 6yo Horse | MICHAEL KENT BEAU MERTENS | 52.5 $15.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 4. RICH CHARM (AUS) 5yo Gelding | UDYTA CLARKE PATRICK MOLONEY | 52.5 $8.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 12. MISSROCK (AUS) 4yo Mare | ROBBIE LAING CRAIG NEWITT | 52.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 14. BOOKER (AUS) 3yo Filly | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA BEN THOMPSON | 50.0 $7.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 9. KEN'S DREAM (AUS) 4yo Gelding | DARREN WEIR DEAN YENDALL | 52.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 10. LUCKY LIBERTY (AUS) 6yo Gelding | HENRY DWYER CHRIS PARNHAM | 52.0 $61.00 | |||||||
| 11th | 15. CATCHY (AUS) 3yo Filly | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG COREY PARISH | 50.0 $13.00 | |||||||
| 12th | 7. THRONUM (AUS) 4yo Horse | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG MICHAEL DEE | 52.5 $12.00 | |||||||
| 13th | 13. SO SI BON (AUS) 4yo Gelding | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG MICHAEL WALKER | 52.5 $26.00 | |||||||
| 14th | 3. LORD OF THE SKY (AUS) 7yo Horse | ROBBIE LAING KATHY O'HARA | 52.5 $81.00 | |||||||
| 15th | 8. FASTNET TEMPEST (IRE) 5yo Gelding | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG BEN ALLEN | 52.0 $41.00 | |||||||
Redkirk Warrior goes back to back in the Newmarket.
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