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Ellerslie Results (Race 6)

Tuesday, 1st November 2016

6
15:47
(local)

Omf Stakes (G3)

Type: OPEN
NZD $70,000
2000m TURF GOOD
6
15:47
(local)
NZD $70,000
2000m GOOD

Omf Stakes (G3)

Type: OPEN

The track presented today at Ellerslie was absurdly biased beyond belief towards on pacers with eight of the ten winners either leading or trailing. The G3 2000m at WFA saw the leader Saint Emilion win comfortably with the brutal track bias playing right into his hands. The 5yo gelding scored by two lengths and clocked 2:02.51 to record his eleventh win in twenty-four starts so is compiling a good win rate. He has won from 1200m to 2300m and now looks like WFA is his permanent path. Today was his first Stakes success so to bank a G3 win is a sign of more to come and higher up the Group table is likely being a pace influence that can control the fate of others. The runner up Benzini was huge coming from last for second and he is G1 player in New Zealand such is the current lack of WFA depth. Consensus, which won this last year, trailed to the home turn and fought on well for third. Authentic Paddy could not get the lead and is never the same horse when he does not control the pace. He sat fourth the outer and had every chance but as usual boxed on grimly. Promise To Reign ran on well late from the back and for a one-win mare has it all ahead this season. St Jean had not raced since September of 2014 and ran a cracker for a new yard so should be a Cups force over summer and into the autumn with the G1 Auckland Cup (3200m) in March the ultimate target. The rest of the field was not too far away and most of them are handicappers so back to proper race conditions they should find form. There will be form from this race over summer and autumn but there has to also so see the brakes tapped in a cautionary manner assessment-wise as the track bias today at Ellerslie was as bad as ever seen.

Previous Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
CONSENSUS (NZ) 4M
POSTPONED (USA) - KATE CROSS (NZ) CAPE CROSS (IRE)
ALYSHA COLLETT 56.5 STEPHEN MCKEE & EDDIE CHIPPENDALE 5
ZENNISTA (NZ) 6M
ZENNO ROB ROY (JPN) - ZARNITSA (NZ) MAROOF (USA)
MARK DU PLESSIS 57.0 L LATTA 7
SHEZ SINSATIONAL (NZ) 5M
EKRAAR (USA) - ORIGINAL SIN (NZ) SHINKO KING (IRE)
O P BOSSON 57.0 A SHARROCK 1
DUCKWORTH LEWIS (NZ) 3G
POSTPONED (USA) - MS MAGENTA (NZ) GROOM DANCER (USA)
ALYSHA COLLETT 51.0 LEO MOLLOY 3
ELBLITZEM (NZ) 7G
ELNADIM (USA) - ARDUOUS (NZ) MOHAMED ABDU (IRE)
V A COLGAN 59.0 ROBERT PRISCOTT & CLAYTON CHIPPERFIELD 1
BOUNDLESS (NZ) 5M
VAN NISTELROOY (USA) - NOTHING LESS (NZ) STAR WAY (GB)
JAMES MCDONALD 57.0 STEPHEN MCKEE 7
GALLIONS REACH (NZ) 6G
VICTORY DANCE (IRE) - DORINKA (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA)
G MCKEON 59.0 RICHARD YUILL 5
STABINTHEDARK (NZ) 5G
DAGGERS DRAWN (USA) - CHAMBERTINE (NZ) MARKELLA (FR)
S C SPRATT 59.0 DONNA & DEAN LOGAN 8
FISCAL MADNESS (NZ) 5G
VOLKSRAAD (GB) - BELLE NUITE (NZ) BALMERINO (NZ)
O P BOSSON 59.0 J G SARGENT 5
MILLENNIUM (NZ) 8G
PRIZED (USA) - ROYAL MED (USA) MEDIEVAL MAN (USA)
L G INNES 58.5 STEPHEN & TREVOR MCK 1
ST REIMS (NZ) 5H
ZABEEL (NZ) - L'QUIZ (USA) L'ENJOLEUR (CAN)
L G INNES 58.5 3
EL DUCE (NZ) 8G
LORD BALLINA (AUS) - EL FUGAZ (NZ) MY SIR AVON (NZ)
L J ALLPRESS 58.5 DONNA & DEAN LOGAN 7
ANATOMY (AUS) 5M
THUNDER GULCH (USA) - MAURINE (NZ) HARBOR PRINCE (USA)
L G INNES 56.0 JIM GIBBS 1
MAGIC WINNER (NZ) 7G
MIGHTY GREY (AUS) - HAGEN'S PRIDE (NZ) CHIEF HAGEN (NZ)
G J GRYLLS 58.5 MICHAEL MORONEY & ANDREW CLARKEN 3
BEXLEY (NZ) 6M
HONOR GRADES (USA) - WESTEND (NZ) COPENHAGEN (GB)
T D COLLETT 56.0 GEOFF GEORGETTI 5