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Mission accomplished for Queens Rose

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Gaining some vital black type for a future breeding career was at the forefront of trainer Graeme Richardson’s plans for consistent mare Queens Rose this winter and the first tick in that column was achieved in style at Tauranga on Saturday.

Queens Rose winning the Wealleans Tauranga Classic
Queens Rose winning the Wealleans Tauranga Classic Picture: Trish Dunell

A heady ride from jockey Vinnie Colgan that saw him hug the inside fence throughout the run home enabled the gallant mare to stave off a desperate challenge from race favourite The Filly to score in the days feature event, the Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m) for the fillies and mares.

Hustled forward to sit outside the pacemaker Eveready in the early stages of the race, Queens Rose was guided to the inside rail by Colgan as the field began to swing wide as they entered the home straight. Amongst the immediate pursuers was The Filly who moved to the middle of the track to issue her challenge before drifting towards the rail as she chased in vain after Queens Rose. Vigorous riding by Colgan saw his charge hold an advantage to the winning post where she scored by a long neck.

In the process Queens Rose reversed the result of her last meeting with The Filly where she had to play second fiddle to that mare over the same distance in an open handicap event at Ellerslie. Three-year-old filly Choice battled home nicely for third albeit six lengths in arrears of the first two past the post.

“She’s a good mare and it was a superb ride wasn’t it,” noted Richardson after the race.

“I said to Vinnie he didn’t have to get off the fence although he already knew that from earlier races. The plan was to go forward as last time she just couldn’t make up ground on a tough track at Ellerslie but this time the ground was perfect.”

Richardson also reiterated the importance of the win to the mare’s career beyond the racetrack.

“She is going to be a broodmare one day so to get some black type with her was our number one priority,” he said.

“We hadn’t managed to do that until today so it is an excellent result.”
NZ Racing News

Tauranga

Saturday, 20th June 2015

5
13:57
(local)

Wealleans Tauranga Classic (LR)

Sex: FM Type: OPEN
NZD $50,000
1400m TURF HEAVY
5
13:57
(local)
NZD $50,000
1400m HEAVY

Wealleans Tauranga Classic (LR)

Sex: FM Type: OPEN

Six out of the nine winners at the meeting won either hard on the inside or two to three widths out to show a blatant bias as is often the case at this Tauranga track. One other winner came up the middle (slightly closer in) to nearly make the percentage almost an unbelievable number. The outcome of the Listed feature today was solely determined by track bias and what path the respective riders chose to take on Queens Rose (winner) and The Filly (runner up). Queens Rose after sitting second the outer was deliberately steered to the inside turning for home and won the race right there and then, as three of the first four races on the card had clearly shown prior that this was a faster lane area on a wet track. The Filly after leading early then being headed pierced through the field ominously to take the front three-off nearing the home turn but the senior rider atop Mark Hills surprisingly angled very wide thereafter. It was a massive mistake as 100m further on The Filly was second and Queens Rose had a break so Hills started to angle back towards the inner the closing stages and got within half a length. To say The Filly should have won is an understatement, as the angling that wide when in front must have cost a couple of lengths conservatively. It was the eighth win from twenty starts for Queens Rose and rider Vinnie Colgan gets the kudos as he read the track correctly again. Four runs ago at this same track and after sitting outside the pace he won on the mare by angling wider the run home because the track demanded such an approach then. The distant third finisher was the filly Choice and she ran on well from the back after a tardy start. Her path plotted is telling as when wider on the home turn she was not picking up as well as her rider had hoped so once angled back to the middle or slightly closer in she found the line. Hostage finished fourth after being back on the inner and coming three-off the run home. North And South did well all things considered for sixth after rearing in the gates and settling down a clear last. The mare was drawn the deepest runner halfway up the run home to make ground so her effort was commendable indeed. The well-backed Alleyoop stopped as did Aaja Nachle (badly) to show directionally (clockwise) for the former and distance wise (1400m) for the latter is where they are still suspect. Both never handled the WFA scale either it seems. The top two are always wet track competitive at this time of the year and when against their own sex become even stronger prospects. Choice loves wet ground and should be in for a good winter while North And South should clean up too if her starts do not become as messy again.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 2. QUEENS ROSE (NZ) 5yo M
O'REILLY (NZ) - ROSETTI BAY (NZ)
VINNIE COLGAN
GRAHAM RICHARDSON
$2.5
57kg
G E Graydon, E C Pollard, B J & M A Priest, A P & E J Sutherland, T Sutherland & R O'Connor

Sales Information

2nd 1. THE FILLY (NZ) 6yo M
ISHIGURU (USA) - BAYLINE BEAUTY (GB)
MARK HILLS
MURRAY NEAL
$2
57kg
Bayline Trust

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3rd 12. CHOICE (NZ) 3yo F
MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - FEMME BRITANNIA (AUS)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
ROBBIE PATTERSON
$2
55.5kg
I J Lewis, Mrs K M Lewis, R Salvini, M Min Fa, M Laughlin, Mrs C Laughlin, L B Allsopp, Mrs G Allsopp, Mrs L Grogan, Mrs C Bradshaw, Mrs S Saunders, S O'Brien, P R Latoszynski, J L Reid, S R Reid, R Marino & Mrs M Reid

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4th 9. HOSTAGE (NZ) 6yo M
HANDSOME RANSOM (AUS) - TARADISE (NZ)
SHAUN M MC KAY
TINA EGAN
$2
57kg
5th 11. HAYLEY GRACE (NZ) 4yo M
THORN PARK (AUS) - HAVITBAK (NZ)
MICHAEL MCNAB
DARRELL HOLLINSHEAD
$2
57kg

Sales Information

6th 3. NORTH AND SOUTH (NZ) 5yo M
STRATEGIC IMAGE (AUS) - ISLAND TIME (NZ)
ROBERT HANNAM
LISA LATTA
$2
57kg

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7th 8. EVEREADY (NZ) 6yo M
ISHIGURU (USA) - EVERGLOW (NZ)
TRUDY THORNTON
ANTONY FULLER
$2
57kg

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8th 7. ROCKNROLLA (NZ) 4yo M
TOWKAY (AUS) - DANNESS (NZ)
SAMANTHA COLLETT
DONNA LOGAN
$2.33
57kg
9th 5. ALLEYOOP (NZ) 5yo M
THORN PARK (AUS) - TZARINA STAR (NZ)
BRENDAN HUTTON
JAMES BRIDGE
$1.67
57kg

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10th 6. CASSIE ANNE (NZ) 5yo M
CASTELLI (NZ) - PENFULL (NZ)
MATTHEW CAMERON
TINA EGAN
$1.88
57kg
11th 4. AAJA NACHLE (NZ) 4yo M
FAST 'N' FAMOUS (AUS) - MADHURI DIXIT (NZ)
SAM SPRATT
FRANK RITCHIE
$1.86
57kg

Sales Information

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