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2016 Auckland Eye Avondale Guineas Group 2 February 20 - Ellerslie

Rangipo wins 2016 Auckland Eye Avondale Guineas Group 2 NZ$100,000 at Ellerslie (NZ) 3yo, 2100m.

Rangipo winning the Auckland Eye Avondale Guineas
Rangipo winning the Auckland Eye Avondale Guineas Picture: Trish Dunell

Rangipo, from barrier six, took up a handy spot passing the judge with a circuit to run and rounding the far bend settled well in third on the fence. Holding the rail he stayed in third to the 1000m, then fourth at the 600m but kept the fence. Just before straightening jockey Vinnie Colgan moved up to be handier and his momentum saw him alongside the leaders at the 350m and a hundred metres later with a length break. Raghu (inner) and Brighton (outer) both tried to run him down but he held on tenaciously at the post for a gutsy win.

Brighton was well back at the 1200m and looked a forlorn hope before the straight, but found space at the 300m and kept finding all the way to the line for a solid second.

Raghu held a narrow lead past the 600m and a similar lead at the 350m. When Rangipo drove past Raghu dug deep and stuck with him and never really gave way, just going under in the last few strides, for a well fought close up equal third.

Get That Jive was midfield at the 600m and moved wide into the straight where he made his strong run out in the middle of the track, eating into the lead of the winner to tie Raghu at the post, a nice New Zealand Derby trial.


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Ellerslie Saturday, 20th February 2016

1m2f97y TURF DEAD
NZD $100,000

Avondale Guineas (G2)

NZD $100,000
Age: 3yo Type: OPEN
1m2f97y TURF DEAD
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 2. RANGIPO (AUS) 3yo G
STRYKER (AUS) - HOLLOWAY CASTLE (NZ)
VINNIE COLGAN
TONY PIKE
$5.8
56.5kg
J C & Mrs M A Thompson

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2nd 10. BRIGHTON (NZ) 3yo G
BUFFALO MAN (CAN) - GORE BAY (AUS)
L TILEY
N W TILEY
$28.1
56.5kg
Aston Racing Ltd

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3rd 4. RAGHU (NZ) 3yo G
SHOWCASING (GB) - FANTASY WORLD (NZ)
MICHAEL MCNAB
TONY PIKE
$12.4
56.5kg
Miss C R Pyke, S W Hamer, C M Mundy, S L Cardow, M B Pyke, Dew Head Racing (Mgr: S L Aldridge) & Niffy's Boys (Mgr: M W Simonds)

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3rd 5. GET THAT JIVE (AUS) 3yo G
STREET SENSE (USA) - COBBLEY (AUS)
OPIE BOSSON
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$5.7
56.5kg
L DE SOUZA, W LEUNG, T HARTLEY, D PAINTER, P VAWDREY, J LARK, S BROWN

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5th 13. CIRCUIT HASSLER (NZ) 3yo G
SHOCKING (AUS) - ZAQUABEEL (NZ)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
ROGER JAMES
$28.2
56.5kg

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6th 15. PROVOCATIVE (NZ) 3yo F
ZABEEL (NZ) - BETWIXT (NZ)
LEITH INNES
TONY PIKE
$4.2
54.5kg

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7th 7. PREDITOR (NZ) 3yo C
SAVABEEL (AUS) - BIRD (NZ)
JONATHAN RIDDELL
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG
$10.8
56.5kg

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8th 1. DUKEDOM (NZ) 3yo G
BACHELOR DUKE (USA) - BIANCA BAY (AUS)
LISA ALLPRESS
STEVEN COLE
$7.6
56.5kg
9th 3. SON OF MAHER (AUS) 3yo G
AL MAHER (AUS) - DANCE HIT (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
MICHAEL & MATTHEW PITMAN
$13.1
56.5kg

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10th 9. ZACADA (NZ) 3yo G
ZABEEL (NZ) - LACADA (AUS)
CRAIG GRYLLS
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$20.6
56.5kg

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11th 8. THUNDER DOWN UNDER (AUS) 3yo C
STREET SENSE (USA) - RIVER DREAMING (IRE)
LEE MAGORRIAN
JOHN & STEPHEN RALPH
$53.5
56.5kg

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12th 11. ALI BABA (NZ) 3yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - DREAMWORKS (NZ)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
MICHAEL MORONEY & ANDREW CLARKEN
$24.1
56.5kg

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13th 6. IT'S BEN AGAIN (NZ) 3yo G
DANROAD (AUS) - IT'S SPRING AGAIN (AUS)
R J MYERS
BRENT GILLOVIC
$85
56.5kg

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14th 14. OUR GRAVANO (NZ) 3yo G
ROC DE CAMBES (NZ) - SUNSHINE PARK (NZ)
SAM SPRATT
PETER & DAWN WILLIAMS & PAUL RICHARDS
$52.9
56.5kg
15th 12. DRAGON DANCER (NZ) 3yo G
O'REILLY (NZ) - DAME MAPPERLEY (NZ)
CAMERON LAMMAS
B J WALLACE
$60.1
56.5kg

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