Winning Horse: Valaquenta (Aus)

3yoG Street Boss (USA) - Yavanna (Aus)(Redoute's Choice (Aus))

13 starts - 3 wins 1 second 3 thirds $305025

Black Type Placings

3rd G3 Caulfield Neds Zeditave Stakes 1200m (2021)

3rd G3 Moonee Valley Pfd Food Serv. Red Anchor Stks 1200m (2020)

Other Wins

1st Caulfield Catanach's Jewellers Hcp 1100m (2020)

1st Moonee Valley Quest Moonee Valley Mdn Plate 1000m (2020) (Debut Run)

Other Placings

3rd Caulfield Avenel Equine Hosp. Vobis Dash 1100m (2021)

2nd Caulfield 4Cyte For Living Legends 3Yo 1000m (2020)

Race Result:

1st: Valaquenta (Ben Allen/James Cummings) - $5

2nd: Thudson (John Allen/Peter & Paul Snowden) - $3.70F
3rd: Forever Free (Daniel Moor/Mat Ellerton & Simon Zahra) - $51

Winning Time: 56.61 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: ¾L x 1¼L

Winning Trainer: James Cummings

Winning Jockey: Ben Allen

“It was my first ride on the horse. Has been running quite well this prep but been a bit unlucky. The winning move today was putting the blinkers on. He travelled really well and had a lot in hand.

“I began alright but there was nice pace early and I saw the chance to get on the back of Sweetzou so I chose to do that and everything opened up on the corner so it was a matter of balancing him up and letting him do it.

“Through the line he was quite strong. Over the 1000 metres I still thought that they’d be a little bit sharp for us but he was good. I was coming here quite confident. If you look through his form he was running against much better horses than he met today.”