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Spirits lifted with classic success

Our Gazza took full advantage of an easing of the Riccarton track to provide one of his part-owners with a timely victory.

Our Gazza(Inner) winning the C'church Casino Winter Classic
Our Gazza(Inner) winning the C'church Casino Winter Classic Picture: Race Images Photo

The seven-year-old turned his form around from the opening day of the meeting with a dogged finish to take home the thick end of the stake in the Christchurch Casino Winter Classic.

“It’s a big relief and a nice win for Cliff Condren, who is in hospital so hopefully this will put a big smile on his face,” trainer Lisa Latta said.

Our Gazza had headed south in excellent touch with consecutive heavy going wins at Wanganui and Trentham, but he was out of his comfort zone when unplaced on a better surface in the Gr.3 Winter Cup last Saturday.

“He’s a true wet tracker and with the tracks in the central districts so wet he’ll carry on now and get up over more ground,” Latta said.

Our Gazza was tardily away from the barrier and settled at the back of the field before rider Johnathon Parkes urged him to pick up ground.

The seven-year-old responded and a sustained finish got him home by a half head from Miss Three Stars with Duffers Creek a length and a quarter back in third place ahead of the winner’s stablemate Authentic Paddy.

“He got out into the open and he finished off really well,” Latta said.

Our Gazza’s stablemate Golden Bay had earlier claimed the NZ Bloodstock Premier to open Latta’s winning account at the carnival.
NZ Racing News



Riccarton Park Saturday, 08th August 2015

1m209y TURF HEAVY
NZD $40,000

C'church Casino Winter Classic

NZD $40,000
Type: OPEN
1m209y TURF HEAVY
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 7. OUR GAZZA (NZ) 7yo G
HANDSOME RANSOM (AUS) - CAR PARK FLYER (NZ)
JOHNATHON PARKES
LISA LATTA
$2
56kg
Mrs B R & C J Condren, Hawkes Bay Footy Boys Syndicate, M P Hodge, Ms M A Mountier, A J Rennie & Est Late W D Skelton Mbe
2nd 5. MISS THREE STARS (NZ) 6yo M
PERFECTLY READY (AUS) - MISSY (NZ)
LISA ALLPRESS
TOMMY BECKETT
$2.5
56kg
Three Star Syndicate
3rd 2. DUFFERS CREEK (NZ) 6yo G
GOLD CENTRE (AUS) - MISS LEADING (NZ)
KELLY MYERS
KEVIN MYERS
$2
58.5kg
I S & Mrs M G Morrison
4th 1. AUTHENTIC PADDY (NZ) 6yo G
HOWBADDOUWANTIT (USA) - AUTHENTIC CROSS (NZ)
DARRYL BRADLEY
LISA LATTA
$2
59kg

Sales Information

5th 16. KEEP THE COURAGE (NZ) 7yo G
KEEPER (AUS) - COURAGEOUS BELLE (NZ)
SAMANTHA WYNNE
TONY & LYN PRENDERGAST
$2
53kg
6th 3. SACRED FLYER (NZ) 9yo G
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - NO FIBS (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
R SHERWIN
$2
57.5kg
7th 8. BIOLOGIST (AUS) 6yo G
DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - NEW GOLD DREAM (AUS)
R J MYERS
G ALTON
$2
55kg

Sales Information

8th 15. DRAGON BEAUTY (NZ) 6yo M
KEENINSKY (NZ) - CAPE ROSE (NZ)
LEAH HEMI
GARY VILE
$2
53kg

Sales Information

9th 11. TO THE MAX (NZ) 7yo G
YAMANIN VITAL (NZ) - ANQUILLA (NZ)
TERRY MOSELEY
ALLAN SMITH
$2
54.5kg

Sales Information

10th 6. EVA KEENEVA (NZ) 7yo G
KEENINSKY (NZ) - EVA'S LAST (NZ)
REBECCA TYLER
TRACEY CHARLES
$2
56kg
11th 14. COMANCHE GOLD (NZ) 8yo G
HAWKEYE (IRE) - TREADGOLD (NZ)
R CUNEEN
MICHAEL & GRAHAM EADE
$2
54kg
12th 9. ELECTRONIC MOTION (AUS) 8yo G
SNIPPETSON (AUS) - [AUS] DORIN DONNA (NZ)
DONI PRASTIYOU
AARON TAYLOR
$2
55kg
13th 4. TIMY TYLER (NZ) 5yo G
NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) - SKITE (NZ)
J R LOWRY
KELVIN TYLER
$1.67
57.5kg

Sales Information

14th 13. BELLE D'OR (NZ) 9yo M
DANZIGHILL (AUS) - ANQUILLA (NZ)
ROBERT HANNAM
V CHRISTOPHERS
$2
54kg
15th 10. NEWS FLASH (NZ) 7yo G
GALLANT GURU (AUS) - STAGE FLASH (AUS)
COURTNEY BARNES
BRIAN & SHANE ANDERTON
$2
54.5kg

Sales Information

16th 12. RIC O'SHEA (NZ) 8yo G
O'REILLY (NZ) - FELLOWSHIP (AUS)
SAMANTHA COLLETT
ANDREW CARSTON
$2
54.5kg

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