Historical Analysis of the Tatts Tiara
Since its elevation to G1 status in 2007, the Winter Stks (or Tatts Tiara as it is now known) has been an important target for mare owners. Run as the last G1 of the season, it has previously been taken out by some highly regarded ladies including Miss Potential, Porto Roca, Bonanova twice, Dane Ripper, Mamzelle Pedrille and Melito. Which gal can gain that critical G1 to conclude the season?
PROFILING THE RACE
o Became G1 in 2007 - same time became a set weights race and was taken back to 1400m.
o Barriers have usually needed to be low in number from the Stradbroke start which is somewhat different to the big handicap.
o Not a great race for the favourites before Melito. Cosmic Endeavour was a wide favourite.
o Breakdown of fillies to mares - F (5) / M (5)
o Most Prevalent Age of winner - 3yo (5 times)
o Winners Average Price of winner - $9.50
o Races that the winner ran in prior - Stradbroke Hcp (3), Dane Ripper Stks (4), Gai Waterhouse Classic (1), Strawberry Road (1), Queensland Guineas (1)
RECENT WINNERS
2014 - COSMIC ENDEAVOUR 3f (Northern Meteor x Crevette) ($5 fav)
Jockey: Tommy Berry, Trainer: Gai WaterhouseBarrier: 5, Weight: 55.5kg, Gross Time: 1:22.03
Margin: 0.2L, Track: Dead (4), Starters: 162nd: Angel Of Mercy (57.0kg), 3rd: Avoid Lightning (57.0kg)
Review: Gai Waterhouse and Tommy Berry were at it again in the final G1 of the season. They had been on a tear since The Championships. Berry was coming back and forth from Hong Kong and just kept getting on the right horses. But he also rode them beautifully.
The filly was such a tough one having started her campaign way back some eight runs earlier on 1 March.
She was to sit midfield with the fast speed on but given she was running through brick walls this time in, it wouldn’t have mattered where she was. However on the line she probably had had enough and fell in by a head from the fast finishing placegetters.
2013 - RED TRACER 5m (Dane Shadow x Kisma) ($4.75)
Jockey: Nash Rawiller, Trainer: Chris WallerBarrier: 16, Weight: 57.0kg, Gross Time: 1:24.20
Margin: 2.5L, Track: Slow, Starters: 162nd: Streama (57.0kg), 3rd: Floria (57.0kg)
Review: Has there been a more deserving G1 winner than Red Tracer? She has been around in everything, run well in most of them and now got the major for her owners. Before the race, Skyerush lost Blake Shinn on the way to the gates and another had to be resaddled causing the event to be delayed.
And then you had to deal with the favourites drawing inside and outside. But on the very wet track, Red Tracer was in her element. Nash sat three out but held together. She levelled up at the 300m and trotted in. The class mares came to the fore.
2012 - PEAR TART 3f (Dehere x Tangerine Dream) ($15)
Jockey: Jeff Lloyd, Trainer: John ThompsonBarrier: 14, Weight: 55.5kg, Gross Time: 1:23.37
Margin: 0.2L, Track: Dead, Starters: 182nd: Skyerush (57.0kg), 3rd: Gai’s Choice (57.0kg)
Review: Three weeks earlier, Pear Tart had come out Class 3 grade to win the Guineas on an absolute bog. Taking a race against the boys was a credit and now she had to meet a quality field of ladies at G1 level including the Stradbroke winner Mid Summer Music.
This time on dead ground, Jeff Lloyd put her right out of trouble sitting second most of the way. With them all coming, she was under pressure but staved the rush off and gave Patinack their first G1 of the season in the last G1 of the season.
