Flemington Finals Day – July 2nd
Kennedy Taj Rossi Series Final
(2yo Quality - 1600m)
Post Race Details & Comments
Winning Horse: Quang Tri (Aus)
2yoF Shalaa (Ire) - Saigon Tea (NZ)(Thorn Park (Aus))
5 starts - 2 wins 1 second 1 third $184850
Other Wins
1st Swan Hill No Fuss Event Hire Vobis Gold 1300m (2022)
Other Placings
2nd Sale Gippsland Times Mdn Plate 1200m (2022)
3rd Pakenham Superior Food Services Mdn 1200m (2022)
Race Result:
1st: Quang Tri (P Payne/B Egan) - $5.50
2nd: Kings Consort (A&S Freedman/J McNeil) - $7.50
3rd: Magnaspin (L&T Corstens/B McDougall) - $6.50
Winning Time: 1:38.70 Last 600m: NA
Margins: 1 Length x Head
Winning Trainer: Patrick Payne (owner Joe O’Neill speaking)
On the filly: She’s a very, very good filly. We’ve had some great fillies and won some great races here over the years, a couple of years ago we had Rubisaki, but this is a very, very good filly and Paddy Payne had done a superb job with her.
“She’s got a great pedigree, her second dam won an Australian Oaks, her mother won the Christmas Cup in Sydney and she’s by Shalaa who stands at Arrowfield.
On how Prime bought her: “Billy Mitchell and James (Mitchell) found her and we had a good chat about her and decided to buy her and were lucky to get her for what we paid for her ($90,000) but I think that she’ll go on and she could become a very very good three-year-old.
“We’ll talk to Paddy and see what we do with her but we get these good three-year-olds every year, or we seem to, and we’ve got another really good one here and theres a couple more coming through the system so watch out for the ‘rime team, we’re here to stay.
On coming through the Elvstroem Classic: “It’s been a great race over the years and a great form race. She beat the boys here today and she had to carry the weight.
“Billy Egan was caught three-wide but didn’t panic, he just let her relax and got her into her rhythm and in the run home I always thought she’d run over the top of them.
“We’ve got a very high opinion of her and we have had from Day 1. Paddy said the first time he rode her, ‘gee, this goes good’ and you always get a feel when Paddy keeps riding them in work back at the farm you might have something that’s just a bit special.”
Winning Jockey: Billy Egan
On his association with the filly: “I had a lot to do with her before her first start, especially at the trials and all the jumpouts the preparation before that as well.”
On what he told the owners post-race: “I said, ‘I think you can aim at some Black Type over 2000 (metres) next spring if you like. She’s going to be progressive enough and that’s where you can aim.”
History of Winners
Date | Horse | TF | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
03-Jul-21 | ROYALZEL (2C) | 103 | BEN MELHAM | 3 | GARY PORTELLI | 59.0 | 3 | $3.5 | S(6) |
04-Jul-20 | CHERRY TORTONI (2G) | 103 | BILLY EGAN | 6 | PATRICK PAYNE | 61.0 | nose | $2.4 | S(7) |
06-Jul-19 | FABULANSKI (2C) | 94 | LINDA MEECH | 3 | ROBBIE LAING | 55.5 | shd | $31.0 | S(5) |
07-Jul-18 | GOOD 'N' FAST (2C) | 105 | LUKE NOLEN | 3 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 59.0 | shd | $2.9 | G(4) |
