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Sewreel provides further ammunition for Oaks assault

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Already brandishing considerable firepower for their attempt on the Gr. 1 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks in a month’s time, the powerful Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman stable added a third string to their bow.

Sewreel winning the Bob Sharrock Mem Oaks Prelude
Sewreel winning the Bob Sharrock Mem Oaks Prelude Picture: Race Images PN

Sewreel dominated her opposition to secure Saturday’s Listed Bob Sharrock Memorial Oaks Trial at New Plymouth.

The sleek Savabeel filly finished powerfully from a midfield position to draw away from her opposition in the closing stages and add her name alongside Mime and Coldplay as Oaks contenders from the country’s leading stable.

Watching intently from Ellerslie was the combination’s senior partner, Baker, who was quietly satisfied with the performance.

“She is a very promising filly who has now won three of her six starts,” he noted.

“We’ve thought she might be an Oaks type for quite awhile now and that performance confirmed that for us.”

Baker revealed the key to the filly’s progress was a gear change made after she finished well back in the Gr. 2 Eight Carat Classic on Boxing Day.

“We took the blinkers off after that run at Ellerslie and that seems to have settled her down nicely,” he said.

“She is relaxing far better in her races now as she showed on Saturday when she settled nicely in the early part of the race.

“She will have one more run before the Oaks but I’m not quite sure where that will be at this stage.”

Baker was also pleased with the run of his main BMW New Zealand Derby contender Get That Jive who dead-heated for third in Saturday’s Gr. 2 Avondale Guineas.

“I thought he fought on nicely and wasn’t too far away at the finish,” he said.

“He was impeded a little by his stablemate on the corner so all in all it was a good effort.”

Get That Jive is currently the $6 second favourite on the TAB’s Fixed Odds market for the Derby with his conqueror on Saturday, Rangipo, the new $5 favourite for the Group One feature run at Ellerslie on the 5th of March.


NZ Racing News

New Plymouth Raceway

Saturday, 20th February 2016

7
16:22
(local)

Oaks Prelude (LR)

Age: 3yo Sex: F Type: OPEN
NZD $50,000
1800m TURF DEAD
7
16:22
(local)
NZD $50,000
1800m DEAD

Oaks Prelude (LR)

Age: 3yo Sex: F Type: OPEN

A dominant win in this Listed 3yo filly event over 1800m was posted by Sewreel and she was strong on the home turn looming and even better the closing stages. Sewreel was winning her third race in six outings today and notably all her successes have come left-handed. It was her first blacktype win today and she won by over a length to clock a solid 1:50.59 and the reason is that time compared well to the G3 Open Handicap in 1:49.84 recorded in the race before this. Maritimo ran a sound second after sitting handy throughout while the strongest closer from the back was All In Vogue grabbing third money late. All In Vogue should enjoy the 2400m of the G1 NZ Oaks next month if aimed there. Polar Secret was a super fourth after being a clear last on settling due to blundering at the start. She is a maiden so will not be one for much longer with an effort like today to be beaten two and a half lengths at G3. Real Savvy was okay for fifth and is also a maiden filly. Queensland will appreciate a roomier venue next time out and Special Memories may be forgiveable as she went too keenly in the lead and had nothing left the closing stages. She may not be a deadset stayer but with a G1 fourth last Spring over a mile behind a since winner in Australia namely Risque the form has been franked. The margins beaten got bigger for the rest so hard to see anything further back threatening if they clash again and only wet ground could change things. Not sure the depth here was great overall as the field fell away quickly past a handful of fillies. However respect for Sewreel as she has that surge the run home that will stand her in good stead for the rest of this season. All In Vogue finished on in a sustained manner like a possible late payment Oaks player or could turn up in Australia. Polar Secret is the maiden that caught the eye as she is a winner in waiting.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 3. SEWREEL (NZ) 3yo F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - HABERDASHERY (NZ)
MARK DU PLESSIS
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$2.5
56.5kg
Sewreel (Mgr: M M Andersen)

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2nd 1. MARITIMO (NZ) 3yo F
PINS (AUS) - MIRACLE MISS (NZ)
JOHNATHON PARKES
GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON
$6.5
56.5kg
T I Bawden, J T Brown, S R Plant, Redbank Pty Ltd (Mgr: P Favretto), G A Rogerson Mnzm & G N Wealleans

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3rd 5. ALL IN VOGUE (NZ) 3yo F
PINS (AUS) - TALL POPPY (NZ)
ROBERT HANNAM
KEVIN GRAY
$14.5
56.5kg
McDonald Investment Trust

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4th 14. POLAR SECRET (NZ) 3yo F
BACHELOR DUKE (USA) - KEEPOLARIA (NZ)
DARRYL BRADLEY
STEPHEN MARSH
$19.3
56.5kg

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5th 18. REAL SAVVY (NZ) 3yo F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - TEN GUITARS (NZ)
MARK HILLS
LANCE O'SULLIVAN & ANDREW SCOTT
$31.7
56.5kg

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6th 12. QUEENSLAND (NZ) 3yo F
SHOCKING (AUS) - CAUTION (AUS)
DAVID WALSH
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$10.3
56.5kg
7th 2. SPECIAL MEMORIES (AUS) 3yo F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MEMORIES OF YOU (IRE)
DYLAN TURNER
STEPHEN AUTRIDGE
$5.1
56.5kg

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8th 13. NO PUSHOVER (NZ) 3yo F
PINS (AUS) - CATCH THE DAY (NZ)
BRENDAN HUTTON
SHAUNE RITCHIE
$25.8
56.5kg

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9th 9. MANEO INVICTUS (NZ) 3yo F
VOLKSRAAD (GB) - BLUEBERRY HILL (NZ)
ANNA JONES
TONY BAMBRY
$33.8
56.5kg
10th 6. DUALIS (NZ) 3yo F
DUELLED (AUS) - THE HERB (NZ)
SAMANTHA COLLETT
MICHELLE NORTHCOTT
$31.3
56.5kg
11th 8. SMOKE HOUSE BAY (NZ) 3yo F
EIGHTH WONDER (NZ) - MAKESMEWONDER (AUS)
DYLAN MO
TINA EGAN
$19.1
56.5kg
12th 11. PIAZZA (NZ) 3yo F
SIR PERCY (GB) - BIENNALE (AUS)
MASA TANAKA
LANCE O'SULLIVAN & ANDREW SCOTT
$30.6
56.5kg

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13th 7. LEDBURY (NZ) 3yo F
MAKFI (GB) - CARNEGIE BELLE (NZ)
MIRANDA DRAVITZKI
JOHN WHEELER
$59
56.5kg

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