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Albury Results (Race 6)

Friday, 18th March 2016

6
16:12
(local)

Commercial Clb Albury Gold Cup (LR)

WT: 56.0kg Type: OPEN
AUD $174,800
2000m TURF HEAVY
6
16:12
(local)
AUD $174,800
2000m HEAVY

Commercial Clb Albury Gold Cup (LR)

WT: 56.0kg Type: OPEN

Irish-bred stayer Tom Melbourne has now won four of his last five starts, albeit after racing erratically in the final stages before scoring here. He went forward in the early stages and then raced in second place behind a good tempo (set by Koroibete). He moved up to easily take the lead (wide out in better going) nearing the home turn but then ducked back and struck the inside rails in the straight, proving a very difficult ride but he still lasted to win quite clearly. High Opinion was well back in seventh place, made ground from the 800m to be a distant second at the home turn and gradually made ground, without threatening the winner for second. Hippopus raced back in third place, was under pressure in the heavy conditions from the 600m and kept plugging on for a distant third. The second favourite Tashbeeh was always well back and appeared to be struggling in the going before plugging on late for a distant sixth.

Previous Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
KOURKAM (FR) 5G
AMERICAN POST (GB) - KOURKA (FR) KEOS (USA)
K MCEVOY 54.0 TONY MCEVOY 9
CANNY BALLAD (AUS) 4G
DREAM BALLAD (AUS) - BRIARS LASS (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS)
MS K O'HARA 54.0 G H WALTER 14
NIBLICK (AUS) 6G
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LEICA VISTA (AUS) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE)
M A CAHILL 58.0 BRETT CAVANOUGH 6
EXTRA ZERO (AUS) 5G
DANZERO (AUS) - EXTRA BUBBLY (AUS) BELLOTTO (USA)
N RAWILLER 58.0 D A HAYES 12
PADDY O'REILLY (NZ) 5G
O'REILLY (NZ) - STAR OF AMARISSA (USA) ASSERT (IRE)
G BOSS 53.0 R W SMERDON 8
GROWL (NZ) 7G
MONTJEU (IRE) - THE LIONS ROAR (NZ) WESTERN SYMPHONY (USA)
B RAWILLER 58.5 D A HAYES 9
CAPE D'AMORE (AUS) 4H
CAPE CROSS (IRE) - FAWAAKEH (USA) LYPHARD (USA)
M PEGUS 55.0 DAVID BRIDEOAKE 9
LUVULEO (AUS) 4G
GALILEO (IRE) - LUVSCAY (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS)
P ROBL 53.0 GRAEME ROGERSON 11
HOFMEISTER (NZ) 6G
DAGGERS DRAWN (USA) - DANCING DOLL (NZ) DANCE OF LIFE (USA)
DAMIEN OLIVER 61.0 R W SMERDON 13
ABOVE DECK (AUS) 4G
BIANCONI (USA) - HAFLA (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA)
B SHINN 57.0 J T CONLAN 5
PRIME CENTURY (NZ) 5G
CENTAINE (AUS) - PIROUETTE (NZ) DANCE OF LIFE (USA)
M A CAHILL 53.5 GRAEME ROGERSON 9
PERSONAL IMAGE (AUS) 5G
PERSONAL FLAG (USA) - ALL IMAGINATION (AUS) LORD AT WAR (ARG)
N SOUQUET 55.5 RICHARD FREYER 11
TASKWIN (AUS) 6G
MILITARY PLUME (NZ) - REMUNDA (AUS) OSMUNDA (AUS)
T CREEK 53.5 RICHARD FREYER 12
EKALAKA (AUS) 7G
AKAABER (USA) - SUPER SPREE (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS)
M A CAHILL 58.0 BRIAN COX 13