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Moral of the story. Easy to work out the percentage the market is set at. If you don't like the prices, don't bet. There is always value to be found, this race is a perfect example, as is the other big jumping race today. Hot faves getting beaten just improves value elsewhere -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Talented sprinter Oak Hill (NZ) (Per Incanto) resumed from a short winter break with an impressive victory at The Valley over 1000m with connections hoping the win is a pre-cursor to bigger things. Prepared by Ben, Will and JD Hayes, Oak Hill was originally prepared by the late Mike Moroney and Glen Thompson and maintained his unblemished record since joining his new quarters. A winner at his first start for the Lindsay Park team in May, Oak Hill was patiently ridden by Blake Shinn to come from last in the small field of five to comfortably run down leader Midwest. The son of Per Incanto will now follow the path trod by race rival Mornington Glory (Shalaa), who used the early season sprint as a springboard to victory in the Listed Norman Carlyon Stakes (1000m) before usurping the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m), also at The Valley. “We are very lucky, he came to us in great order from Ballymore Stables, and has not done much wrong since he has arrived and he is quite a straightforward horse,” Ben Hayes said. “Today what I loved was that he relaxed beautifully, there was a nice genuine tempo and the way he rounded them up was really exciting. “As a young horse he over-raced a bit, but now he is starting to relax. “He relaxed today and finished off strongly and beat a small but competitive field. We could not be happier and we are looking forward to the rest of his prep.” There has been plenty of work behind the scenes to ensure the stable can get the best out of Oak Hill, with the five-year-old notching his seventh victory from just 14 starts, with Blake Shinn fully understanding the brief to get the gelding to settle and let his talent do the rest. “With a lot of these horses they just mature and then they just get better and better,” Hayes said. “It is about keeping them in a routine and having a good rider on them, and they learn to relax, that’s what he did today and that’s why we saw such a good turn of foot. “It was nice to see him win on a soft surface too. It’s very exciting and now it is full steam into the Carlyon and the Moir. “He only had one jump-out and really good strong gallop going into this, so I think there will be a lot of improvement out of today.” Oak Hill was bred by German native Wessel Van der Scheer under the Mahoenui Partnership and is by Little Avondale Stud’s outstanding sire Per Incanto out of the High Chaparral mare Isstoora. That makes Oak Hill a half-brother to Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride Of Dubai), who has won six races including the Gr.1 TAB Classic (1600m), Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m), Gr.3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) and the $1 million Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic (1600m). Oak Hill was presented in Little Avondale’s Book 1 yearling draft at Karaka 2022, where Paul Moroney Bloodstock and Ballymore Stables bought him for $180,000. With Saturday’s victory, Oak Hill advanced his career earnings to A$472,015. View the full article -
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A decision to head to the races earlier than intended with Midnight Scandal (NZ) (Belardo) has paid dividends for trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander. The Te Awamutu couple were weighing up between trialling their mare or lining her up in the Dunstan Horsefeeds 1200 at Te Rapa on Saturday, eventually opting for the latter. From their outside gate in the eight-horse field, jockey Matt Cameron elected to settle Midnight Scandal off the pace at the rear of the pack. Cameron asked his charge to gradually improve from the 600m, and turning for home he presented her in the middle of the track, just a few lengths off the lead. Midnight Scandal showed a good turn of foot in the better part of the track and reeled in Twain (NZ) (Per Incanto) to score by a head, with a further 1-3/4 lengths back to Spencer (NZ) (Derryn) in third. “She is the sort of mare that races handy, but off the hot speed I thought this would be a time to go back,” Cameron said. “As long as I had Nabba’s (Michael McNab, jockey) horse (Force Of Nature (NZ) (Savabeel)) on the inside I knew that we were going to get over the top. She got to the better part of the track and was good.” It was a fruitful result for the Alexanders, who were pleased they opted to head to the races with their mare. They had their sights set on the Gr.3 Grangewilliam Stud Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in October with the daughter of Belardo following her placing in the Gr.3 Tauranga Classic (1400m) in June. They subsequently gave the mare a week in the paddock before an intended slow build-up to the Taranaki feature, but they are pleased they fast-tracked their initial plans. “We gave her a spell after those first three runs in the winter and she has been back in the stable just ticking over,” Katrina Alexander said. “We earmarked a race for her in early October, the Breeders’ Stakes down at Taranaki. She was coming to hand quite nicely, so we quickly got our skates on. “We were going to trial her this morning before the races, but I was worried whether she was going to get a trial start, and the owners were keen to race instead.” Alexander was pleased they elected to head to the races and is now looking forward to what they hope to be a lucrative spring with their mare. “It was a quality field, so it was great to get the result,” she said. Saturday’s victory was the fifth of Midnight Scandal’s career, and Alexander said she is only just now starting to hit her straps. “She has just taken a bit of time to get there,” she said. “It (ability) has always been there. She has got a bit of sass and a bit of confidence now, she always gives it 110 percent.” View the full article -
