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Filly shows she’s no pushover

Australian-bound filly No Pushover lived up to her name at Riccarton where she boosted her future value with a black type success.

No Pushover winning the N.Z. Bloodstock Ins. Inglewood
No Pushover winning the N.Z. Bloodstock Ins. Inglewood Picture: Race Images Photo

The bargain buy made the jump from a maiden victory last month to a clear-cut win in Saturday’s Listed NZB Insurance Stakes.

“It’s a really nice story and she was bought under a year ago at an NZB Sale for just $3000,” trainer Shaune Ritchie said.

He was asked by syndication company principal Kirk Devers, who operates under the KRD Racing & Thoroughbreds Racing banner, to have a look at the filly and Ritchie gave her a tick of approval.

“She had a parrot mouth, but apart from that she was very correct and now she’s a stakes winner,” he said.

Ritchie also has the Group placed Megawatt for KRD Racing, although both fillies are on limited time in New Zealand.

“I’ll be advising Kirk to send them over to my brother Craig in Sydney for next season – there’s limited prize-money here for four-year-olds,” he said.

“Megawatt is out spelling and this filly may back up in next Saturday’s Warstep Stakes. I’m not certain she’ll get 2000 metres.

“There isn’t a lot left so we may as well roll the dice as long as she comes through this race well. She was beautifully ridden by Masa Tanaka as well.”

Tanaka was originally to have ridden the Awapuni filly Zbeauty, but she went sore in the lead-up and he made the most of his opportunity aboard No Pushover.

He gave her a dream run in the trail and they were into the clear at the right time to dash clear for a two length defeat of Goodsav with Deedee Panache completing a North Island trifecta.
NZ Racing News



Riccarton Park Saturday, 16th April 2016

7f210y TURF GOOD
NZD $50,000

N.Z. Bloodstock Ins. Inglewood (LR)

NZD $50,000
Age: 3yo Sex: F Type: OPEN
7f210y TURF GOOD
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 10. NO PUSHOVER (NZ) 3yo F
PINS (AUS) - CATCH THE DAY (NZ)
MASA TANAKA
SHAUNE RITCHIE
$12.6
56.5kg
K R Devers

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2nd 1. GOODSAV (NZ) 3yo F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - MILLILILLI (NZ)
LISA ALLPRESS
PATRICK CAMPBELL
$3
56.5kg
Goodfellas Syndicate & Waikato Stud Ltd

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3rd 4. DEEDEE PANACHE (NZ) 3yo F
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - LADY WINIFRED (NZ)
TERRY MOSELEY
JEFF LYNDS
$8.4
56.5kg
Mrs G M & G M Hewson

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4th 7. SLEEK SECRET (NZ) 3yo F
SAKHEE'S SECRET (GB) - MISS SMUGG (NZ)
R CUNEEN
RALPH MANNING
$22.7
56.5kg

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5th 11. NOT AVAILABLE (NZ) 3yo F
BATTLE PAINT (USA) - DUBAI CENTURY (AUS)
S MUNIANDY
MIKE MCCANN
$47
56.5kg

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6th 9. BLACK SAV (NZ) 3yo F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - SHOWILEO (AUS)
MICHAEL MCNAB
LISA LATTA
$7.1
56.5kg

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7th 18. LITTLE HAAST (NZ) 3yo F
FALTAAT (USA) - EAGLE PROSPECT (AUS)
JILLIAN MORRIS
DANIEL CHAMPION & KEZIA MURPHY
$62
56.5kg
8th 8. QUEEN SERENE (NZ) 3yo F
THORN PARK (AUS) - QUEENZA (NZ)
MARCO CHUI
MICHAEL & MATTHEW PITMAN
$38.1
56.5kg

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9th 12. POETIC AFFAIR (NZ) 3yo F
THEWAYYOUARE (USA) - CITY AFFAIR (NZ)
SAM SPRATT
STEPHEN MCKEE & EDDIE CHIPPENDALE
$12.2
56.5kg

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10th 15. DE CHINE (NZ) 3yo F
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - MOLLY COCO (NZ)
BRETT MURRAY
GRAHAM RICHARDSON
$19.2
56.5kg

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11th 5. PRINCESS DAVONE (NZ) 3yo F
IFFRAAJ (GB) - NIKEY DAVONE (NZ)
DONI PRASTIYOU
STEPHEN AUTRIDGE
$15.6
56.5kg
12th 6. ALL IN VOGUE (NZ) 3yo F
PINS (AUS) - TALL POPPY (NZ)
COURTNEY BARNES
KEVIN GRAY
$13.4
56.5kg

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13th 3. CANTILENA (NZ) 3yo F
PER INCANTO (USA) - LIKENOTHINELSIE (NZ)
SAMANTHA WYNNE
LANCE ROBINSON
$15.7
56.5kg

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14th 13. VERNA AUDREY (NZ) 3yo F
SHOCKING (AUS) - PUKALEE (AUS)
LEE CALLAWAY
MICHAEL DALY
$106.1
56.5kg

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15th 2. ALYTH (NZ) 3yo F
LIBRETTIST (USA) - KINNAIR (NZ)
GOSEN JOGOO
J F PARSONS
$27.2
56.5kg
16th 17. PERCEPTIVE (NZ) 3yo F
RAISE THE FLAG (GB) - PERCEPTIBLE (NZ)
J R LOWRY
BRIAN & SHANE ANDERTON
$60.3
56.5kg
17th 16. SHEZATOUCHA (NZ) 3yo F
SHOWCASING (GB) - LOUDERS (NZ)
REBECCA TYLER
J F PARSONS
$64.5
56.5kg

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