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Grey Guru makes it three in a row with stylish Otaki victory

Wanganui galloper Grey Guru made it three wins from his last three runs when he scored with ridiculous ease over 2100 metres in rating 75 company at Otaki on Saturday.

The rising seven-year-old was superbly handled by apprentice Madan Singh who bided his time at the rear of the twelve horse field before improving along the rails to take control with 600 metres to run. Sent for home at that stage by Singh, Grey Guru turned the race into a procession as he kept up a powerful gallop to score by a comfortable three length margin at the line.

“I’m not sure what to put the improvement in him down to except perhaps maturity,” said trainer Raymond Connors.

“He struggled a bit in his early starts and last season we thought he might make a handy jumper this year.

“He still might but while he is going so well on the flat we won’t be putting him over the fences just yet.”

Connors doesn’t have any major plans for his charge preferring to make his way through the grades with the son of Gallant Guru while he continues to thrive on the winter tracks.


NZ Racing News



Otaki Saturday, 25th July 2015

1m2f97y TURF HEAVY
NZD $18,500

New World Levin (Bm75)

NZD $18,500
Type: BM75
1m2f97y TURF HEAVY
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 7. GREY GURU (NZ) 6yo G
GALLANT GURU (AUS) - PERNELLA (NZ)
MADAN SINGH
RAYMOND CONNORS
$2
53.5kg
M S & R M Connors

Sales Information

2nd 12. SELWYN (NZ) 6yo G
HOWBADDOUWANTIT (USA) - RADIO ROCKET (NZ)
ROBERT HANNAM
SYLVIA KAY
$2.14
54.5kg
P J & Mrs S L Kay
3rd 3. ZEDEEDUDADEEKO (NZ) 6yo G
ZED (NZ) - CHEEKO BEEKO (NZ)
REBECCA GOLDSBURY
JAMES PHILLIPS
$2.33
56kg
J P Phillips & The McInteer Family Trust
4th 2. DOUBLE O SEVEN (NZ) 9yo G
NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) - IMPASSIVE LADY (NZ)
LEAH HEMI
GUY LOWRY & GRANT CULLEN
$1.9
58kg

Sales Information

5th 10. ME AROHA (NZ) 8yo M
ISTIDAAD (USA) - MISSYOULIKECRAZY (NZ)
N TEELUCK
W R JEFFCOAT
$2.17
52kg
6th 4. FLIPPANT (NZ) 7yo G
BLACK TUXEDO (JPN) - BLACK ANNA (NZ)
JOSHUA OLIVER
S DOUGAN
$2
56.5kg
7th 13. LES SYLPHIDES (NZ) 6yo M
BACHELOR DUKE (USA) - DANCING VIKING (CAN)
R J MYERS
TRUDY KEEGAN
$2.11
54kg

Sales Information

8th 8. ROD'S LINCOLN (NZ) 4yo G
THORN PARK (AUS) - UDIDITAGAIN (NZ)
DARRYL BRADLEY
LISA LATTA
$2
56.5kg

Sales Information

9th 1. THATZ DAVID (NZ) 9yo G
STARK SOUTH (USA) - SHEZA CHANCE (NZ)
BRENDAN HUTTON
ANNE DAVIES
$1.75
59.5kg
10th 6. MR COOL BOY (NZ) 6yo G
ZED (NZ) - PENTAVALE (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
G C MCKAY
$1.75
57kg
11th 9. WOTABUZZ (NZ) 10yo G
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS (NZ) - BURNISH (NZ)
J SHACKLETON
LAURA KNIGHT
$2
55.5kg

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12th 5. MOON TIDE (NZ) 4yo M
BACHELOR DUKE (USA) - FAIRY LIGHTS (IRE)
CRAIG GRYLLS
FRANK RITCHIE
$2
57kg

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