Melbourne Cup (Group 1)
3200m - FLEMINGTON - Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Open $5,000,000
Track: Time: 3:23.34 |
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EFFICIENT
(NZ) |
4g ZABEEL (NZ)
x REFUSED THE DANCE (NZ)
(DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA)
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G A Rogerson |
M RODD, 9 |
17
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54.5 |
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Not offered for sale
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| | Video: Dropped in MF 2W trail in strung out field, tracking to outside Lpos as field fanned to turn & widest nearer last strt. Urged along striding up quickly before shown whip drawing level then lead late to line. |
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2 |
0.5 |
PURPLE MOON
(IRE) |
5g GALILEO (IRE)
x VANISHING PRAIRIE (USA)
(ALYSHEBA (USA)
) |
L M CUMANI |
D OLIVER, 13 |
5.5
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53.5 |
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Not offered for sale
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| | Video: Lobbed into 8th 2W trail, steadily imp WNC in run to turn & almost joining Mahler (leader) into strt. Urged/driven to lead, drifting back towards rail when joined & passed late to line. |
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3 |
3.0 |
MAHLER
(GB) |
4h GALILEO (IRE)
x RAINBOW GODDESS (GB)
(RAINBOW QUEST (USA)
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A O'BRIEN |
S BASTER, 6 |
10
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50.5 |
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Not offered for sale
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| | Video: Settled 2nd racing 2W/WNC before left in front from about 800m to turn & led narrowly away from rails into strt. Soon joined before grad passed & kept finding the line. |
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4 |
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ZIPPING
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6g DANEHILL (USA)
x SOCIAL SCENE (IRE)
(GRAND LODGE (USA)
) |
G A Rogerson |
D NIKOLIC, 20 |
7.5
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54.0 |
| | Video: Grad eased into near last 2W trail, racing tight briefly in strung out field before imp with wide trail as field fanned to turn & not far off lead handy/MF pos strt. Loomed hnds/hls before promptly passed out wide but kept chasing under whip. |
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5 |
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DOLPHIN JO
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5g DOLPHIN STREET (FR)
x HIGH RENT
(BELLIGERENT
) |
T & K O'SULLIVAN |
MS C LINDOP, 1 |
61
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51.5 |
| | Video: Settled handy fence going keen in strung out field, off rails to turn & tracked Mahler (leader) into strt. Driven hard looming briefly & never stopped chasing. |
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6 |
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ON A JEUNE
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7g JEUNE (GB)
x CHANDADA ROSE
(KING'S HIGH
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B J DUNN |
K MC EVOY, 4 |
31
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52.5 |
| | Video: Lobbed MF/near last fence in strung out field, tracking to outside as field fanned to turn & not far off them into strt. Driven on & kept working to line. |
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7 |
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BLUE MONDAY
(GB) |
7g DARSHAAN (GB)
x LUNDA (IRE)
(SOVIET STAR (USA)
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D A HAYES |
N RAWILLER, 12 |
31
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56.0 |
| | Video: Crossed into forward/handy 2W trail in strung out field, tracking wider as field fanned app turn & handily placed into strt. Driven hard & kept working to line. |
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8 |
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MASTER O'REILLY
(NZ) |
5g O'REILLY (NZ)
x WITHOUT REMORSE (NZ)
(BAKHAROFF (USA)
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D T O'BRIEN |
V DURIC, 15 |
3.7
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53.5 |
| | Video: Dropped in near last 2W trail racing tight briefly in strung out field before tracking to outside, following Zipping up to MF pos app turn & shown whip strt. Kept working to line. |
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9 |
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SCULPTOR
(NZ) |
5h HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS (NZ)
x BETELGEUSE (NZ)
(FULLOUT (USA)
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P L MCKENZIE |
L K CROPP, 7 |
31
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52.0 |
| | Video: Out well leading initially before taking 3rd fence sit behind leader, off rails tracking Mahler to turn & strt. Shown whip & grad dropped away. |
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10 |
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LAZER SHARP
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4g ZARIZ
x SCADABBA
(SCENIC (IRE)
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D A HAYES |
B SHINN, 14 |
51
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52.5 |
| | Video: Out well quickly crossing into MF 2W trail in strung out field, tracking wider as field fanned app turn & handily placed outside runner-up into strt. Shown whip before grad dropping away. |
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11 |