08-Jul-17 | ROYAL SYMPHONY (2C) | 116 | DWAYNE DUNN | 2 | TONY MCEVOY | 59.0 | 4.3 | $1.5 | G(3) |
09-Jul-16 | TRENCHANT (2G) | 100 | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 10 | JOHN O'SHEA | 59.0 | nose | $2.5 | S(7) |
11-Jul-15 | Automatic Choice* (2G) | 93 | DARREN GAUCI | 6 | COLIN REES | 54.0 | nose | $67.0 | G(4) |
12-Jul-14 | TRIPLE GOLD (2G) | 93 | LUKE NOLEN | 5 | PETER MOODY | 55.5 | 1.8 | $17.0 | SL(6) |
06-Jul-13 | Honey's Steel Gold* (2G) | 94 | STEPHEN BASTER | 2 | DAVID A HAYES | 55.5 | shd | $13.0 | G(3) |
19-May-12 | AFFABLE (2F) | 102 | MARK ZAHRA | 8 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 57.5 | 3.0 | $7.0 | D(4) |
21-May-11 | EURYALE (2F) | 102 | CRAIG NEWITT | 1 | PETER SNOWDEN | 56.0 | 0.8 | $3.8 | D(4) |
15-May-10 | PRECIOUS LORRAINE (2F) | 106 | STEVE ARNOLD | 10 | DAVID A HAYES | 57.0 | 2.8 | $4.0 | D(4) |
16-May-09 | RUN FOR NAARA (2F) | 100 | STEVEN KING | 8 | JASON COYLE | 53.5 | 0.8 | $5.5 | G(3) |
17-May-08 | KERT (2G) | 106 | BRIAN PARK | 8 | TERRY & KARINA O'SULLIVAN | 56.0 | 0.8 | $8.0 | D |
19-May-07 | MASKED ASSASSIN (2C) | 109 | LUKE NOLEN | 9 | PETER MOODY | 56.5 | 1.5 | $5.5 | S |
20-May-06 | DISCORSI (2C) | 105 | CRAIG NEWITT | 10 | LEE FREEDMAN | 54.5 | 2.3 | $9.0 | S |
07-May-05 | APACHE CAT (2G) | 110 | VINCE HALL | 7 | GREG EURELL | 57.5 | lnk | $4.0 | G |
09-May-04 | LADY OF THE DESERT (2F) | 112 | STEPHEN BASTER | 1 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 57.5 | 2.5 | $1.7 | S |
11-May-03 | AMBULANCE* (2) | 112 | DARREN GAUCI | 4 | JOHN HAWKES | 56.5 | 2.3 | $2.3 | G |
11-May-02 | FUJI DANCER (2F) | 103 | VLAD DURIC | 10 | DAVID RACOVOLIS | 56.0 | 1.5 | $10.0 | G |
History Placegetters : Statistics from 2001 to 2021
Date | Horse | Time | Second / Third Placegetters |
03-Jul-21 | ROYALZEL | 1:39.42 | 2nd-Whatafox (Michael Dee 54kg - Ciaron Maher & David Eustace), 3rd-Celtic Glory (Will Price 54kg - Dan O'sullivan) |
04-Jul-20 | CHERRY TORTONI | 1:39.54 | 2nd-Alcyone (J Allen 56kg - James Cummings), 3rd-Johnny Get Angry (Lachlan King 56kg - Denis Pagan) |
06-Jul-19 | FABULANSKI | 1:38.93 | 2nd-Rubisaki (Jye Mcneil 59kg - Patrick Payne), 3rd-Pancho (Craig Williams 59kg - Chris Waller) |
07-Jul-18 | GOOD 'N' FAST | 1:37.89 | 2nd-Scottish Rogue (Craig Williams 58kg - Tony Mcevoy), 3rd-Goldifox (Chris Parnham 54kg - Leon & Troy Corstens) |
08-Jul-17 | ROYAL SYMPHONY | 1:35.58 | 2nd-Anchor Bid (Ben Allen 54kg - Darren Weir), 3rd-Evil Cry (Damien Oliver 55kg - Robbie Laing) |
09-Jul-16 | TRENCHANT | 1:39.49 | 2nd-Futura* (Cory Parish 55kg - Mark Young), 3rd-All Out Of Love* (Michael Walker 56kg - D Hayes & T Dabernig) |
11-Jul-15 | Automatic Choice* | 1:36.90 | 2nd-El Greco (Damien Oliver 59kg - Peter Moody), 3rd-Flying Light (H Coffey 54kg - D Hayes & T Dabernig) |
12-Jul-14 | TRIPLE GOLD | 1:38.92 | 2nd-Zebulon (Glen Boss 59kg - P Morgan & C Widdison), 3rd-Allergic (Nicholas Hall 56kg - John O'shea) |
06-Jul-13 | Honey's Steel Gold* | 1:38.90 | 2nd-The Bowler (Craig Newitt 58kg - Tony Vasil), 3rd-Resistant (Peter Mertens 58kg - Mick Price) |
19-May-12 | AFFABLE | 1:38.60 | 2nd-Donna Cattiva (Dwayne Dunn 59kg - Danny O'brien), 3rd-Subiaso (Craig Newitt 58kg - Robbie Laing) |
