Finals Day (Flemington) – July 3rd
Listed - Kennedy Taj Rossi Series Final
(2yo Quality - 1600m)
Post Race Details & Comments
Winning Horse: Royalzel (Aus)
2yoC Snitzel (Aus) - Royal Tithe (Aus)(Show A Heart (Aus))
5 starts - 3 wins $204865
Other Wins
1st Rosehill E Group Security Hcp 1500m (2021)
1st Kembla Grange Stephen Schofield Mdn Hcp 1300m (2021)
Race Result:
1st: Royalzel (B Melham/G Portelli) - $3.50F
2nd: Whatafox (M Dee /C Maher & D Eustace) - $21
3rd: Celtic Glory (W Price/D O’Sullivan) - $21
Winning Time: 1:39.42 Last 600m: 36.09
Margins: 3L x Head
Winning Trainer: Gary Portelli
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Winning Jockey: Ben Melham
“Firstly I have to make mention of Craig Williams. Unfortunately he couldn’t ride but I believe he had a part in the planning of this horse’s preparation. Thanks to him.
“Obviously Gary Portelli is very good with these two-year-olds. He looks to have a good turn-of-foot but he’s had a few solid runs on heavy ground and obviously the first preparation he had to make the trip down here, but Gary’s very good with his two-year-olds and they were proven right again today.
“I watched his replays and I was very confident that the horse would run well. I did have it in the back of my mind that he’d had a solid first prep. He’s a beaut little horse though. He’s very straightforward, got a lovely attitude and a good turn-of-foot.
“He feels a little bit brilliant to go much further (in distance) at this stage of his career but who is to say that as he matures, he’s got the natural ability there and Gary knows what he’s doing.
“He’ll certainly be a contender in the spring.”
History of Winners
Date | Horse | TF | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
4/07/2020 | CHERRY TORTONI (2G) | 103 | BILLY EGAN | 6 | PATRICK PAYNE | 61.0 | nose | $2.4 | S(7) |
6/07/2019 | FABULANSKI (2C) | 94 | LINDA MEECH | 3 | ROBBIE LAING | 55.5 | shd | $31.0 | S(5) |
7/07/2018 | GOOD 'N' FAST (2C) | 105 | LUKE NOLEN | 3 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 59.0 | shd | $2.9 | G(4) |
8/07/2017 | ROYAL SYMPHONY (2C) | 116 | DWAYNE DUNN | 2 | TONY MCEVOY | 59.0 | 4.3 | $1.5 | G(3) |
9/07/2016 | TRENCHANT (2G) | 100 | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 10 | JOHN O'SHEA | 59.0 | nose | $2.5 | S(7) |
11/07/2015 | Automatic Choice (2G) | 93 | DARREN GAUCI | 6 | COLIN REES | 54.0 | nose | $67.0 | G(4) |
12/07/2014 | TRIPLE GOLD (2G) | 93 | LUKE NOLEN | 5 | PETER MOODY | 55.5 | 1.8 | $17.0 | SL(6) |
6/07/2013 | Honey's Steel Gold (2G) | 94 | STEPHEN BASTER | 2 | DAVID A HAYES | 55.5 | shd | $13.0 | G(3) |
19/05/2012 | AFFABLE (2F) | 102 | MARK ZAHRA | 8 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 57.5 | 3.0 | $7.0 | D(4) |
21/05/2011 | EURYALE (2F) | 103 | CRAIG NEWITT | 1 | PETER SNOWDEN | 56.0 | 0.8 | $3.8 | D(4) |
15/05/2010 | PRECIOUS LORRAINE (2F) | 106 | STEVE ARNOLD | 10 | DAVID A HAYES | 57.0 | 2.8 | $4.0 | D(4) |
16/05/2009 | RUN FOR NAARA (2F) | 100 | STEVEN KING | 8 | JASON COYLE | 53.5 | 0.8 | $5.5 | G(3) |
17/05/2008 | KERT (2G) | 106 | BRIAN PARK | 8 | TERRY & KARINA O'SULLIVAN | 56.0 | 0.8 | $8.0 | D |
19/05/2007 | MASKED ASSASSIN (2C) | 109 | LUKE NOLEN | 9 | PETER MOODY | 56.5 | 1.5 | $5.5 | S |
20/05/2006 | DISCORSI (2C) | 105 | CRAIG NEWITT | 10 | LEE FREEDMAN | 54.5 | 2.3 | $9.0 | S |
7/05/2005 | APACHE CAT (2G) | 110 | VINCE HALL | 7 | GREG EURELL | 57.5 | lnk | $4.0 | G |
9/05/2004 | LADY OF THE DESERT (2F) | 112 | STEPHEN BASTER | 1 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 57.5 | 2.5 | $1.7 | S |
11/05/2003 | AMBULANCE (2) | 112 | DARREN GAUCI | 4 | JOHN HAWKES | 56.5 | 2.3 | $2.3 | G |
11/05/2002 | FUJI DANCER (2F) | 103 | VLAD DURIC | 10 | DAVID RACOVOLIS | 56.0 | 1.5 | $10.0 | G |
