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2017 Platinum Homes Taranaki Cup Group 3 February 18 - Pukekura Raceway

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Our King Sway wins 2017 Platinum Homes Taranaki Cup Group 3 NZ$80,000 at Pukekura Raceway (NZ), 1800m.

Our King Sway winning the Taranaki Cup
Our King Sway winning the Taranaki Cup Picture: Race Images Photo

Finally rewarded, after a very consistent run of form, Our King Sway did not begin well (barrier 8) and settled equal last with a circuit to run. Around the far turn, apprentice jockey Anna Jones got the gelding to the fence but starting down the back straight they had last position all to themselves and lost touch with the field. At the 800m, they accelerated quickly to be midfield but widest and approaching the last corner ranged up to the leaders, ready to pounce. Although deepest, they grabbed the lead at the 250m and then ground away to the line keeping the field at bay by a long neck.

Top weight, Overtheriver, took over the lead at the 1000m, was collared by the winner at the 250m but kept on doggedly to the line, solid under his 60kg weight.

Cruiser was fifth, one out, at the 600m, tracked Overtheriver into the straight and had every chance yet was doing his best work late and not far away.


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New Plymouth Raceway

Saturday, 18th February 2017

6
15:34
(local)

Taranaki Cup (G3)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN
NZD $80,000
1800m TURF HEAVY
6
15:34
(local)
NZD $80,000
1800m HEAVY

Taranaki Cup (G3)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN

This G3 Open Handicap over 1800m ended up a mostly wet trackers finish with the New Plymouth track dreadfully biased at this stage for backrunners and wide scouting swoopers. The worst ridden runners were rewarded rather than being penalized and that meant the pendulum had swung too far today regarding track bias. Our King Sway settled down last and was detached at times before sweeping around widest across the top and up too an ominous fourth turning for home. He gained the upper hand with 50m to go and the winning rider, apprentice Anna Jones, stood high in the irons in celebration on the line and was spoken too by stewards reading this celebratory gesture. The 6yo wet tracker Our King Sway had not won a race for over ten months and this was his first attempt at blacktype. He won by a long neck in 1:53.64 carrying the minimum 53kg and recorded his fourth win from twenty-six starts, all of which have come on slow or heavy footing. Our King Sway is consistent though it should be noted with finishing in the top four to date eighteen times and the top five an impressive twenty-three of his twenty-six starts. Overtheriver was a brave second as he sat wide then took the front midrace and carried 60kg, so gave 7kg to his conqueror. What made his effort even better was he can swim but is not a true wet tracker in the sense of the word. Today was just his second try at 1800m or more for placings each time on wet footing. Cruiser was a close up third after sitting sixth then moving up fourth turning for home. He kept coming carrying 55kg to reach third at the 100m and continued to fight all the way to the wire. Twoznotenough sat fifth then moved up second across the top and tried hard to finish fourth. Effectav ran on well for fifth from back in the field then improving wide in the better lanes across the top. She is just a three-win mare so was out of her grade greatly and in fact tackling black type, like the winner, for the first time. All Roads the clear favourite was ridden closer than normal on settling but was a million to one when on the inside and racing in the no go lanes. He was held up a tad across the top but his rider stayed the fence turning for home and that was the end of any hope for punters. The gelding had not spent an extra penny in the running but lost many pounds in the treacherous go slow lanes to finish sixth beaten just under four lengths. It is a total forgive run and back to proper footing he will form reverse. Nomisma ran home okay late albeit distant for seventh and is near another win but needs a roomier track. Nashville moved earlier than normal from the back and was up second near the home turn only to weaken so his racing days may be coming to an end unless he is tried as a jumper. Pentathlon never copped the footing fresh up but will improve quickly for the hitout while Maid Of Steel compounded badly and Alcadesa was outclassed. This is only a relevant result for wet tracks in the main so in effect is irrelevant for blacktype on better footing. On decent footing the result would likely be completely different and especially so if the inside lanes were not the go slow areas they were today.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 9. OUR KING SWAY (NZ) 6yo G
SHINKO KING (IRE) - YENDARRA (NZ)
ANNA JONES
GLEN OLD
$7.9
53kg
V S Nowell, G J & M A Old

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2nd 1. OVERTHERIVER (NZ) 6yo G
METTRE EN JEU (NZ) - QUALITY EYES (AUS)
DANIELLE HIRINI
KEVIN MYERS
$22.1
60kg
P A O'Leary

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3rd 3. CRUISER (NZ) 8yo G
CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - MORTON BABE (NZ)
DARRYL BRADLEY
HARVEY WILSON
$7.9
55kg
K P & Mrs R J Richardson, Mrs A M & H E Wilson

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4th 7. TWOZNOTENOUGH (NZ) 6yo M
SAKHEE'S SECRET (GB) - MIDDLEBROOK (AUS)
TRUDY THORNTON
ALLAN SHARROCK
$17.8
53kg

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5th 12. EFFECTAV (NZ) 5yo M
TAVISTOCK (NZ) - SOUND EFFECTS (NZ)
MASA TANAKA
JANELLE MILLAR
$13.8
53kg

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6th 6. ALL ROADS (NZ) 5yo G
ROAD TO ROCK (AUS) - DANCING DAZE (NZ)
R J MYERS
DONNA LOGAN
$2.7
53.5kg

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7th 11. NOMISMA (NZ) 5yo M
THORN PARK (AUS) - DOSH (NZ)
RYAN ELLIOT
TONY PIKE
$6.3
53kg

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8th 4. NASHVILLE (NZ) 8yo G
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - ROYAL KISS (IRE)
ROBERT HANNAM
ADRIAN & HARRY BULL
$13.3
55kg

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9th 2. PENTATHLON (NZ) 5yo G
PENTIRE (GB) - PINDERS PRIZE (NZ)
LISA ALLPRESS
JOHN WHEELER
$13.1
57kg

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10th 5. MAID OF STEEL (NZ) 5yo M
GUILLOTINE (NZ) - GOOD REFLECTIONS (NZ)
VINNIE COLGAN
TONY PIKE
$15.1
55kg
11th 15. ALCALDESA (NZ) 4yo M
NOM DU JEU (NZ) - SITTING ON A HILL (NZ)
REBECCA GOLDSBURY
TONY BAMBRY
$48.7
53kg

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