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2015 Darley Plate Group 3 February 28 - Ellerslie

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Durham Town wins 2015 Darley Plate Group 3 NZ$100,000 at Ellerslie (NZ), 1200m.

Durham Town winning the Darley Plate
Durham Town winning the Darley Plate Picture: Trish Dunell

Able to secure an uncontested lead from barrier two, Durham Town began to work away from his rivals at the 300m and increased the margin under minimal urging to win easily. Durham Town gave those behind him little chance when reeling off the last 600m in 33.6, which allowed the winner of the corresponding race in 2012 his fourth stakes win.

From fourth on the outer, Shelford tried valiantly in finishing second and head a line up that saw five horses back to sixth within half a length of each other at the post.


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Ellerslie

Saturday, 28th February 2015

7
16:28
(local)

Darley Plate (G3)

Type: OPEN
NZD $100,000
1200m TURF DEAD
7
16:28
(local)
NZD $100,000
1200m DEAD

Darley Plate (G3)

Type: OPEN

Durham Town at 56kg under set weights and penalties was thrown in and so it proved with a very easy win after leading. He clocked 1:09.62 and never looked like getting caught. The amazing thing is he was a very close third at G1 in the Railway three starts ago and fourth in the G1 Telegraph next time out and carried 56kg each time there and again today. Shelford fought on after getting every chance but getting just 1kg from the winner, a multiple G1 placed sprinter, was simply not enough and never will be. Hannah Mary ran a game on the pace third just ahead of Shezhardtocatch that ran on okay. Trepidation ran on late down the outer and Antonio Lombardo was not too bad the closing stages boxing on. Durham Town at 56kg can race on and earn for several more seasons under weights and penalties as it suits him incredibly well. The mares finishing third, fourth and fifth Hannah Mary, Shezhardtocatch and Trepidation all finished with a half a length over the line.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. DURHAM TOWN (NZ) 7yo G
FALKIRK (NZ) - DURHAM WALK (NZ)
OPIE BOSSON
DONNA & DEAN LOGAN
$3.2
56kg
P D Collins, Mrs A Gibbs, J A Gibbs Mnzm, J B Hart, Mrs D M Logan & D H Wale

Sales Information

2nd 4. SHELFORD (AUS) 5yo H
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - TAIMANA (NZ)
LEITH INNES
TONY PIKE
$4.3
55kg
Raffles Dancers (Nz) Pty Ltd & Rosemont Stud Pty Ltd
3rd 9. HANNAH MARY (NZ) 5yo M
DUBAWI (IRE) - BURSCAY (AUS)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
PAUL MIRABELLI
$36.6
53kg
P P Mirabelli

Sales Information

4th 7. SHEZHARDTOCATCH (NZ) 4yo M
ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - PARTY QUEEN (NZ)
R J MYERS
B J WALLACE
$13.7
54kg
5th 8. TREPIDATION (NZ) 6yo M
FALKIRK (NZ) - REBELLIOUS ANGEL (NZ)
MARK DU PLESSIS
CHRIS MCNAB
$3.1
53kg

Sales Information

6th 2. ANTONIO LOMBARDO (NZ) 6yo G
PINS (AUS) - PETIT VERDOT (NZ)
SAMANTHA COLLETT
PETER MCKAY
$10.3
56kg

Sales Information

7th 6. MAGIC SHAFT (AUS) 5yo G
SHAFT (AUS) - ADAPTABLE LASS (AUS)
MATTHEW CAMERON
DONALD CASKEY
$16.4
55kg

Sales Information

8th 5. VINCENT STREET (NZ) 6yo G
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - IT'S MY SIN (AUS)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
WAYNE HILLIS & SHAUN KESNER
$13.6
55kg

Sales Information

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