12/05/2001 | PORTSMOUTH (2C) | 115 | DANNY NIKOLIC | 3 | MYLES PLUMB | 58.0 | 1.5 | $1.8 | D |
History Placegetters : Statistics from 2000 to 2020
Date | Horse | Time | Second / Third Placegetters |
4/07/2020 | CHERRY TORTONI | 1:39.54 | 2nd-Alcyone (J Allen 56kg - James Cummings), 3rd-Johnny Get Angry (Lachlan King 56kg - Denis Pagan) |
6/07/2019 | FABULANSKI | 1:38.93 | 2nd-Rubisaki (Jye Mcneil 59kg - Patrick Payne), 3rd-Pancho (Craig Williams 59kg - Chris Waller) |
7/07/2018 | GOOD 'N' FAST | 1:37.89 | 2nd-Scottish Rogue (Craig Williams 58kg - Tony Mcevoy), 3rd-Goldifox (Chris Parnham 54kg - Leon & Troy Corstens) |
8/07/2017 | ROYAL SYMPHONY | 1:35.58 | 2nd-Anchor Bid (Ben Allen 54kg - Darren Weir), 3rd-Evil Cry (Damien Oliver 55kg - Robbie Laing) |
9/07/2016 | TRENCHANT | 1:39.49 | 2nd-Futura* (Cory Parish 55kg - Mark Young), 3rd-All Out Of Love* (Michael Walker 56kg - D Hayes & T Dabernig) |
11/07/2015 | Automatic Choice* | 1:36.90 | 2nd-El Greco (Damien Oliver 59kg - Peter Moody), 3rd-Flying Light (H Coffey 54kg - D Hayes & T Dabernig) |
12/07/2014 | TRIPLE GOLD | 1:38.92 | 2nd-Zebulon (Glen Boss 59kg - P & C Morgan & Widdison), 3rd-Allergic (Nicholas Hall 56kg - John O'shea) |
6/07/2013 | Honey's Steel Gold* | 1:38.90 | 2nd-The Bowler (Craig Newitt 58kg - Tony Vasil), 3rd-Resistant (Peter Mertens 58kg - Mick Price) |
19/05/2012 | AFFABLE | 1:38.60 | 2nd-Donna Cattiva (Dwayne Dunn 59kg - Danny O'brien), 3rd-Subiaso (Craig Newitt 58kg - Robbie Laing) |
21/05/2011 | EURYALE | 1:39.46 | 2nd-Torah (Stephen Baster 53kg - Peter Moody), 3rd-Isopach (Chris Symons 58kg - John P Thompson) |
15/05/2010 | PRECIOUS LORRAINE | 1:38.01 | 2nd-Mr Chard (Glen Boss 58kg - Dean Lawson), 3rd-Very Cherry (Brent Stanley 53kg - John Sadler) |
16/05/2009 | RUN FOR NAARA | 1:39.12 | 2nd-Extra Zero (Matthew Pumpa 58kg - David A Hayes), 3rd-Stoneblack (Steve Arnold 56kg - Robert Smerdon) |
17/05/2008 | KERT | 1:39.82 | 2nd-Mio Roiale* (Vlad Duric 57kg - David A Hayes), 3rd-Darrange (Danny Brereton 55kg - Tom Dabernig) |
19/05/2007 | MASKED ASSASSIN | 1:41.84 | 2nd-Barachetta (William Hernan 53kg - Dean Lawson), 3rd-Down Under Boy (Chris Symons 58kg - John Symons) |
20/05/2006 | DISCORSI | 1:41.03 | 2nd-Macau Causeway (Jason Benbow 57kg - Peter Moody), 3rd-Chivana (Steven King 53kg - Lee Freedman) |
7/05/2005 | APACHE CAT | 1:38.10 | 2nd-Bullmore (Sam Hyland 55kg - Graeme Rogerson), 3rd-Isanami (Anthony Darmanin 53kg - John Mcardle) |
9/05/2004 | LADY OF THE DESERT | 1:40.38 | 2nd-Kaliningrad (Steven King 58kg - Leon Corstens), 3rd-Nasty Jester (Greg Childs 55kg - R F Lawson) |
11/05/2003 | AMBULANCE* | 1:40.40 | 2nd-Our Spur (Vlad Duric 54kg - David Racovolis), 3rd-Close Encounter (Brad Rawiller 57kg - Tony Vasil) |
11/05/2002 | FUJI DANCER | 1:37.36 | 2nd-One More Round (David Taggart 54kg - Dean Lawson), 3rd-Work Of Heart (Gavin Eades 54kg - Lee Freedman) |
12/05/2001 | PORTSMOUTH | 1:38.68 | 2nd-Hot Beat (Wayne Hokai 54kg - Mark Young), 3rd-Hit (Brendan Fenech 54kg - John Hawkes) |
Black Type Form: Last 12 months
Date | Horse | Previous 12 month Form |
4/07/2020 | CHERRY TORTONI | |
6/07/2019 | FABULANSKI | |
7/07/2018 | GOOD 'N' FAST | |
8/07/2017 | ROYAL SYMPHONY | |
9/07/2016 | TRENCHANT | |
11/07/2015 | Automatic Choice* | |
12/07/2014 | TRIPLE GOLD | |
6/07/2013 | Honey's Steel Gold* | |
19/05/2012 | AFFABLE | |
21/05/2011 | EURYALE | |
15/05/2010 | PRECIOUS LORRAINE | 2/05/2010 1st-1.8L LR Oaklands Plate; |
16/05/2009 | RUN FOR NAARA | |
17/05/2008 | KERT | 10/05/2008 4th-1.2L LR Blue Sapphire Stakes; |
19/05/2007 | MASKED ASSASSIN | 12/05/2007 2nd-1.8L Blue Sapphire Stakes; |
20/05/2006 | DISCORSI | |
7/05/2005 | APACHE CAT | 25/04/2005 7th-2.9L LR ANZAC Day Stakes; |
