| R6 GOLD COAST | 11 January 2014 |
| Jeep $2 Mill. M.M. 2yo Classic 2 SPEC ($2,000,000), 1200m 1:09.60 | |
| Race Synopsis: Unencumbered ($3.25 fav) was smartly away from his good barrier (3) and then eased to settle in seventh place, between runners, travelling nicely behind a solid tempo (first 600m 34.27). Nathan Berry angled him into the clear rounding the home turn and the colt moved up strongly to take the lead at the 200m. He then drew clear to win by three quarters of a length, in good time 1:09.60. He has now won five of his six starts and is obviously a very classy colt. Oakleigh Girl was quickly away from her barrier (6) and led early before easing to enjoy a good run in fifth place on the rails. She got a clear run along the rails rounding the home turn and took the lead on straightening. She then fought back particularly well for a very good second, just finding the high class winner a little too strong on the day. Ruby Soho ($17) drifted back from barrier two and settled in twelfth place. She was still well back, between runners, rounding the home turn before switching across heels at the 250m. She then made up good ground for a promising third, without looking likely to trouble the first pair. Cyclone had a good rails trip from his inside barrier (1) and raced in eighth place on the rails to the home turn. He switched between runners at the 300m and kept fighting on nicely for a sound fourth, beaten four lengths. Stroak was second last in the 16-horse field to the turn. She then kept making ground in resolute fashion in the centre of the track for a good four and a half lengths fifth. Vienna Royale and Sagatona both battled on quite well to dead-heat for sixth, after seeming to have every chance while the Hawkes-trained colt Invisible ($7) was tenth, deep with cover, before going very wide rounding the home turn. He then kept making ground for eighth, beaten just under five lengths, putting up a sound performance at only his second start. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. UNENCUMBERED (AUS) 2yo Colt | BJORN BAKER NATHAN BERRY | 57.0 $3.25 | |||||||
| TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - BLIZZARDLY (AUS) | ||||||||||
| M K Virgo, S Elliot, D R Hayter, J Tassone, B M Wood, M O'Donnell, C D Robinson, Mrs M Ronan, N Leonard & L Ronan (Mgr: N L Leonard) & Avon Lodge Racing (Mgr: D R Morris) | ||||||||||
| Aug 14, 2014 August Thoroughbred Sale, Eddington, $11000 Jan 13, 2013 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, $70000, BJORN BAKER RACING PTY LTD, new south wales | 2nd | 12. OAKLEIGH GIRL (AUS) 2yo Filly | DANNY J BOUGOURE CRAIG NEWITT | 55.0 $7.00 | ||||||
| SNITZEL (AUS) - MISS KOURNIKOVA (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Mrs L A Gillard | ||||||||||
| Aug 14, 2014 August Thoroughbred Sale, Eddington, $11000 Jan 13, 2013 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, $70000, BJORN BAKER RACING PTY LTD, new south wales Jan 13, 2013 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Scone NSW, $400000, DAN BOUGOURE, QLD | 3rd | 15. RUBY SOHO (AUS) 2yo Filly | LIAM BIRCHLEY MICHAEL RODD | 55.0 $17.00 | ||||||
| PUBLISHING (AUS) - PETRIA (AUS) | ||||||||||
| Mrs M A Carroll, Miss A C Carroll, Miss R L Carroll, Mrs L K Clark & Mrs E L Pfitzner | ||||||||||
| Aug 14, 2014 August Thoroughbred Sale, Eddington, $11000 Jan 13, 2013 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, $70000, BJORN BAKER RACING PTY LTD, new south wales Jan 13, 2013 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Scone NSW, $400000, DAN BOUGOURE, QLD | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10. CYCLONE (AUS) 2yo Gelding | MS GAI WATERHOUSE BLAKE SHINN | 57.0 $13.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 13. STROAK (AUS) 2yo Filly | BRYAN GUY MICHAEL CAHILL | 55.0 $9.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 9. VIENNA ROYALE (AUS) 2yo Gelding | TONY GOLLAN CHRIS MUNCE | 57.0 $67.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 17. SAGATONA (AUS) 2yo Filly | LIAM BIRCHLEY ROBERT THOMPSON | 55.0 $12.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 7. INVISIBLE (AUS) 2yo Gelding | M, W & J HAWKES JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 $7.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 2. GEROMAYO (AUS) 2yo Gelding | MICK PRICE STEPHEN BASTER | 57.0 $26.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 16. ECHO GAL (AUS) 2yo Filly | MS GAI WATERHOUSE TOMMY BERRY | 55.0 $13.00 | |||||||
| 11th | 3. I AM THE GENERAL (AUS) 2yo Gelding | SHANE NICHOLS J NOONAN | 57.0 $17.00 | |||||||
| 12th | 14. TOTALLY SURE (AUS) 2yo Filly | KELLY SCHWEIDA GLEN COLLESS | 55.0 $41.00 | |||||||
| 13th | 6. PINCH RIVER (AUS) 2yo Gelding | ROBERT HEATHCOTE RYAN WIGGINS | 57.0 $61.00 | |||||||
| 14th | 11. SHEER STYLE (AUS) 2yo Filly | GARRY FRAZER JASON COLLETT | 55.0 $41.00 | |||||||
| 15th | 8. DIVINE SERVICE (AUS) 2yo Gelding | JASON MCLACHLAN EDDIE WILKINSON | 57.0 $51.00 | |||||||
| 16th | 4. CELESTIAL DRAGON (AUS) 2yo Gelding | STUART KENDRICK TIMOTHY BELL | 57.0 $21.00 | |||||||
Nathan Berry pilots Unencumbered to win the 2014 Magic Millions.
Tags: millions Unencumbered
