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2016 Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes Group 3 March 19 - Trentham

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Rasa Lila wins 2016 Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes Group 3 NZ$70,000 at Trentham (NZ) Fillies & Mares, 1600m.

Rasa Lila winning the Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes
Rasa Lila winning the Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes Picture: Race Images Photo

Rasa Lila was slow away from the inside and settled with only a three behind her before moving up (rails) to be midfield starting the bend. Inside the 800m she lost her position, drifting slightly but jockey Leith Innes kept calm and she found room one off the fence before they straightened. Once balanced, she pulled out as the field fanned and when asked by Innes at the 300m the mare cruised up to the leaders and she then drove clear to win as she liked for an impressive, easy win, her first at stakes level and sixth overall.

Goodsav was second, just outside the leader (Illuminati) passing the 800m, edged up to be level into the straight and then battled very well to the post.

Illuminati lead around the corner and was challenged by Goodsav and these two had a great fight for the minors but neither had any chance with the winner.


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Trentham

Saturday, 19th March 2016

5
14:50
(local)

Cuddle Stakes (G3)

Sex: FM Type: OPEN
NZD $70,000
1600m TURF DEAD
5
14:50
(local)
NZD $70,000
1600m DEAD

Cuddle Stakes (G3)

Sex: FM Type: OPEN

The hot favourite Rasa Lila won this G3 for fillies and mares with heaps up the sleeve and was literally a class above these. The mare looked a moral on paper under set weights and penalties having 55kg as she had been racing well at G2 and G3 in all four runs prior. It was her sixth win today from twenty-three starts and her first blacktype success. She was buried back on the inner but once drawn into clear air at the 300m centre track the response after being detonated was devastating. The 5yo mare powered away to win by well over two lengths and clocked 1:36.33. Goodsav ran a better race and showed her true ability when being put in the race second the outer and does race well here. Illuminati shared the pace then took the lead outright after 500m and fought well once headed at the 200m. Mae West caught the eye late after being snagged back to last from the wide draw. She really surged two-off the closing stages. Meursault ran on okay from the back. Outside an outclassed Em Kay Pops that had a nightmare run wide and dropped right out the rest of the field was covered by just over five lengths at the line. It was not the strongest line up but Rasa Lila has more wins in store and is versatile too with four of her six wins coming at the mile plus she has scored up to 2100m.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 2. RASA LILA (NZ) 5yo M
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - DANCE MY DANCE (IRE)
LEITH INNES
STEVEN RAMSAY & JULIA RITCHIE
$1.8
55kg
Sir Peter Vela
2nd 12. GOODSAV (NZ) 3yo F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - MILLILILLI (NZ)
LISA ALLPRESS
PATRICK CAMPBELL
$17
53kg
Goodfellas Syndicate & Waikato Stud Ltd

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3rd 1. ILLUMINATI (NZ) 6yo M
KEEPER (AUS) - HEAVENLY TRAIL (AUS)
MARK DU PLESSIS
TERRI RAE
$10.5
55kg
Foote Racing, Scott Williams & Gavin Shewan

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4th 6. MAE WEST (NZ) 5yo M
SIR PERCY (GB) - WEE TIPPLE (NZ)
ROBERT HANNAM
JOHN BARY
$11
55kg

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5th 3. MEURSAULT (NZ) 6yo M
EKRAAR (USA) - MADISON AVENUE (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
ANDREW CARSTON
$35.6
55kg
6th 8. PLATINUM BALOS (AUS) 4yo M
BERNARDINI (USA) - LASSIE MACTAVISH (AUS)
MASA TANAKA
LISA LATTA
$37
55kg

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7th 4. SOMETHINGVAIN (NZ) 4yo M
FALKIRK (NZ) - SATONDA (NZ)
CAMERON LAMMAS
MICHAEL ROGERS
$10.3
55kg

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8th 5. ROHAISE (NZ) 6yo M
TOWKAY (AUS) - VOLAISHA (NZ)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
FRASER AURET
$13
55kg
9th 7. IRISH WHISPER (NZ) 4yo M
O'REILLY (NZ) - THE SPEAKER (NZ)
MIRANDA DRAVITZKI
ROYDON BERGERSON
$24
55kg
10th 9. LA ADELITA (NZ) 5yo M
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - ROMANTIC LIAISONS (NZ)
MICHAEL MCNAB
ROYDON BERGERSON
$47.1
55kg

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11th 10. CRISTAL (NZ) 5yo M
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - EGOLI LASS (NZ)
MATTHEW CAMERON
JEFF LYNDS
$11.5
55kg

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12th 11. EM KAY POPS (NZ) 4yo M
NOM DU JEU (NZ) - BUBBLE ACT (AUS)
ALYSHA COLLETT
HENRY GILLIES
$75.9
55kg

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