| R7 MOONEE VALLEY | 24 October 2014 |
| Sportingbet Manikato Stakes G1 3U OPEN ($1,015,000), 1200m 1:10.33 | |
| Race Synopsis: An exciting finish with only three quarters of a length
separating the first eight horses at the post. The winner Lankan
Rupee began brilliantly from his wide barrier (9) and was ridden
vigorously by Craig Newitt to cross to the lead. He was then able to
steady the tempo a bit after running his first 600m in a very fast 33.53.
He was challenged approaching the home turn but grabbed a break
on straightening and although tiring after his early efforts, held on
gamely to score by a short head. Angelic Light was checked in the
early stages with Damien Oliver doing well to recover and settled the
mare in fifth place. She was blocked on turning for home, got a split
at the 100m and finished well to just miss in a photo to finish (short
head) second. Famous Seamus was crowded in the early stages and
settled in second last place on the rails. He looked for a run in the
centre at the home turn, got a late split and then finished well for an
unlucky third. Rebel Dane was a bit slowly away and then got through
to settle in seventh spot on the rails. He remained there to the turn and
was blocked from that point, finally getting clear at the 75m and then
finished well for an unlucky (0.3 lengths) fourth. Terravista raced in
about eighth place between runners, pushed into the clear rounding
the home turn and kept running on well to finish (0.4 lengths) fifth.
Temple Of Boom was fourth early on but was pushed three deep
at the 700m, he challenged nearing the turn and fought on well for
(0.5 lengths) sixth. Buffering was well away but was beaten for pace
by Lankan Rupee and raced outside that horse from the 700m. He
challenged nearing the turn and continued to fight gamely to finish
(0.6 lengths) seventh. Moment Of Change was back about tenth,
one off the rails, made a very wide run from the 600m and fought on
well for a good first-up (0.8 lengths) eighth. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 2. LANKAN RUPEE (AUS) 5yo Gelding | MICK PRICE CRAIG NEWITT | 58.5 $4.00 | |||||||
| REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ESTELLE COLLECTION (NZ) | ||||||||||
| Teeley Assets Ltd Syndicate (Mgr: I O'Farrell) | 2nd | 12. ANGELIC LIGHT (AUS) 5yo Mare | ROBBIE GRIFFITHS DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 $13.00 | ||||||
| HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) - FLASHED (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Browns & Kirks, Flash Empress, J S H Racing, Roman Flash Racing, The Boom, A M Lamshed, C G Charteris, B M Pitt, H J Allen, J Armstrong & O Kysela | ||||||||||
| Feb 11, 2011 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, Eden Park, $30000, GRIFFITHS TRAINING PTY LTD, VIC | 3rd | 6. FAMOUS SEAMUS (NZ) 6yo Gelding | NOEL MAYFIELD-SMITH TIM CLARK | 58.5 $17.00 | ||||||
| ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - CLINIQUE (NZ) | ||||||||||
| J Simpson & Mrs J D Simpson | ||||||||||
| Feb 11, 2011 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, Eden Park, $30000, GRIFFITHS TRAINING PTY LTD, VIC | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5. REBEL DANE (AUS) 5yo Horse | GARY PORTELLI CRAIG WILLIAMS | 58.5 $8.50 | |||||||
| 5th | 7. TERRAVISTA (AUS) 5yo Gelding | JOSEPH PRIDE NASH RAWILLER | 58.5 $4.50 | |||||||
| 6th | 3. TEMPLE OF BOOM (AUS) 8yo Gelding | TONY GOLLAN MS T HARRISON | 58.5 $41.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 1. BUFFERING (AUS) 7yo Gelding | ROBERT HEATHCOTE DAMIEN BROWNE | 58.5 $5.50 | |||||||
| 8th | 4. MOMENT OF CHANGE (AUS) 6yo Gelding | PETER G MOODY CHAD SCHOFIELD | 58.5 $31.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 8. ICONIC (AUS) 4yo Gelding | TONY MCEVOY NICHOLAS HALL | 58.5 $61.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 9. NOT LISTENIN'TOME (AUS) 4yo Gelding | GARY MOORE TOMMY BERRY | 58.5 $31.00 | |||||||
| 11th | 10. PLATELET (AUS) 6yo Mare | DARREN WEIR BEN MELHAM | 56.5 $17.00 | |||||||
| 12th | 11. BOUNDING (AUS) 4yo Mare | KEN KELSO MARK DU PLESSIS | 56.5 $17.00 | |||||||
Last 400m Moonee Valley G1 Manikato Stakes - Lankan Rupee
