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Front-runner delivers golden performance

The pre-race confidence of the connections of La Nouvelle Vague wasn’t misplaced at Wingatui where he took a major jump in class on Saturday in his stride.

La Nouvelle Vague winning the Dunedin Gold Cup
La Nouvelle Vague winning the Dunedin Gold Cup Picture: Wild Range Photography

Trainers Graham and Michael Eade were expecting a top showing from the son of St Reims in the Fire & Mechanical Dunedin Gold Cup, despite the six-year-old jumping from Rating 75 to Listed company.

La Nouvelle Vague was perfectly ridden to instructions by the visiting central districts apprentice Leah Hemi. They set up a solid gallop in front and strode clear in the run home for a clear-cut victory.

“It’s no use sitting out the back with him,” Graham Eade said. “I knew that once he got to the front that he wouldn’t give it up. He could have done another round.”

La Nouvelle Vague’s immediate future is unclear with a lack of suitable distance options ahead of the gelding.

“There’s not enough decent staying races around for him,” said Eade, who has the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup as a long-term aim.

La Nouvelle Vague was trapped wide early in the race before Hemi pressed forward and once in the lead the horse relaxed and was coasting at the top of the straight.

He held a strong gallop in the closing 300 metres to have three and a-quarter lengths on Saint Kitt, who closed gamely after covering extra ground, with Princess Brook holding third from Revelator.


NZ Racing News



Wingatui Saturday, 04th February 2017

1m3f205y TURF DEAD
NZD $50,000

Dunedin Gold Cup (LR)

NZD $50,000
Type: OPEN
1m3f205y TURF DEAD
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 14. LA NOUVELLE VAGUE (NZ) 6yo G
ST REIMS (NZ) - BALLADANE (NZ)
LEAH HEMI
MICHAEL & GRAHAM EADE
$13.2
53kg
D D Cronin, V S Cronin, F Gianone, P D & P D Jeffreys, The Savoy Syndicate & White Flash Syndicate
2nd 3. SAINT KITT (NZ) 7yo G
KEEPER (AUS) - SOUTHERN CRY (NZ)
LEE CALLAWAY
PAM ROBSON
$6.1
58kg
Miss K & V W Meenehan

Sales Information

3rd 7. PRINCESS BROOK (NZ) 5yo M
RAISE THE FLAG (GB) - LESLEY BROOK (NZ)
COURTNEY BARNES
TERRY KENNEDY
$7.5
55.5kg
F A King Family Trust

Sales Information

4th 1. REVELATOR (NZ) 8yo G
ZABEEL (NZ) - LABYRINTH (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
J F PARSONS
$6.7
60kg
5th 4. THE GORDONIAN (NZ) 8yo G
REMIND (USA) - VIVA LYPHARD (USA)
GOSEN JOGOO
JACK & JO-ANN GORDON
$21.2
57kg

Sales Information

6th 6. MOTORBOAT MIKE (NZ) 8yo G
PERFECTLY READY (AUS) - RAPID LIFT OFF (GB)
R CUNEEN
SOPHIE PRICE
$20.5
56kg
7th 8. ZHANIM (NZ) 6yo M
SAVABEEL (AUS) - TAFELBERG (NZ)
RYAN ELLIOT
STEVEN WOODSFORD
$24.1
53kg

Sales Information

8th 5. SUREASYOUWEREBORN (NZ) 6yo M
LUCKY UNICORN (AUS) - GREY SWALLOW (NZ)
J R LOWRY
NIKKI & BARRIE BLATCH
$16.8
56.5kg
9th 10. LANDALES GOLD (NZ) 5yo G
RAISE THE FLAG (GB) - DELIA (NZ)
DARRYL BRADLEY
TERRY KENNEDY
$10.1
53kg
10th 12. THE ENERGIZER (NZ) 6yo G
SHINKO KING (IRE) - ELAIA (NZ)
L KALYCHURUN
KELVIN TYLER
$36.3
53kg
11th 9. SHOW MACCOOL (NZ) 6yo G
FLYING SPUR (AUS) - LACADA (AUS)
SAMANTHA WYNNE
TRACEY CHARLES
$3.8
53kg

Sales Information

12th 2. ABSOLUT EXCELENCIA (AUS) 7yo G
EXCELLENT ART (GB) - JARADA (AUS)
TERRY MOSELEY
KEN, LISA RAE & KRYSTAL WILLIAMS
$26.3
59kg

Sales Information

13th 11. MCMAY (NZ) 7yo M
YAMANIN VITAL (NZ) - MCMAMMOTH (NZ)
KYLIE WILLIAMS
TONY & LYN PRENDERGAST
$23.2
53kg

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