Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day (Caulfield) – September 17th
Smith Highland Foundation for NJT Handicap
(BM78 Handicap - 2000m)
Post Race Details & Comments
Winning Horse: Unique Artist (Ire)
4yoM Ivawood (Ire) - Shamarlane (GB)(Shamardal (USA))
16 starts - 5 wins 2 seconds $288250
Black Type Placings
2nd LR Morphettville Premier's Plate 2037m (2022)
Other Wins
1st Pakenham Synthetic Liberty Equipment Hire Bm70 Hcp - Synthetic Stayers Series Final 2200m (2022)
1st Flemington George Watson (Bm70) 2000m (2022)
1st Flemington Sir Henry Bolte Hcp 2000m (2021)
1st Pakenham Synthetic R&C Asphalt Mdn Plate 1600m (2021)
Other Placings
2nd Caulfield Mccafe (Bm84) 2000m (2022)
Race Result:
1st: Unique Artist (Phillip Stokes/Daniel Moor) - $10
2nd: Global Gift (Gavin Bedggood/Jacob Opperman) - $6.50
3rd: Gone West (Emma-Lee & David Browne/Damian Lane) - $9.50
Winning Time: 2:05.71 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 1-1/2L x 2-1/2L
Winning Trainer: Phillip Stokes
Found her distance: “That’s her distance. She likes to have a bit of space between runs. Ever since we went to Adelaide and ran terribly, we brought her back and gave her a run on the synthetic and she got her confidence up. She’s flying.”
Cranbourne Cup: “Going back to the mile, I’m not sure. We’ll see how she pulls up and we’ll place her and Daniel gave her a lovely ride.”
Keep going to the Pakenham Cup: “Why not. That could be a nice option for her.”
Winning Jockey: Daniel Moor
Synthetic win got her confidence up: “Absolutely. It was really good placement with her win at Pakenham last time. I think the masterstroke was the gap between runs to today. She came into this race in really good order with some freshness in her legs and she had the race in her keeping a long way out.”