Race Result:
1st: Buffalo River (C Gaudray/M Moroney) - $3.50
2nd: Climbing Star (C Williams/P Stokes) - $5
3rd: Cause For Concern (B Allen/S Mathrick) - $10
Winning Time: 1:23.41 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 1-¼ lengths x Long Neck
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Buffalo River too strong up front!
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How about the Rupert Legh colours at Caulfield today. @BallymoreStabls pic.twitter.com/lZg0hWnqMc
Winning Trainer: Michael Moroney
On the ride: "She (Celine Gauray) did a perfect ride, I could tell before they turned for home that he was travelling easily still so I thought it'd take a good one to run past him because the other day he was off the bridle and she possibly got a couple of sections a little bit wrong but today it was just picture perfect I thought."
What's new this prep: "We decided to take the ear muffs off and since we've done that it's certainly livened him up and we've trained him on the treadmill a bit, changing things round a bit…they say you can't teach old dogs new tricks but you can."
Winning Jockey: Celine Gaudray
On the horse: "I'm still trying to catch my breath from bringing him back to the mounting yard, he's obviously a hard-going horse so I just try to keep him as happy as I can on the bridle and once he kicked away he was actually very very strong."
Difference from last start: "I think he had to do a bit more work last time to get to the lead and he sort of just, he went a bit quicker than he did today and was able to hold him and maintain him for a bit longer."
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FP | Silk | Horse, Age & Sex Sire & Dam |
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1st |
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3. BUFFALO RIVER (USA) 7yo G NOBLE MISSION (GB) - FASHION INSIDER (USA) |
CELINE GAUDRAY MICHAEL MORONEY |
$3.5
58kg |
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Ballymore Stables (Aust) P/L, R&C Legh Racing P/L, Gee Gee Equine Ltd, Ms A Bergin, Dr A & B Pang, Halo Racing Services P/L (Mgr: C McKenna), Dr C & S Cowan, Mrs R & F Cain, Top Tier Racing, GJDM Racing Syndicate, Vermont Racing Club 2, M King, Gurners Bloodstock, D & Mrs S Kenle, Ms S Ng & Ms X Wu | |||||||||||
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2nd |
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11. CLIMBING STAR (NZ) 4yo M ZOUSTAR (AUS) - BRYONY (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS PHILLIP STOKES |
$5
55kg |
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P Stokes, J Robinson, Qatar Bloodstock Ltd (Mgr: D Redvers), G & C Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (Mgr: V Oldfield), H Sambor, M Burns, P Wells, D Robertson, P McGreal, Mrs A Stokes & B Baker | |||||||||||
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3rd |
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7. CAUSE FOR CONCERN (AUS) 4yo G WORTHY CAUSE (AUS) - ROCK PAPER SISSORS (NZ) |
BEN ALLEN SHAWN MATHRICK |
$10
57kg |
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I G Lidstone, Mrs D A Lidstone, P W Gracie & Mrs M J Gracie | |||||||||||
4th |
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6. FENDER (AUS) 7yo G TORONADO (IRE) - CECCANTI (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER BRETT CAVANOUGH |
$31
57kg |
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5th |
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1. MR MAESTRO (NZ) 4yo G SAVABEEL (AUS) - LET ME ROAR (NZ) |
DAMIAN LANE ANDREW FORSMAN |
$14
58.5kg |
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6th |
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10. NUNTHORPE (AUS) 4yo M PLAYING GOD (AUS) - LATORIA (AUS) |
BLAKE SHINN PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN |
$2.5
55kg |
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7th |
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2. THE FORTUNE TELLER (AUS) 4yo G CARAVAGGIO (USA) - NATIONAL VELVET (AUS) |
JAMIE KAH CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE |
$12
58.5kg |
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