| R8 BALLARAT | 24 November 2013 |
| Sportsbet.Com.Au Ballarat Cup LR OPEN ($200,000), 2200m 2:25.10 | |
| Race Synopsis: The Gai Waterhouse-trained Irish import The Offer ($4 favourite) broke through for his first Australian win in easy style. Damien Oliver settled him into a good spot, midfield one off the rails, before tracking up three wide with cover from the 1000m mark. He switched out passing the 600m, challenged at the home turn and raced clear from the 200m point and was eased down nearing the post to win by just over three lengths. Pelicano was second last in the 16-horse field before making ground between runners passing the 800m marker. He switched into the clear on straightening, where he was giving the leader about five lengths. He got to fourth at the 200m and kept making ground, getting up in time for second just in advance of Hurdy Gurdy Man, who had worked wide from his difficult barrier (16) to race outside the leader (Quick Shakes), took the leader turning for home and battled on well for a good third after his early efforts. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 15. THE OFFER (IRE) 4yo Gelding | MS GAI WATERHOUSE DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.5 $4.00 | |||||||
| MONTJEU (IRE) - VALDARA (GB) | ||||||||||
| P & R McClure, F Pollicina, N Bertalli, Ms K Wood, A Konstantatos, Mrs R Foot, R Herron, J Bongiorno, Mrs J Stephens, Fesen(P Pollicina), Star Stayers One & Two(Ms D J Martin), A R Company(A Roberts), Gurners B'stock Co(M Ramsden), Mt Hallowell Stud(C Thompson), Diamond Family(D Diamond) & D Walpole | 2nd | 2. PELICANO (AUS) 5yo Gelding | TONY MCEVOY LUKE NOLEN | 60.0 $9.00 | ||||||
| COURT OF JEWELS (NZ) - MUSK (NZ) | ||||||||||
| Yarrawonga Hotel 1 & 2 Synd (W Studd & L Anrewartha), Pipeliner Synd (W Mitchell), I, R, C & D Rae, Korhithia Synd (A Kyriazis) & M Garnham | 3rd | 1. HURDY GURDY MAN (AUS) 6yo Horse | DARREN WEIR BRAD RAWILLER | 60.0 $16.00 | ||||||
| STREET CRY (IRE) - ABALONE (AUS) | ||||||||||
| E & Mrs R Shakespeare | ||||||||||
| 4th | 19. USE THE LOT (AUS) 4yo Gelding | SHARNA VALLI IBRAHIM GUNDOGDU | 54.0 $17.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 6. YOU THINK SO (NZ) 6yo Gelding | MICHAEL KENT VLAD DURIC | 56.0 $15.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 17. BIA DIAMOND (AUS) 5yo Mare | DARREN WEIR MICHELLE PAYNE | 54.0 $31.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 10. DURNFORD (AUS) 5yo Gelding | P G CAREY DANIEL STACKHOUSE | 54.5 $17.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 16. SUPREMACY (NZ) 7yo Gelding | RUSSELL CAMERON J NOONAN | 54.0 $31.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 20. HANNAFORD (AUS) 4yo Gelding | ROBBIE LAING DEAN YENDALL | 54.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 4. ROTHERA (AUS) 8yo Gelding | BRIAN SMITH STEPHEN BASTER | 58.0 $8.00 | |||||||
| 11th | 3. WHISPER DOWNS (AUS) 5yo Gelding | DAVID A HAYES NICHOLAS HALL | 59.0 $16.00 | |||||||
| 12th | 13. QUICK SHAKES (AUS) 6yo Gelding | S MORRISH DWAYNE DUNN | 54.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 13th | 12. ISOPACH (AUS) 5yo Gelding | B & G JAMES MS NIKITA MCLEAN | 54.0 $61.00 | |||||||
| 14th | 14. HORNETS' NEST (GB) 5yo Gelding | JAMES J MCNAMARA HOLLY MC KECHNIE | 54.0 $26.00 | |||||||
| 15th | 8. CORNELL (AUS) 5yo Gelding | ANTHONY FREEDMAN DANIEL MOOR | 54.5 $17.00 | |||||||
| 16th | 9. GARUD (IRE) 5yo Gelding | MICHAEL MORONEY GLEN BOSS | 54.5 $8.00 | |||||||
