| R6 FLEMINGTON | 09 March 2019 |
| Seppelt Wines Newmarket Hcp G1 3U OPEN ($1,255,000), 1200m 1:08.25 | |
| Race Synopsis: Sunlight loves Flemington, proved to be the best sprinter of her age here last November in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered as Ascot Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) and stepped up with a decisive win against all-comers. She was one of the first away and shared the lead early and at the crossing. Jockey Barend Vorster looked over his shoulder hoping for cover but they were left in front at the 500m. She was headed briefly at the 300m but kicked to take the lead back at the 150m and had too much pace to the line, scoring comfortably by a length and a super win, her ninth in 14 starts, taking her earnings beyond $3.8 million. Osborne Bulls was buried among the last three at the crossing, started to tack on to the bunch at the 350m, saw daylight at the 200m then flew home to grab second a stride off the line. Brave Smash was wide and back at the crossing, sprinted hard from the 350m to be third at the 100m and kept going strongly to hold third. Graff joined in at the 300m, led briefly and kept going gamely to hold fourth. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 22. SUNLIGHT (AUS) 3yo Filly | TONY MCEVOY BAREND VORSTER | 50.5 $13.00 | |||||||
| ZOUSTAR (AUS) - SOLAR CHARGED (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Mrs L Fung, Ms R C Parker, Mrs I E Mitchell, Mrs K L Thompson, Mrs R J Fletcher, Miss S R Fletcher, Miss J R Fletcher, Qatar Bloodstock (Mgr D Redvers) & G1g Racing & Breeding (Mgr: Mrs T L Vogel) | 2nd | 4. OSBORNE BULLS (AUS) 5yo Gelding | JAMES CUMMINGS HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 $4.25 | ||||||
| STREET CRY (IRE) - JEREZANA (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Godolphin | 3rd | 3. BRAVE SMASH (JPN) 6yo Horse | KRIS LEES DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 $26.00 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 20. GRAFF (AUS) 3yo Colt | KRIS LEES WILLIAM PIKE | 51.0 $7.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 2. SANTA ANA LANE (AUS) 6yo Gelding | ANTHONY FREEDMAN BEN MELHAM | 58.5 $12.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 6. IN HER TIME (AUS) 6yo Mare | KRIS LEES COREY BROWN | 55.5 $9.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 19. ENCRYPTION (AUS) 3yo Colt | JAMES CUMMINGS MS RACHEL KING | 51.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 12. CHAMPAGNE CUDDLES (AUS) 4yo Mare | BJORN BAKER JAMIE KAH | 52.0 $61.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 9. BOOKER (AUS) 4yo Mare | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA DEAN YENDALL | 53.0 $26.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 8. DOTHRAKI (AUS) 8yo Gelding | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN DAMIAN LANE | 54.5 $101.00 | |||||||
| 11th | 16. I'LL HAVE A BIT (AUS) 4yo Mare | JOHN MCARDLE BEN THOMPSON | 52.0 $151.00 | |||||||
| 12th | 11. BONS AWAY (AUS) 5yo Gelding | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE LINDA MEECH | 52.0 $51.00 | |||||||
| 13th | 15. GLENALL (AUS) 5yo Gelding | M, W & J HAWKES DEAN HOLLAND | 52.0 $201.00 | |||||||
| 14th | 17. MISSROCK (AUS) 5yo Mare | ROBBIE LAING STEPHEN BASTER | 52.0 $101.00 | |||||||
| 15th | 18. USAIN BOWLER (AUS) 4yo Gelding | JOHN SADLER PATRICK MOLONEY | 52.0 $101.00 | |||||||
| 16th | 14. EDUARDO (AUS) 5yo Gelding | SARAH ZSCHOKE BRIAN PARK | 52.0 $6.00 | |||||||
| 17th | 21. ZOUSAIN (AUS) 3yo Colt | CHRIS WALLER CRAIG WILLIAMS | 51.0 $15.00 | |||||||
| 18th | 5. VOODOO LAD (AUS) 7yo Gelding | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE MARK ZAHRA | 56.0 $101.00 | |||||||
| 19th | 13. DIVINE QUALITY (AUS) 5yo Mare | ROBBIE GRIFFITHS BEAU MERTENS | 52.0 $101.00 | |||||||
| 20th | 10. WHISPERING BROOK (AUS) 5yo Mare | SIMON A MILLER JYE MCNEIL | 52.5 $51.00 | |||||||
| 21st | 1. REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB) 8yo Gelding | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG LUKE NOLEN | 58.5 $41.00 | |||||||
| 22nd | 23. LEAN MEAN MACHINE (AUS) 3yo Colt | CHRIS WALLER MICHAEL DEE | 50.0 $41.00 | |||||||
Sunlight wins the Newmarket Handicap
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