9/05/2004 | LADY OF THE DESERT | 25/04/2004 1st-2.3L LR ANZAC Day Stakes; |
11/05/2003 | AMBULANCE* | 25/04/2003 2nd-1.3L LR ANZAC Day Stakes; |
11/05/2002 | FUJI DANCER | 25/04/2002 3rd-3.1L LR ANZAC Day Stakes; 16/03/2002 5th-7.2L G1 VRC Sires' Produce Stakes; 8/11/2001 3rd-2.2L LR Ottawa Stakes; 17/10/2001 8th-10.7L LR Debutante Stakes; |
12/05/2001 | PORTSMOUTH |
Winning Trainers : Statistics from 2000 to 2020
Trainer | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
PETER MOODY | 2 | 40.0% | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2014 - TRIPLE GOLD; 2007 - MASKED ASSASSIN; |
DAVID A HAYES | 2 | 20.0% | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2013 - Honey's Steel Gold*; 2010 - PRECIOUS LORRAINE; |
TONY MCEVOY | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2017 - ROYAL SYMPHONY; |
PATRICK PAYNE | 1 | 25.0% | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2020 - CHERRY TORTONI; |
DAVID RACOVOLIS | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2002 - FUJI DANCER; |
LEE FREEDMAN | 1 | 5.6% | 0 | 2 | 18 | 2006 - DISCORSI; |
ROBBIE LAING | 1 | 11.1% | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2019 - FABULANSKI; |
JOHN P THOMPSON | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2012 - AFFABLE; |
JOHN HAWKES | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2003 - AMBULANCE*; |
JOHN O'SHEA | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2016 - TRENCHANT; |
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 1 | 16.7% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2018 - GOOD 'N' FAST; |
PETER SNOWDEN | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2011 - EURYALE; |
MATHEW ELLERTON | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2004 - LADY OF THE DESERT; |
MYLES PLUMB | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2001 - PORTSMOUTH; |
COLIN REES | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2015 - Automatic Choice*; |
JASON COYLE | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2009 - RUN FOR NAARA; |
TERRY & KARINA O'SULLIVAN | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2008 - KERT; |
GREG EURELL | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2005 - APACHE CAT; |
JAMES CUMMINGS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DENIS PAGAN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
ROBERT HICKMOTT | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Winning Jockeys : Statistics from 2000 to 2020
Jockey | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
LUKE NOLEN | 3 | 60.0% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2018 - GOOD 'N' FAST; 2014 - TRIPLE GOLD; 2007 - MASKED ASSASSIN; |
CRAIG NEWITT | 2 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2011 - EURYALE; 2006 - DISCORSI; |
STEPHEN BASTER | 2 | 28.6% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2013 - Honey's Steel Gold*; 2004 - LADY OF THE DESERT; |
DARREN GAUCI | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2015 - Automatic Choice*; 2003 - AMBULANCE*; |
VLAD DURIC | 1 | 16.7% | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2002 - FUJI DANCER; |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 1 | 16.7% | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2016 - TRENCHANT; |
STEVEN KING | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2009 - RUN FOR NAARA; |
DWAYNE DUNN | 1 | 11.1% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2017 - ROYAL SYMPHONY; |
STEVE ARNOLD | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2010 - PRECIOUS LORRAINE; |
MARK ZAHRA | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2012 - AFFABLE; |
DANNY NIKOLIC | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2001 - PORTSMOUTH; |