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DOURO VALLEY
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6g ENCOSTA DE LAGO
x OPAQUE
(LORD SEYMOUR (IRE)
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D T O'BRIEN |
J WINKS, 11 |
41
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51.5 |
| | Video: Quickly crossed to forward/handy fence pos in strung out field, off rails but saving good ground as field fanned to turn & close-up on Mahlers (leader) inside coming into strt. Loomed briefly before dropping away under whip. |
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12 |
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SIRMIONE
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4g ENCOSTA DE LAGO
x WORLD GUIDE (NZ)
(DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA)
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J B CUMMINGS |
P MERTENS, 18 |
13
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51.5 |
| | Video: Dropped into next to last 2W trail in strung out field, tracking wider as field fanned to turn & strt. Angled to outside & kept working to line. |
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13 |
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PRINCESS COUP
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4m ENCOSTA DE LAGO
x STONEYFELL ROAD
(SOVEREIGN RED (NZ)
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M W WALKER |
N G HARRIS, 8 |
13
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51.0 |
| | Video: Settled near last fence in strung out field before tracking winner up to outside as field fanned to turn & strt. Worked home steadily. |
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14 |
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TAWQEET
(USA) |
6h KINGMAMBO (USA)
x CAERLESS (IRE)
(CAERLEON (USA)
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D A HAYES |
D DUNN, 3 |
61
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57.0 |
| | Video: Lobbed MF fence in strung out field before tracking wide imp MF as field fanned to turn & not far off lead into strt. Battled away. |
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15 |
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ESKIMO QUEEN
(NZ) |
4m SHINKO KING (IRE)
x COLD TYPE (NZ)
(ICELANDIC (IRE)
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M D MORONEY |
C NEWITT, 5 |
26
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51.0 |
| | Video: Lobbed MF fence in strung out field, off rails but saving good ground as field fanned to turn & handily placed into strt. Shown whip & soon began dropping away. |
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16 |
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SCENIC SHOT
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5g SCENIC (IRE)
x SWEEPSHOT
(DR. GRACE (NZ)
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D L MORTON |
CRAIG WILLIAMS, 17 |
101
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52.5 |
| | Video: Dropped in at tail 2W in strung out field, tracking to outside last app turn & strt. Worked home steadily. |
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17 |
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BLACK TOM
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7h LANGFUHR (CAN)
x NARMADA (USA)
(BLUSHING GROOM (FR)
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D A HAYES |
P HALL, 19 |
201
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53.5 |
| | Video: Dropped in on the back of Efficient MF/near last 2W trail in strung out field before imp WNC to handy/MF pos well before turn & into strt. Soon dropped away. |
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18 |
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SARRERA
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7g QUEST FOR FAME (GB)
x ZAMSONG (NZ)
(ZABEEL (NZ)
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M D MORONEY |
S MURPHY, 21 |
101
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52.0 |
| | Video: Dropped down onto fence trailing last in strung out field, staying near rails in run to turn & shown whip into strt. Battled on to beat a few in late. |
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19 |
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BLUTIGEROO
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6g ENCOUNTER
x SHANGHAI SKY
(ZAMAZAAN (FR)
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C W LITTLE |
L NOLEN, 10 |
61
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55.5 |
| | Video: Lobbed into on pace WNC pos initially before settling 4th 2W trail, imp WNC looming on Mahler (leader) to turn before giving ground into strt. Kept dropping away. |
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20 |
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RAILINGS
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6g ZABEEL (NZ)
x LA SUFFRAGETTE (NZ)
(PALACE MUSIC (USA)
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M D MORONEY |
S W ARNOLD, 16 |
201
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55.5 |
| | Video: Dropped straight onto fence settling near last pulling in strung out field, tracking wider as field fanned app turn & beat one in. |
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21 |
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TUNGSTEN STRIKE
(USA) |
7h SMART STRIKE (CAN)
x BATHILDE (IRE)
(GENEROUS (IRE)
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AMANDA PERRETT |
DARRYLL HOLLAND, 2 |
31
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54.0 |
| | Video: Went thru to lead away from rails 2W (tempo OK/good) before giving ground well before turn & followed them in. |
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