| R8 ASCOT | 24 November 2018 |
| Kirin-Railway Stakes G1 3U OPEN ($1,015,200), 1600m 1:34.08 | |
| Race Synopsis: High-quality Bob Peters-raced mare Galaxy Star took her imposing record to ten wins from 13 starts in recording her second Group victory here, capping a great day for connections. She did not show any early pace and settled near the tail of the 15-horse field. William Pike steered her along the inner from the 600m, got through behind the leading group on straightening, eased deeper and into clear running at the 200m and she then dashed away to win impressively. It was yet another brilliant ride by Pike. Gatting travelled nicely back in eighth place on the rails, behind a solid pace. He went through to fifth nearing the home turn, challenged at the 200m and then fought on well for second. Topweight Material Man, who was having his first start since a winning hat-trick in June, raced back in third place, tracking the quick tempo, headed the free-running leader (Wrinkly) and went to the front at the home turn and held on well for a good third. Perfect Jewel, a stablemate of the winner, was last at the home turn, got along the inner on straightening but then struck traffic before running on well for fourth, looking somewhat unlucky. Of the eastern states-trained runners, Mister Sea Wolf did best in fighting on to dead-heat for fifth, Iconoclasm finished eighth, Prized Icon ninth with Peaceful State dropping out to finish last. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 11. GALAXY STAR (AUS) 6yo Mare | G & A WILLIAMS WILLIAM PIKE | 53.0 $2.88 | |||||||
| REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - GALAXY QUEEN (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Peters Investments Pty Ltd Syndicate(Mgr: R J & Mrs S L Peters) | 2nd | 4. GATTING (AUS) 5yo Gelding | DARREN MCAULIFFE DAMIAN LANE | 54.0 $13.00 | ||||||
| HARD SPUN (USA) - STUBBORN (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Impressive Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: K S Berry), C R Mathers, H A Money, F W Stanford, S J Trigwell, G J Artemis, N F Viandante, L G Rowland, D Gibson, B J Hayden, V C McKinnel, N A Rampant, D Russell, R K Mason, C J Grover, J Jaworski, N J Magro, M G Paratore, Ms K J Reid & A L Rowland | 3rd | 1. MATERIAL MAN (AUS) 7yo Gelding | JUSTIN WARWICK LUCY FIORE | 57.0 $9.00 | ||||||
| VITAL EQUINE (IRE) - DEL LIRIO (AUS) | ||||||||||
| M J Macdermott & Mrs J Macdermott | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13. PERFECT JEWEL (AUS) 4yo Mare | G & A WILLIAMS CRAIG NEWITT | 53.0 $81.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 3. MAN BOOKER (AUS) 6yo Gelding | D MORTON PAUL HARVEY | 55.0 $16.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 6. MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) 6yo Gelding | CHRIS WALLER MICHAEL DEE | 53.5 $16.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 14. STAR EXHIBIT (AUS) 7yo Gelding | ADAM DURRANT J AZZOPARDI | 53.0 $151.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 12. ICONOCLASM (AUS) 4yo Horse | DARREN WEIR CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.0 $7.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 5. PRIZED ICON (AUS) 5yo Horse | KRIS LEES BEN MELHAM | 54.0 $13.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 8. ACHERNAR STAR (AUS) 4yo Gelding | SIMON A MILLER SEAN MCGRUDDY | 53.0 $26.00 | |||||||
| 11th | 9. ACTION (AUS) 4yo Gelding | G & A WILLIAMS PATRICK CARBERY | 53.0 $41.00 | |||||||
| 12th | 10. DISPOSITION (AUS) 7yo Gelding | CHRIS GANGEMI SHAUN O'DONNELL | 53.0 $151.00 | |||||||
| 13th | 2. GREAT SHOT (AUS) 6yo Gelding | RHYS RADFORD CRAIG STAPLES | 55.5 $31.00 | |||||||
| 14th | 15. WRINKLY (AUS) 5yo Gelding | NEVILLE PARNHAM STEVEN PARNHAM | 53.0 $101.00 | |||||||
| 15th | 7. PEACEFUL STATE (AUS) 4yo Horse | DARREN WEIR BEN ALLEN | 53.5 $6.50 | |||||||
Galaxy Star easily wins the 2018 Railway Stakes
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