Winning Horse: Kissinger (Nz)

7yoG Tavistock (NZ) - Berlin Belle (NZ)(Black Minnaloushe (USA))

24 starts - 6 wins 5 seconds 2 thirds 1 fourth $269147

Other Wins

1st Bendigo Workforce Extensions Bm70 Handicap 2400m (2022)

1st Warrnambool Cassign Harry Chauvel (Bm64) 2000m (2020)

1st Warrnambool Darrian Office Choice (Bm64) 1700m (2020)

1st Te Aroha Piako Mitsubishi (Bm65) 2200m (2020)

1st Pukekohe Formstress Mdn 1600m (2019) (Debut Run)

Other Placings

2nd Caulfield Evergreen Turf Handicap 2400m (2022)

2nd Sandown-Hillside Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives Handicap 1800m (2022)

3rd Flemington The Riverside (Bm78) 2000m (2022)

2nd Pakenham Sportsbet Bet With Mates-Bm78 2000m (2021)

2nd Geelong Ballan Community Bank Cup-Bm78 1500m (2021)

3rd Flemington Special Kids Pin & Win (Bm80) 2000m (2020)

2nd Geelong Rex Gorell Volkswagen (Bm64) 1726m (2020)

Race Result:

1st: Kissinger (Lindsey Smith/Damien Oliver) - $2.60F

2nd: Nobel Heights (Matthew Cumani/Jordan Childs) - $6.50
3rd: Port Phillip (Julius Sandhu/Jamie Mott) - $2.70

Winning Time: 2:42.72 Last 600m: NA

Margins: 1 length x 1-¼ lengths

Winning Trainer: Lindsey Smith

On the win: “He’s been around the place, I suppose with the weight difference between him and the topweight, but great ride by the rider, obviously he’s a champion. He stayed a lot closer to the top weight this time with the weight difference, he tried to grab him late last time but had a think about it last time.

On the horse: “It was good for the owners because they’ve been patient. I've had him about three years now but he’ll keep going and head towards the Bagot. Brad (Spicer) will be thinking the Pakenham Cup but I look at the end game and I just think the Bagot smells like his race.”

Going to Pakenham: “I’ll get the passport ready and we’ll have a holiday while we’re there”

Winning Jockey: Damien Oliver

On the race: “I didn’t expect to be on the fence but I just sort off ended up there. I didn’t want to get in a wrestle with the other favourite so I just took my medicine and when they took off early it worked out well for us. I was following a nice horse (Nobel Heights) and I thought we’d be able to get out and outkick him and with the lighter weight he did well”

On the horse: “He’s been good to me, I just got outbobbed in a photo at Caulfield when we thought we had it won but didn’t quite get it. I’ve only had three rides on him for a second and two wins so he’s been great for me. He’s an older horse but lightly raced, as Lindsey says he has his little issues but he seems to be handling them well at the moment.”