VINCE HALL | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2005 - APACHE CAT; |
LINDA MEECH | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2019 - FABULANSKI; |
BRIAN PARK | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2008 - KERT; |
BILLY EGAN | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2020 - CHERRY TORTONI; |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
H COFFEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
MICHAEL DEE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
DEAN YENDALL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
DAMIAN LANE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
PATRICK MOLONEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
JACK HILL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Barrier Statistics : Statistics from 2000 to 2020
BP | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
1 | 2 | 10.0% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2011 - EURYALE; 2004 - LADY OF THE DESERT; |
2 | 2 | 10.0% | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2017 - ROYAL SYMPHONY; 2013 - Honey's Steel Gold*; |
3 | 3 | 15.0% | 0 | 3 | 20 | 2019 - FABULANSKI; 2018 - GOOD 'N' FAST; 2001 - PORTSMOUTH; |
4 | 1 | 5.0% | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2003 - AMBULANCE*; |
5 | 1 | 5.0% | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2014 - TRIPLE GOLD; |
6 | 2 | 10.0% | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2020 - CHERRY TORTONI; 2015 - Automatic Choice*; |
7 | 1 | 5.0% | 2 | 3 | 20 | 2005 - APACHE CAT; |
8 | 3 | 15.0% | 6 | 2 | 20 | 2012 - AFFABLE; 2009 - RUN FOR NAARA; 2008 - KERT; |
9 | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2007 - MASKED ASSASSIN; |
10 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2016 - TRENCHANT; 2010 - PRECIOUS LORRAINE; 2006 - DISCORSI; 2002 - FUJI DANCER; |
11 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Winners by Weight : Statistics from 2000 to 2020
Weight | Num | Winners |
53.5 | 1 | 2009 - RUN FOR NAARA; |
54.0 | 1 | 2015 - Automatic Choice*; |
54.5 | 1 | 2006 - DISCORSI; |
55.5 | 3 | 2019 - FABULANSKI; 2014 - TRIPLE GOLD; 2013 - Honey's Steel Gold*; |
56.0 | 3 | 2011 - EURYALE; 2008 - KERT; 2002 - FUJI DANCER; |
56.5 | 2 | 2007 - MASKED ASSASSIN; 2003 - AMBULANCE*; |
57.0 | 1 | 2010 - PRECIOUS LORRAINE; |
57.5 | 3 | 2012 - AFFABLE; 2005 - APACHE CAT; 2004 - LADY OF THE DESERT; |
58.0 | 1 | 2001 - PORTSMOUTH; |
59.0 | 3 | 2018 - GOOD 'N' FAST; 2017 - ROYAL SYMPHONY; 2016 - TRENCHANT; |
61.0 | 1 | 2020 - CHERRY TORTONI; |
Favourites : Statistics from 2000 to 2020
Fav | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
1 | 8 | 36.4% | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2020/11-8-CHERRY TORTONI; 2018/15-8-GOOD 'N' FAST; 2017/1-2-ROYAL SYMPHONY; 2016/6-4-TRENCHANT; 2010/3-1-PRECIOUS LORRAINE; 2004/8-11F-LADY OF THE DESERT; 2003/5-4F-AMBULANCE*; 2001/4-5F-PORTSMOUTH; |
2 | 3 | 13.0% | 6 | 3 | 23 | 2011/11-4-EURYALE; 2009/9-2-RUN FOR NAARA; 2005/3-APACHE CAT; |
3 | 1 | 5.3% | 4 | 3 | 19 | 2007/9-2-MASKED ASSASSIN; |
4 | 2 | 9.1% | 1 | 3 | 22 | 2012/6-1-AFFABLE; 2008/7-1-KERT; |
5 | 1 | 4.3% | 1 | 4 | 23 | 2013/12-1-Honey's Steel Gold*; |
6 | 2 | 13.3% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2006/8-DISCORSI; 2002/9-FUJI DANCER; |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
8 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
9 | 2 | 9.1% | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2019/30-1-FABULANSKI; 2014/16-1-TRIPLE GOLD; |
10 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
11 | 1 | 9.1% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2015/66-1-Automatic Choice*; |
12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 3 |