21-May-11 | EURYALE | 1:39.46 | 2nd-Torah (Stephen Baster 53kg - Peter Moody), 3rd-Isopach (Chris Symons 58kg - John P Thompson) |
15-May-10 | PRECIOUS LORRAINE | 1:38.01 | 2nd-Mr Chard (Glen Boss 58kg - Dean Lawson), 3rd-Very Cherry (Brent Stanley 53kg - John Sadler) |
16-May-09 | RUN FOR NAARA | 1:39.12 | 2nd-Extra Zero (Matthew Pumpa 58kg - David A Hayes), 3rd-Stoneblack (Steve Arnold 56kg - Robert Smerdon) |
17-May-08 | KERT | 1:39.82 | 2nd-Mio Roiale* (Vlad Duric 57kg - David A Hayes), 3rd-Darrange (Danny Brereton 55kg - Tom Dabernig) |
19-May-07 | MASKED ASSASSIN | 1:41.84 | 2nd-Barachetta (William Hernan 53kg - Dean Lawson), 3rd-Down Under Boy (Chris Symons 58kg - John Symons) |
20-May-06 | DISCORSI | 1:41.03 | 2nd-Macau Causeway (Jason Benbow 57kg - Peter Moody), 3rd-Chivana (Steven King 53kg - Lee Freedman) |
07-May-05 | APACHE CAT | 1:38.10 | 2nd-Bullmore (Sam Hyland 55kg - Graeme Rogerson), 3rd-Isanami (Anthony Darmanin 53kg - John Mcardle) |
09-May-04 | LADY OF THE DESERT | 1:40.38 | 2nd-Kaliningrad (Steven King 58kg - Leon Corstens), 3rd-Nasty Jester (Greg Childs 55kg - R F Lawson) |
11-May-03 | AMBULANCE* | 1:40.40 | 2nd-Our Spur (Vlad Duric 54kg - David Racovolis), 3rd-Close Encounter (Brad Rawiller 57kg - Tony Vasil) |
11-May-02 | FUJI DANCER | 1:37.36 | 2nd-One More Round (David Taggart 54kg - Dean Lawson), 3rd-Work Of Heart (Gavin Eades 54kg - Lee Freedman) |
Black Type Form: Last 12 months
Date | Horse | Previous 12 month Form |
03-Jul-21 | ROYALZEL | |
04-Jul-20 | CHERRY TORTONI | |
06-Jul-19 | FABULANSKI | |
07-Jul-18 | GOOD 'N' FAST | |
08-Jul-17 | ROYAL SYMPHONY | |
09-Jul-16 | TRENCHANT | |
11-Jul-15 | Automatic Choice* | |
12-Jul-14 | TRIPLE GOLD | |
06-Jul-13 | Honey's Steel Gold* | |
19-May-12 | AFFABLE | |
21-May-11 | EURYALE | |
15-May-10 | PRECIOUS LORRAINE | 02-May-10 1st-1.8L LR Oaklands Plate; |
16-May-09 | RUN FOR NAARA | |
17-May-08 | KERT | 10-May-08 4th-1.2L LR Blue Sapphire Stakes; |
19-May-07 | MASKED ASSASSIN | 12-May-07 2nd-1.8L Blue Sapphire Stakes; |
20-May-06 | DISCORSI | |
07-May-05 | APACHE CAT | 25-Apr-05 7th-2.9L LR ANZAC Day Stakes; |
09-May-04 | LADY OF THE DESERT | 25-Apr-04 1st-2.3L LR ANZAC Day Stakes; |
11-May-03 | AMBULANCE* | 25-Apr-03 2nd-1.3L LR ANZAC Day Stakes; |
11-May-02 | FUJI DANCER | 25-Apr-02 3rd-3.1L LR ANZAC Day Stakes; 16-Mar-02 5th-7.2L G1 VRC Sires' Produce Stakes; 08-Nov-01 3rd-2.2L LR Ottawa Stakes; 17-Oct-01 8th-10.7L LR Debutante Stakes; |
Winning Trainers : Statistics from 2001 to 2021
Trainer | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
PETER MOODY | 2 | 33.3% | 3 | 0 | 6 | 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 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; |
JOHN HAWKES | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2003 - AMBULANCE*; |
PETER SNOWDEN | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2011 - EURYALE; |
MATHEW ELLERTON | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2004 - LADY OF THE DESERT; |
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; |
GARY PORTELLI | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2021 - ROYALZEL; |
GREG EURELL | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2005 - APACHE CAT; |
