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2016 Darley Plate Group 3 March 5 - Ellerslie

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Sacred Star wins 2016 Darley Plate Group 3 NZ$100,000 at Ellerslie (NZ), 1200m.

Sacred Star winning the Darley Plate
Sacred Star winning the Darley Plate Picture: Trish Dunell

Sacred Star was allowed to find his feet early from barrier five and found a nice spot in fifth on the rails. At the 800m he moved forward (still on the fence) to keep in touch with the leaders then found room, three out, as the field fanned rounding the last corner. Halfway down the straight he still had to grab the leader (Statham) but gradually edged past then settled down for the run to the post, holding on well for win.

Red Striker was slightly better than midfield, on the rails, around the bend then moved into the race starting the home straight. She ran into Statham’s heels but there was no way past causing jockey Sam Collett to pull hard on the left rein to switch ground for any chance. It was too late but she rattled home well for an unlucky second.

Durham Town was third at the 600m and hugged the fence on the corner and down the straight. He ran on well, maybe eating into Sacred Star’s lead but third was his lot.


ANZ Bloodstock News

Ellerslie

Saturday, 05th March 2016

7
16:04
(local)

Darley Plate (G3)

Type: OPEN
NZD $100,000
1200m TURF DEAD
7
16:04
(local)
NZD $100,000
1200m DEAD

Darley Plate (G3)

Type: OPEN

The G3 Open Sprint under set weights and penalties saw the Australian bred Sacred Star show his class and finally snare another win after a frustrating summer. Sacred Star has been stymied by wet tracks and some manmade over-watered disasters all summer but today copped while not ideal footing it was good enough. He had not won for thirteen months but at 59kg today was meeting rivals he should always beat even on iffy ground. After sitting not too far away on the inner the big horse worked off to get away from slower inside lanes the run home at Ellerslie almost all day. Once he hit the lead at the 200m he repelled all challengers as he should versus this lot at a weight he been allocated for his last three G1 outings. It was his ninth overall win from twenty-nine starts and a Queensland campaign beckons as per usual late in the season. The time of 1:09.56 was the best time of the day, as it should be for these older sprinters at G3, but it gives the Ratings 75 winner earlier in Go Nicholas that won in 1:09.93 kudos too. Red Striker ran home hard once out into clear air and she is best when saved up for as long as possible. Durham Town the old boy got a soft run and fought on for third closer in than the rest so can still pay his way. Trepidation came home strongly for fourth and the mare is best ridden that way. Statham led up and was still third at the 100m before being swamped late into fifth but the key fact is his rider angled away from the inner deliberately turning for home. Mabeel was the eyecatcher and he screamed home late for sixth beaten less than two lengths after being tardy and last on settling. He is normally an on pacer and was coming back from a G1 fourth over a mile so did very well all things considered. Silver Eclipse and Miss Foxwood ran home well with the former settling down second last and the latter being trapped wide in the midfield. The rest got beaten too far to make many excuses but Speech Craft ran into a pocket at the 150m when having something to offer and was hard held thereafter to the line. Sacred Star was a weight certainty at G3 under 59kg but must have reasonable footing so he can surge as per normal. It was part of a good day for the Tony Pike stable and pairing with rider Vinnie Colgan that later in the card would capture the G1 NZ Derby.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. SACRED STAR (AUS) 6yo G
FLYING SPUR (AUS) - IRISH NOVA (NZ)
VINNIE COLGAN
TONY PIKE
$3.6
59kg
Raffles Racing

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2nd 12. RED STRIKER (NZ) 4yo M
RED GIANT (USA) - MEGARA (NZ)
SAMANTHA COLLETT
JIM COLLETT
$7.7
53.5kg
Nz Thoroughbred Holdings Ltd

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3rd 4. DURHAM TOWN (NZ) 8yo G
FALKIRK (NZ) - DURHAM WALK (NZ)
JONATHAN RIDDELL
DONNA LOGAN
$21.5
56kg
P D Collins, Mrs A Gibbs, J A Gibbs Mnzm, J B Hart, Mrs D M Logan & D H Wale

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4th 14. TREPIDATION (NZ) 7yo M
FALKIRK (NZ) - REBELLIOUS ANGEL (NZ)
CAMERON LAMMAS
CHRIS MCNAB
$40.1
53.5kg

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5th 5. SIR STATHAM (NZ) 6yo G
DANROAD (AUS) - POLYANA (NZ)
GRANT COOKSLEY
SCOTT LUCOCK & SALLY GILLESPIE
$14.8
56kg
6th 6. MABEEL (NZ) 5yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - MA (NZ)
SAM SPRATT
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG
$4.8
56kg

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7th 11. SILVER ECLIPSE (NZ) 5yo M
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - ZINO BELLE (NZ)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
STEVEN RAMSAY & JULIA RITCHIE
$25.2
53.5kg
8th 15. MISS FOXWOOD (AUS) 5yo M
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - FOXWOOD (NZ)
MARK DU PLESSIS
ROGER JAMES
$27.3
53kg
9th 2. IN STYLE (NZ) 6yo M
FAST 'N' FAMOUS (AUS) - RIBADESELLA (NZ)
CRAIG GRYLLS
DANICA GUY
$12.5
56kg

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10th 8. PASSING SHOT (NZ) 4yo G
SWISS ACE (AUS) - DERRYDANE (NZ)
OPIE BOSSON
STEPHEN MCKEE & EDDIE CHIPPENDALE
$7
55.5kg

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11th 9. IRISH MOON (NZ) 6yo G
O'REILLY (NZ) - MOONSTRUMMER (NZ)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
KEN & BEV KELSO
$14.1
55kg
12th 7. CAELLUM (NZ) 7yo G
FAST 'N' FAMOUS (AUS) - CHEETIE (NZ)
TRUDY THORNTON
NICHOLAS BISHARA
$61.4
55.5kg
13th 10. SPEECH CRAFT (AUS) 7yo G
ORATORIO (IRE) - CHALEUR (NZ)
LEITH INNES
T L RIDDELL
$32
55kg

Sales Information

14th 16. SUPER TROUPER (NZ) 5yo M
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - TROUVILLE (AUS)
R J MYERS
PAUL MIRABELLI
$50.7
53kg

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