Winning Horse: Zoltan (NZ)

4yoG Iffraaj (GB) - Ebony Babe (NZ)(Ebony Grosve (NZ))

24 starts - 5 wins 2 seconds 2 thirds 2 fourths $160478

Other Wins

1st Riccarton Park Pryde's Easifeed (Bm74) 1200m (2021)

1st Ruakaka Kb Contracting (Bm74) 1200m (2021)

1st Riccarton Park Inglewood Stud Guineas Trial 1400m (2020)

1st Riccarton Park Zilco 1100m (2020)

Other Placings

2nd Warrnambool Iga Port Fairy Cup (Bm84) 1400m (2022)

3rd Ellerslie Stella Artois 3Yo 1500m (2021)

3rd Pukekohe Racing Festival 6-7Th Feb-Bm74 1600m (2021)

2nd Riccarton Park Riccarton Pk Function Ctr 3Yo 1200m (2020)

Race Result:

1st: Zoltan (S Wilde/L Meech) - $3.70F

2nd: Muswellbrook (B & JD Hayes/J Richards) - $6.50
3rd: Guizot (A Purcell/C Williams) - $6

Winning Time: 1:38.44 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: 2L x Neck

Winning Trainer: Symon Wilde (rep by Ben Casaneila)

“I think she (Meech) had a whistle about halfway, blew it and away she went.

“Fantastic for the ownership group of the horse through connections of the stable. They decided to bring the horse over from New Zealand and have a crack here trying to win races like open handicaps with the better prizemoney, some of the owners are here today and they’re absolutely stoked.

“It’s great to see smiles on their faces and it makes the trip worthwhile coming across from New Zealand.

“We knew he’d run well. He hasn’t missed a beat since coming to the stable and his form behind Tuvalu, I think that’s going to be pretty good from.

“He got in well, we thought it was a good race for him. With the way the race panned out, Linda rode him a treat.”

Winning Jockey: Linda Meech

“I spoke to connections and they were worried about the fence. At the end of the day it might be off but I was pretty happy to stay there.

“You have to wait when there’s horses in front of you and outside of you. You just have to be patient. They all rolled off and I was happy to go inside them. At the moment I think the inside is ok.

“He was good. He’s race-fit. He’s going along really well and full credit to Symon. At Caulfield I was a bit like <hesitant> but he’s turned the horse around and got him absolutely flying.”