DANNY O'BRIEN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
JOHN SADLER | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Leon & Troy Corstens | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
MITCHELL FREEDMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Winning Jockeys : Statistics from 2001 to 2021
Jockey | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
LUKE NOLEN | 3 | 75.0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2018 - GOOD 'N' FAST; 2014 - TRIPLE GOLD; 2007 - MASKED ASSASSIN; |
CRAIG NEWITT | 2 | 18.2% | 1 | 1 | 11 | 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 | 20.0% | 2 | 0 | 5 | 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; |
BEN MELHAM | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2021 - ROYALZEL; |
MARK ZAHRA | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2012 - AFFABLE; |
VINCE HALL | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2005 - APACHE CAT; |
LINDA MEECH | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2019 - FABULANSKI; |
BILLY EGAN | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2020 - CHERRY TORTONI; |
BRIAN PARK | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2008 - KERT; |
JYE MCNEIL | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
H COFFEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
DANIEL MOOR | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
DEAN HOLLAND | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
BEAU MERTENS | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Barrier Statistics : Statistics from 2001 to 2021
BP | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
1 | 2 | 10.0% | 1 | 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 | 2021 - ROYALZEL; 2019 - FABULANSKI; 2018 - GOOD 'N' FAST; |
4 | 1 | 5.0% | 1 | 3 | 20 | 2003 - AMBULANCE*; |
5 | 1 | 5.0% | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2014 - TRIPLE GOLD; |
6 | 2 | 10.0% | 3 | 3 | 20 | 2020 - CHERRY TORTONI; 2015 - Automatic Choice*; |
7 | 1 | 5.0% | 2 | 3 | 20 | 2005 - APACHE CAT; |
8 | 3 | 15.0% | 5 | 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 | 9 | |
12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Winners by Weight : Statistics from 2001 to 2021
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; |
59.0 | 4 | 2021 - ROYALZEL; 2018 - GOOD 'N' FAST; 2017 - ROYAL SYMPHONY; 2016 - TRENCHANT; |
61.0 | 1 | 2020 - CHERRY TORTONI; |
Favourites : Statistics from 2001 to 2021
Fav | won | w% | 2nd | 3rd | Sts | Winners |
1 | 8 | 36.4% | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2021/5-2-ROYALZEL; 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*; |
2 | 3 | 13.0% | 5 | 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 | 3 | 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% | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
9 | 2 | 9.5% | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2019/30-1-FABULANSKI; 2014/16-1-TRIPLE GOLD; |
10 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
11 | 1 | 8.3% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2015/66-1-Automatic Choice*; |
12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 4 |