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2017 M. Ewen & Assoc. Kaimai Stakes Listed February 25 - Matamata

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Von Tunzelman wins 2017 M. Ewen & Assoc. Kaimai Stakes Listed NZ$50,000 at Matamata (NZ), 2000m.

Multiple champion sire Zabeel (Sir Tristram) refuses to fade away, siring his 163rd stakes winner with a nice effort by honest Von Tunzelman here. From barrier two, Von Tunzelman drifted soon after the start and settled worse than midfield past the post with a round to run. Rider Michael Coleman hugged the fence around the far turn and down the back straight then moved out and forward at the 800m. Their momentum carried them up in behind the pace yet they were widest turning in. Well into the straight they still had three lengths to make up but in a couple of strides bounded alongside the leaders and the race looked won yet, they had to withstand a late challenge but had enough in the tank at the line.

Fanatic tried to track the winner approaching the last corner but had to thread her way through once into the straight and ran on strongly for a very good and perhaps unlucky second.

Cruiser was fifth, one out, approaching the last corner, saw daylight at the 300m and tried to go with Fanatic, holding on well for third.


ANZ Bloodstock News

Matamata

Saturday, 25th February 2017

8
16:26
(local)

M. Ewen & Assoc. Kaimai Stakes (LR)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN
NZD $50,000
2000m TURF GOOD
8
16:26
(local)
NZD $50,000
2000m GOOD

M. Ewen & Assoc. Kaimai Stakes (LR)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN

This Listed 2000m Open Handicap was run at a strong clip and no surprise that the first five settling never even filled a place and in fact the first three on settling ended up beaten six to twelve lengths at the line. This searching race pace helped those that could swoop up or surge over the final 400m and it provided the quinella in Von Tunzelman and Fanatic. Von Tunzelman sat tenth the inner not spending a penny and go off the inside across the top before coming up quickly deeper. He had full momentum up when sixth and deepest turning in and importantly was not very far away at this stage. The 4yo gelding led at the 200m and looked set for a clear cut win but Fanatic came hard the final 100m for second, after she had surged through into sixth at the 200m. The winning margin was half a length and the time 2:01.38, which needs some perspective as the race that followed this of a Benchmark 75 clocked the equivalent of sixteen lengths slower. It was the fourth win in ten starts for Von Tunzelman and today was his first attempt at blacktype. Since being stepped up over 1900m or more he has won twice and finished a close runner up each time twice, so stamina is his calling. Fanatic ran on well and three-win mare is racing better than it seems this time in. She just needs an ounce of luck to salute again. Cruiser the visitor finished a solid third albeit two and a half lengths behind the winner, after sitting midfield the inner and off across the top only to be held up turning for home. He drove through once into clear air. Matimba was the first on pacer so to speak home with the 8yo trailing fourth the inner and reaching third at the 100m before wilting to fourth. Woodsman moved wide to challenge four-wide before the home turn, after sitting midfield the outer, and maybe had been unleashed a tad too soon or could do with more cut in the ground. Endean Rose fought on once into clear air and Trojan Warrior boxed on as did Seventeen Seventy but the margins were getting to five and six lengths in defeat for the latter pair. Hushed was wide on the pace then second outside the leader Breaking Dawn and both punctured quickly the run home. Stoker’s Rock was slow and got back before plugging on closer in while Farm Boy, Saint Emilion and Gentil Tonton were dreadful for what they have shown before. The way this race was run helped the first pair home on the minimum of 53kg but they are 4yo gallopers with scope, unlike many in this field with several needing a wet track it seems.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 15. VON TUNZELMAN (NZ) 4yo G
ZABEEL (NZ) - J'ADANE (NZ)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
ROGER JAMES
$4.3
53kg
B J Lindsay Mnzm & Mrs J E A Lindsay
2nd 9. FANATIC (NZ) 4yo M
SHOCKING (AUS) - KOMPLETE KLASS (NZ)
MARK HILLS
GRAEME SANDERS
$6.2
53kg
S P Kiernan
3rd 5. CRUISER (NZ) 8yo G
CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - MORTON BABE (NZ)
KELLY MYERS
HARVEY WILSON
$10.9
54.5kg
K P & Mrs R J Richardson, Mrs A M & H E Wilson

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4th 6. MATIMBA (NZ) 8yo G
PERFECTLY READY (AUS) - PHEROZ GOLD (NZ)
ALYSHA COLLETT
PETER DARVILL
$31.6
54kg

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5th 12. WOODSMAN (NZ) 5yo G
MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - SILKWOOD (NZ)
ANNA JONES
TONY GILLIES
$18
53kg

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6th 8. EL PISTOLA (NZ) 6yo M
EL HERMANO (NZ) - CLASSIC SHOT (NZ)
TRUDY THORNTON
NATHAN HANLEY & KYLIE WHITING
$22.1
53kg

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7th 16. ENDEAN ROSE (NZ) 6yo M
SAVABEEL (AUS) - PRETORIA (NZ)
BRENDAN HUTTON
IAIN KENNEDY
$24.2
53kg

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8th 2. TROJAN WARRIOR (NZ) 5yo G
POSTPONED (USA) - TROJAN LASS (AUS)
CAMERON LAMMAS
ANNE HERBERT
$13.2
56kg

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9th 10. SEVENTEEN SEVENTY (NZ) 5yo G
CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - FAST ARRIVAL (NZ)
SAM SPRATT
MICHAEL ROGERS
$25.4
53kg

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10th 7. HUSHED (NZ) 6yo G
DON EDUARDO (NZ) - DANEWHISPER (AUS)
MICHAEL MCNAB
STEPHEN AUTRIDGE
$7.3
54kg

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11th 14. BREAKING DAWN (NZ) 7yo G
GOLD MINE (USA) - MY LIFE (NZ)
SAMANTHA COLLETT
JOHN MASON
$30.8
53kg

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12th 11. STOKERS ROCK (NZ) 5yo G
ST REIMS (NZ) - HEBE (AUS)
SHAUN M MC KAY
PETER MCKAY
$37.2
53kg
13th 4. FARM BOY (NZ) 6yo G
EL HERMANO (NZ) - LADY OF OAKVIEW (NZ)
VINNIE COLGAN
TIM & MARGARET CARTER
$16
55kg
14th 1. SAINT EMILION (NZ) 5yo G
MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - ROSEARIO (NZ)
MATTHEW CAMERON
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$8
60kg

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15th 13. GENTIL TONTON (IRE) 6yo G
YEATS (IRE) - CHAMPAKA (IRE)
MARK DU PLESSIS
LANCE O'SULLIVAN & ANDREW SCOTT
$31.9
53kg

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