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Payne sweats on Golden Gift run

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David Payne has a healthy opinion of juvenile Trafalgar Square and is keen for her to tackle the Golden Gift.

Trainer : DAVID PAYNE.
Trainer : DAVID PAYNE. Picture: Steve Hart

After plundering the $500,000 Four Pillars Midway with Sweet Mercy, David Payne is hoping he gets the chance to chase twice as much prizemoney this weekend. 

Payne has first emergency Trafalgar Square in Saturday's $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill but needs a scratching for the debutante to take her place. 

The two-year-old was a late entry for the feature - by accident, not design. 

"She was a late nom but if she gets in, she will be competitive," Payne said. 

"I bought her at Magic Millions, I paid $110,000 for her. I thought Saturday's race was an Inglis race so that's why I didn't (originally) nominate her. 

"From day one she has shown us a bit. She has won her two trials and she can sit at the front or go back. 

"Anyway, if we get a run we get a run, otherwise she will go around on the fifteenth (of November at Rosehill)." 

Trafalgar Square is by Churchill out of Excellent Art mare Amnesiac and has won her two 900m trials in stylish fashion. 

If she can sneak into the Golden Gift and run a cheeky race, it will continue a successful week for her trainer. 

Payne not only captured last Saturday's Four Pillars but added a Melbourne Cup Day win at Randwick with State Of America

"It has been a nice change of luck," Payne said of his week. 

Kirkham Plate winner Shangri La Express is a clear-cut $2.25 favourite for the Golden Gift despite drawing awkwardly in barrier 14 of 16. 

The second placegetter in that race, Miss Judas, is also prominent at $8.50 while punters are wary of Scampi ($7) and Volatile ($7), who are looking to rebound from unplaced efforts in the Breeders' Plate in which both were well fancied. 


Racing and Sports

Rosehill

Saturday, 11th November 2023

7
16:10
(local)

INGLIS GOLDEN GIFT

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
AUD $1,001,000
1100m TURF GOOD
7
16:10
(local)
AUD $1,001,000
1100m GOOD

INGLIS GOLDEN GIFT

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. SHANGRI LA EXPRESS (AUS) 2yo C
ALABAMA EXPRESS (AUS) - SENT FROM ABOVE (AUS)
REGAN BAYLISS
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$2.1
56.5kg
X Y Huang, Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang), Mrs G M Waterhouse AO, T M Johnston, L Brennan, W E Payne, G L Payne, K Staines, Mrs R Staines & Grandlodge Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: P Anastasiou)

Sales Information

2nd 2. RUE DE ROYALE (NZ) 2yo C
PER INCANTO (USA) - URBAN ROYAL (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
T & C MCEVOY
$8.5
56.5kg
S Petrevski, L Petrevski, Mrs C Beck, W D Mcguire, D Kostovski, P R Orrico, G J & Mrs L B Donnelley, J J Grant, D J Small, R G Taylor, M O'Shea, J T Eivers, R J Bramich, R Turner, Peake Racing (Mgr: P N Edwards), McFarlane-Rennie Racing (Mgr: G McFarlane) & P P P Golf Club Racing (Mgr: J J Grant)

Sales Information

3rd 5. VOLATILE (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - ARTEMIS ROSE (AUS)
TOMMY BERRY
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$14
56.5kg
Newgate Bloodstock, China Horse Club Racing Pty Ltd, Newgate S F, Go Bloodstock Australia, Trilogy, Horse Ventures, Carpe Diem, Grant Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Starlight Racing, G1G Colts & Breeding Pty Ltd, Nick Vass Bloodstock, Aston Bloodstock & Aristia Park Bloodstock Pty Ltd

Sales Information

4th 6. CLIMACTIC (AUS) 2yo C
YES YES YES (AUS) - SNITZEL'S JOY (AUS)
ADAM HYERONIMUS
MATTHEW DUNN
$18
56.5kg

Sales Information

5th 4. SCAMPI (AUS) 2yo C
BLUE POINT (IRE) - SISTONIC (AUS)
DYLAN GIBBONS
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE
$6.5
56.5kg

Sales Information

6th 15. TRAFALGAR SQUARE (AUS) 2yo F
CHURCHILL (IRE) - AMNESIAC (AUS)
ZAC LLOYD
DAVID PAYNE
$26
54.5kg

Sales Information

7th 11. MISS JUDAS (AUS) 2yo F
MICROPHONE (AUS) - SISTINE ANGEL (AUS)
JASON COLLETT
R & W FREEDMAN
$10
54.5kg

Sales Information

8th 13. BETTA BEING SINGLE (AUS) 2yo F
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - NOT A SINGLE WOMAN (AUS)
RACHEL KING
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$19
54.5kg

Sales Information

9th 12. ART'S ALIVE (AUS) 2yo F
SNITZEL (AUS) - NOVEL DANCER (AUS)
JAY FORD
BRAD WIDDUP
$20
54.5kg

Sales Information

10th 10. WAR COUNCIL (AUS) 2yo C
ROYAL MEETING (IRE) - RUSSIAN RITES (AUS)
KOBY JENNINGS
M, W & J HAWKES
$101
56.5kg

Sales Information

11th 3. LAMENTUM (AUS) 2yo C
DEEP FIELD (AUS) - VIVIETTE (IRE)
NASH RAWILLER
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE
$26
57kg

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12th 14. PETAWAWA (AUS) 2yo F
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - SHESEES EVERYTHING (AUS)
REECE JONES
R & L PRICE
$81
54.5kg

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13th 9. THUNDEROUS (AUS) 2yo C
NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) - MIA DIVA (GB)
BROCK RYAN
GARY PORTELLI
$151
56.5kg

Sales Information

14th 8. THAT'S OUTSTANDING (AUS) 2yo C
THE AUTUMN SUN (AUS) - MISS SUPER QUICK (USA)
TOM SHERRY
GARY PORTELLI
$101
56.5kg

Sales Information

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