| R8 RANDWICK | 04 October 2014 |
| Coolmore Flight Stakes G1 3F OPEN ($405,000), 1600m 1:34.71 | |
| Race Synopsis: First Seal was most impressive. She began well and
enjoyed a perfect trip, fourth one out and one back, following quite a
reasonable tempo (first 1000m 60.11). Blake Shinn eased her three
deep nearing the turn and she showed an exceptional turn of foot to
dash clear at the 200m before going on to win easily by three lengths.
She is a high class filly. Winx was ridden quietly from her outside
barrier (7), was last early before racing in fifth place on the rails. She
eased wide rounding the turn, took a while to wind up before getting
to second at the 100m and she then battled on nicely for second,
having no chance with the winner, but she should appreciate stepping
up further in distance. Thinking Of You was sixth, one off the rails,
in the seven-horse field. She improved (wide) rounding the home
turn, went to fourth at the 200m and then battled on nicely for a good
third. Press Report raced outside the leader (Echo Gal) until into the
straight and held on quite well for (4.5 lengths) fourth while Echo Gal
led to the 300m before finishing (6 lengths) fifth. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 2. FIRST SEAL (AUS) 3yo Filly | JOHN P THOMPSON BLAKE SHINN | 56.0 $2.25 | |||||||
| FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - EPISODE (AUS) | ||||||||||
| China Horse Club Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: A K Teo) | 2nd | 1. WINX (AUS) 3yo Filly | CHRIS WALLER HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 $2.75 | ||||||
| STREET CRY (IRE) - VEGAS SHOWGIRL (NZ) | ||||||||||
| Magic Bloodstock Racing (Mgr: P G Tighe), R G Treweeke & Mrs D N Kepitis | ||||||||||
| Jan 13, 2013 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Jerry's Plains, $230000, Magic Bloodstock, QLD | 3rd | 6. THINKING OF YOU (NZ) 3yo Filly | PETER G MOODY JOSH PARR | 56.0 $6.00 | ||||||
| THORN PARK (AUS) - SYMPATHY (AUS) | ||||||||||
| G L & Mrs L F Huddy, W A Colgan, J A Neeson & Maverick Racing (Mgr: G S McCormack) | ||||||||||
| Jan 13, 2013 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Jerry's Plains, $230000, Magic Bloodstock, QLD | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3. PRESS REPORT (AUS) 3yo Filly | L W CURTIS WINONA COSTIN | 56.0 $51.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 4. ECHO GAL (AUS) 3yo Filly | MS GAI WATERHOUSE TYE ANGLAND | 56.0 $17.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 7. LADY SHARAPOVA (AUS) 3yo Filly | M, W & J HAWKES JAMES MCDONALD | 56.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 9. DYNAMIC ROCK (AUS) 3yo Filly | CHRIS WALLER TIM CLARK | 56.0 $81.00 | |||||||
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Last 400m Randwick G1 Flight Stakes - First Seal
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