| R8 MOONEE VALLEY | 25 October 2014 |
| W S Cox Plate G1 3U OPEN ($3,050,000), 2040m 2:03.76 | |
| Race Synopsis: The Irish-bred Adelaide put up an outstanding performance
to win. He was eased from his wide barrier (13) and settled last
in the 14-horse field. Ryan Moore commenced a wide move from
the 1000m and tracked up deep to be to be about ninth (three
wide) at the 800m. He continued that wide run to challenge on the
extreme outside rounding the home turn and then rallied strongly
in the closing stages to score by a long neck in fast time. It was
an exceptional effort which must rank with some of the very best
winners of this race. The favourite Fawkner began well and enjoyed
a good trip in fifth place, one off the rails. He moved up well (three
deep) nearing the turn, took the lead on straightening and fought
gamely for second, putting up a very good effort. Silent Achiever
travelled well in seventh place on the rails, improved between
runners coming to the home turn and challenged on straightening.
She then fought on gamely for a close third in a significant return
to her best form. Side Glance worked quite a bit in the early stages
before settling behind the leader. He was under riding at the turn
and kept fighting on very well for a close-up fourth, putting up a really good effort. Foreteller had a nice run in fifth spot on the rails,
got through to be handy on turning for home and battled gamely for
a close-up fifth. Happy Trails missed the start, was last early on
before recovering to settle in tenth place on the rails. He improved
between runners from the 600m and continued to make ground to
finish six, just under a length from the winner. Criterion was just
past midfield, one off the rails. He was under riding from the 600m
and took quite a while to wind-up, eventually making ground to finish
(1.5 lengths) seventh, looking suited to further. The three-year-old
Sweynesse was eased from barrier 12 and raced near the tail of
the field to the 600m. He made ground between runners from the
turn to finish eighth, beaten just under two lengths, putting up a very good effort. The Cleaner worked to find the lead, set a solid mid-race tempo as expected and ran a game race before finishing (3.4
lengths) ninth. The colt Wandjina led early, then raced close to the
pace to the 600m, and did well in finishing (3.6 lengths) tenth while
stablemates Sacred Falls (11th) looked tested by the distance and
pace and Royal Descent (12th) may have resented the firm track
and also raced well below her best. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 11. ADELAIDE (IRE) 3yo Colt | AIDAN O'BRIEN RYAN MOORE | 56.0 $8.00 | |||||||
| GALILEO (IRE) - ELLETELLE (IRE) | ||||||||||
| D.SMITH/MME J.MAGNIER/M.TABOR | 2nd | 2. FAWKNER (AUS) 7yo Gelding | ROBERT HICKMOTT NICHOLAS HALL | 59.0 $4.50 | ||||||
| RESET (AUS) - DANE BELLTAR (AUS) | ||||||||||
| N C Williams, Mr & Mrs L J Williams | ||||||||||
| Mar 09, 2009 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, Meningie SA, $70000, D G PRICE, NEW ZEALAND | 3rd | 9. SILENT ACHIEVER (NZ) 6yo Mare | ROGER JAMES NASH RAWILLER | 57.0 $26.00 | ||||||
| O'REILLY (NZ) - WINNING SPREE (NZ) | ||||||||||
| K J Hickman | ||||||||||
| Mar 09, 2009 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, Meningie SA, $70000, D G PRICE, NEW ZEALAND | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3. SIDE GLANCE (GB) 7yo Gelding | ANDREW BALDING J P SPENCER | 59.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 5. FORETELLER (GB) 7yo Gelding | CHRIS WALLER TOMMY BERRY | 59.0 $31.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 4. HAPPY TRAILS (AUS) 7yo Gelding | PAUL BESHARA DAMIEN OLIVER | 59.0 $12.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 8. CRITERION (NZ) 4yo Horse | DAVID PAYNE JAMES MCDONALD | 57.5 $6.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 13. SWEYNESSE (AUS) 3yo Colt | JOHN O'SHEA CHAD SCHOFIELD | 49.5 $17.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 6. THE CLEANER (AUS) 7yo Gelding | MICK BURLES STEVE ARNOLD | 59.0 $15.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 14. WANDJINA (AUS) 3yo Colt | MS GAI WATERHOUSE DEAN YENDALL | 49.5 $31.00 | |||||||
| 11th | 1. SACRED FALLS (NZ) 5yo Horse | CHRIS WALLER ZAC PURTON | 59.0 $8.50 | |||||||
| 12th | 10. ROYAL DESCENT (AUS) 5yo Mare | CHRIS WALLER GLEN BOSS | 57.0 $11.00 | |||||||
| 13th | 12. FRIENDS OF KA YING (AUS) 3yo Gelding | MS GAI WATERHOUSE CRAIG NEWITT | 49.5 $31.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 7. GUEST OF HONOUR (IRE) 5yo Gelding | MARCO BOTTI CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 $81.00 | |||||||
