An inside barrier draw has convinced John O'Shea to put Kirwan's Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) on the float to Kembla Grange. The appearance of Kirwin's Lane at the meeting was contingent on him drawing a good gate and after landing barrier two in the
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Eight-year-old gelding Portland Jimmy (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) has prevailed in a blanket finish to the A$70,000 Donald Cup (1620m), taking an inside run under Madison Lloyd’s riding to score in the 1620m event. In what was a genuinely run race, Portland Jimmy settled towards the rear
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Locally-trained mare Norwegian Bliss (NZ) (El Roca) remains unbeaten after dominating her rivals in a Fillies & Mares Benchmark 78 Handicap over 1400m at Newcastle on The Hunter undercard. Ridden by Andrew Adkins, Norwegian Bliss, who sports the colours of breeder Gerry Harvey, was positioned prominently and extended away in
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Top-class five-year-old Lost And Running (NZ) (Per Incanto) made it a one-act affair in the A$1 million The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle on Saturday. The John O’Shea-trained son of Per Incanto brought impeccable form-lines through a fourth-placing in the A$15 million The Everest (1200m) and runner-up finish
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Chris Waller and Kiwi syndicators Go Racing combined to provide the quinella in the inaugural Alf Kneebone Trans Tasman Trophy (1850m) at the metropolitan meeting at Newcastle on Saturday, with Mightybeel (NZ) (Savabeel) and stablemate Lord Ardmore (NZ) (Reliable Man) running 1-2 in the Benchmark 88. Four-year-old gelding Mightybeel was
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The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained Border Leicester (NZ) (Redwood) is aiming to score his first win in Australia, after a trio of runner-up results, when he contests the Jericho Cup Qualifier (3800m) at The Valley on Friday. "He deserves a win sooner or later," said Browne, who trains
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Exciting four-year-old Ayrton is reported to be recovering well after an infection put a halt to his spring preparation. While the exact cause of the infection remains unknown, the Group Three winner has spent the past month at Balnarring beach as part of his recovery and has now headed for
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The rags-to-riches tale of Justacanta (NZ) (Per Incanto) might not yet be finished for the spring with the former Kiwi possibly aiming up at Saturday's A$500,000 Cranbourne Cup (1600m). Such a Stakes victory would double the eight-year-old's already sizeable spring return of some A$
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Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) is on track to return in the Gr.3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on November 27 for new trainer Gavin Bedggood after a gallop in front of Racing Victoria stewards on Monday. An embargo meant Bedggood had to gallop the seven-year-old son of Shocking
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The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained Age Of Chivalry (NZ) (He’s Remarkable) has been a model of consistency but was back in the winner’s circle for the first time since August 2019 when digging deep to land the Gr.3 Chatham Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. The six-year-old son
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A long-range plan to target the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) with impeccably bred mare Zayydani (NZ) (Savabeel) has come off for Lindsay Park trainers Ben and JD Hayes. The daughter of Savabeel, who sports the colours of Brent and Cherry Taylor’s Trelawney Stud, was the first winner and
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Still basking in the glow of Tuesday's Melbourne Cup win with star mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed), the Chris Waller stable was back in the winner's stall in the opening race at Rosehill, albeit it on a smaller scale. Improving young stayer Suppression (NZ) (Mongolian Khan)