Gelding does the trick with Cifrado

Now-gelded Cifrado logs another Group success in the Vo Rogue Plate.

CIFRADO.
CIFRADO. Picture: Michael McInally/Racing Queensland

Rex Lipp's decision to geld Cifrado has reaped another Group win with the three-year-old storming to victory in Saturday's Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate (1350m) at Doomben.

The son of Encryption has always had ability, as demonstrated by his win in the Group 2 Queensland Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m), but the Toowoomba trainer felt he was never going to fulfil his true ability as a racehorse while a colt.

The decision was made to geld him after he beat home just one rival in the Listed Keith Noud Classic (1200m) on November 11 and the Vo Rogue Plate was his second start as a gelding after a sixth placing in the Listed Gold Edition Plate (1200m) on December 16.

"He had a fortnight in the paddock out at my property, we put him into work, then we gave him a very soft trial," Lipp said.

"It was a fantastic run the other day, I do believe he was one of those unlucky runs in the race, but today just proved that he's a different this time in now he's been gelded."

Cifrado settled near the rear in the Vo Rogue Plate and was brought to the centre of the track by jockey Damien Thornton and unleashed a powerful final 300m to reel in the Chris Waller-trained Chrysaor, who looked the winner after striking the front 100m from home.

But Cifrado ($11) wore down the well-backed $3.30 second elect, scoring by half-a-length with $21 chance Ringer's Reward three-quarters-of-a-length away third.

The disappointment of the race was $2.70 favourite Show Me Mercy, who travelled just behind the leading division and was presented to challenge early in the straight but was beaten soon after and finished sixth, beaten more than 3-1/2 lengths.

Now that he is back in form, Cifrado will head to the $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m) at the Gold Coast on January 13.


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Doomben

Saturday, 30th December 2023

7
15:52
(local)

MAGIC MILLIONS VO ROGUE PLATE - GROUP 3 (G3)

Age: 3yo Type: OPEN
AUD $300,000
1350m TURF SOFT
7
15:52
(local)
AUD $300,000
1350m SOFT

MAGIC MILLIONS VO ROGUE PLATE - GROUP 3 (G3)

Age: 3yo Type: OPEN
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. CIFRADO (AUS) 3yo G
ENCRYPTION (AUS) - MADAME FLY (AUS)
DAMIEN THORNTON
R G LIPP
$11
57kg
C A A Little

Sales Information

2nd 2. CHRYSAOR (AUS) 3yo C
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - NEW WINGS (AUS)
JAMES ORMAN
CHRIS WALLER
$3.3
57kg
Star Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd, Paramount Racing, O Enriquez, M I Ive, Mrs R A Ive, Bell View Park Stud, V Y K Ip, M A Rolfe, Mrs R A Glasgow, Mrs M F Rusk, G Dakin, CGO Racing, Mrs A M Howlett, G J Rigby & S L Williams

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3rd 8. RINGER'S REWARD (AUS) 3yo F
UNDER THE LOUVRE (AUS) - MATILDA'S DANCE (AUS)
BEN THOMPSON
KEVIN KEMP
$21
55kg
D McManus

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4th 4. DEEP RESPECT (AUS) 3yo C
DEEP FIELD (AUS) - LA SEVENA (AUS)
BLAKE SHINN
KELLY SCHWEIDA
$5.5
57kg

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5th 7. ZOUPHORIA (AUS) 3yo F
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - VEZALAY (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$6
55kg

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6th 3. SHOW ME MERCY (AUS) 3yo G
ASTERN (AUS) - PARDON (USA)
MICHAEL RODD
STUART KENDRICK
$2.7
57kg

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7th 6. CONEY ISLAND BABY (AUS) 3yo G
INVADER (AUS) - MADAM BELLE (USA)
SAMANTHA COLLETT
HAROLD NORMAN
$151
57kg

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8th 11. BLACK MINTO (AUS) 3yo F
SPILL THE BEANS (AUS) - UNDERCOVER LASS (AUS)
BAILEY WHEELER
JASON PATTON
$41
55kg
9th 12. NOBLE STYLE (AUS) 3yo F
NEEDS FURTHER (AUS) - LUSTICA (AUS)
ELIONE CHAVES
PAULA BARRON
$91
55kg

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10th 10. YOU'LL NEVER GUESS (AUS) 3yo F
NO NAY NEVER (USA) - WATER RISING (AUS)
ANGELA JONES
PHIL BOBIC
$201
55kg

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