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Marton visitor Captains Run (NZ) (Nom du Je) proved his eye-catching run for second in last week’s Koral Steeplechase (4250m) was just what he needed as he went one better to capture the 150th running of the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Billed as a two-horse war between favourite Jesko (NZ) (Atlante), who had won the Koral the week before and West Coast (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) who was looking for his fourth win in the event, the unpredictability of racing came to the fore throughout the contest. While co-trainer and pilot Shaun Fannin was happy to take up the pacemaking duties throughout on the $1.80 race favourite Jesko, he was accompanied by outsider Hey Hey Hey (NZ) (Shocking ) after 1000m who niggled away at him throughout. West Coast, with visiting rider Willie McCarthy aboard, sat back in fourth and was travelling comfortably under his 73kg topweight when he had a life at fence with just on a lap to run which took the sting out of his challenge. While this was all happening rider Joshua Parker had Captains Run relaxed in fourth before inching into contention with three fences left to clear. Jesko shook off Hey Hey Hey at the second last and went for gold, however Captain Run stalked him along the inner and put his head in front turning for home. Safely over the last fence he strode away to win by an increasing seven length margin from a gallant Jesko, with Nedwin (NZ) (Niagara) further back in third. Trainer Dan O’Leary was beaming with pride after he greeted his charge back at the Riccarton birdcage. “That was a huge thrill as this is such a time honoured race,” O’Leary said. “It is the 150th year and there are not a lot of sporting occasions in New Zealand that have that history, so to win it now is just so special. “Josh rode a beautiful race and it all worked out well as he (Captains Run) jumped good and travelled well. “The horse improved from last week and I thought he would be better today.” O’Leary is no stranger to big-race success having co-owned Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) and Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) winner Who Shot Thebarman, who also was placed in a Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), alongside his three brothers. “I thought when Who Shot Thebarman won the Auckland Cup, our whole family was there and we had a wonderful day,” he said. “When he ran third in the Melbourne Cup it was even bigger but this one also rates as a pretty special day.” A mud spattered Parker was finding it hard to put into words what the victory meant to him. “I’m finding it hard to describe how I feel, but it is the best feeling in the world,” he said. “He just jumped superbly and has gone an amazing race as he just ran his heart out. “Dan said just don’t let go of him until the end and this time I didn’t. “What a horse as he looks a picture and the team at home have done a wonderful job. “His jumping ability is so good as his jumps are so sleek. “I was told to be on the inside rail and that’s what I did and it just worked out for us. “You can’t beat this feeling; there’s nothing like it.” Bred and raced by O’Leary and his wife Jane, Captains Run was adding just the second victory to his career record, which also includes 14 placings and now over $234,000 in prizemoney.” View the full article -
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Lightly-raced six-year-old mare Jennivamoose (NZ) (Vadamos) scored a comfortable victory in the Donnellans The Tyremen Handicap (2500m) at The Valley on Saturday under a patient Harry Coffey ride. Prepared by Ciaron Maher for Tony and Lynn Ottobre’s Cape Schanck Racing, Jennivamoose was dropped out to near the rear of the field by Coffey but quickened readily when asked. The daughter of Vadamos looped the field and ran out a length and a quarter winner over fellow Kiwi breds Bluestone (NZ) (Reliable Man) and Flamin’ Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines). “It was a class ride,” Assistant Trainer Jack Turnbull said. “They didn’t go that hard either so I was a little bit worried, but she picked up when he asked her and she was strong through the line. “It was a very good win. She ran a really good race here a long time ago when trained by Andrew Noblet where she was beaten by one of ours, so it was good to see her repeat the effort at the same venue today. “She was off the scene with an injury but we got her in great order and she flicks between Cranbourne and Tony Ottobre’s property at Cape Schanck where they do a wonderful job with her. “She had such good colour to her today, was very fit and clearly she has got an affinity with this track. “We have aspirations to get to better races and this is all part of it so we won’t step out of our mark too much but we can go to an 84 somewhere in the next three or four weeks and then progress to better races.” The winner of four of her 13 starts with a further three-placings, Jennivamoose has won A$183,950 in prizemoney to date. Purchased as a yearling at Karaka by Ottobre from the draft of Rich Hill Stud for $110,000, Jennivamoose is out of the High Chaparral mare So Ard. Bred by Brisbane-based Rick Hill, So Ard is domiciled at Rich Hill Stud near Matamata and the mare is a half-sister to Gr.1 Irish Oaks (2400m) winner Even So and comes from a Group One winning family that features English Derby winner Dr Devious, The Oaks winner Dancing Rain, Guineas winner Saxon Warrior, and Takamatsunomiya Kinen winner Suzuka Phoenix. Jennivamoose is a half-sister to the five-win mare Bozo (NZ) (Satono Aladdin), who finished fourth in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) in her Classic year. View the full article
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