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Sydney Specials: Randwick - 13th April 2019

If you aren’t excited about a program of this quality, horse racing may not be for you.

Midterm
Midterm Picture: (Mark Evans/Getty Images)

A ten event program greets punters on Saturday with four capacity fields including the Sydney Cup (3200m) and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) where we farewell champion mare Winx from the racetrack.

The meeting boasts some excellent value plays including Wild Planet contesting the South Pacific Classic (1400m).

 

Wild Planet
Wild Planet Picture: Racing and Sports

 

Wild Planet resumed with a slender second in the Darby Munro, just collared late by a rival he faces again here in Krone whilst narrowly beating Les Bridge’s boom three-year-old Classique Legend.

The Darby Munro trifecta put five lengths back to the chasing pack which includes another runner in the South Pacific Classic - Gem Song.

It shapes as the strongest form line brought into the contest however progressive types coming out of midweek events such as Green Aeon and Fasika are also in the mix for favouritism.

 

 

Considering the Darby Munro shapes as the pick of the form lines taken into the South Pacific Classic, Krone in theory represents Wild Planet’s biggest danger.

From the Darby Munro, Wild Planet meets Krone 1.5kg better at the weights for a slender defeat with Krone’s jockey Damien Oliver to ride 1kg over on Saturday.

He also likely brings more upside into the contest being earlier in his campaign.

The Sydney Cup is shaping as a staying spectacle with a full field of starters.

Midterm at his current double figure quote is too good to ignore.

The Team Williams-trained stayer has returned in superb order this prep and contests the Sydney Cup off a dominant victory in the N.E. Manion Cup (2400m) at Rosehill on March 23.

The son of Galileo had the race put to bed by the 600m as he cruised to the front early ahead of a chasing pack well under pressure.

While Midterm hasn’t raced since the Manion Cup, placegetters Big Duke and Shraaoh have finished second in the Tancred Stakes and Chairman’s Quality respectively.

The UK import is having his second Australian prep after an encouraging spring campaign where he performed well in both The Metropolitan (2400m) and the Geelong Cup (2400m).

Midterm’s Manion Cup victory was his best Australian performance to date by some way however still well shy of career best runs while based in Europe.

We are still only scratching the surface in Australia of what the Team Williams-trained runner is capable of.

After how strong he was through the line in the Manion Cup, Midterm looks poised on Saturday to build on the run.

 

 

The Offer for Gai Waterhouse in 2014 was the last horse to claim the Manion Cup-Sydney Cup double.

Team Williams know what it takes to win Sydney’s premiere two mile feature and head to Randwick on Saturday looking for a fifth Sydney Cup after Major Drive (1987), Gallic (2007), Mourayan (2013) and Gallante (2016).

 

Sydney Specials: Randwick - April 13

 

Each Way Play #1: R2; #4 Wild Planet @ $6.00

Each Way Play #2: R8; #11 Midterm @ $10.00


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Randwick Saturday, 13th April 2019

1m7f200y TURF GOOD
AUD $2,159,500

Sydney Cup (G1)

AUD $2,159,500
Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN
1m7f200y TURF GOOD
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 16. SHRAAOH (IRE) 6yo G
SEA THE STARS (IRE) - JUMOOH (GB)
JAY FORD
CHRIS WALLER
$12
51kg
Mrs R Hillen, D M Ackery, Mrs K Ackery, Australian Bloodstock (Mgr: L G Murrell), J A Shaw, Jalana (Mgr: D Gremmo), Denise And Al (Mgr: A J Fanning), R F Rebgetz, B A Watkins, Mrs R L Butcher, Hytoan (Mgr: M D Wicks), Margaret Pensabene (Mgr: A Pensabene), J M Simmons & Ms S M Fitzgerald

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2nd 6. VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE) 7yo G
MONSUN (GER) - VENETIAN BEAUTY (USA)
DAMIEN OLIVER
MICHAEL MORONEY
$31
54kg
R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), Gee Gee Equine Ltd (Mgr: G G Peterson), Pulitano Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: G Pulitano), B & C Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: B Dorman), G Devonport, G & Mrs S Lygoyris, F W & Mrs C M Cook, Werrett Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: N Werrett) & C H & Mrs J G Madden
3rd 12. GLORY DAYS (NZ) 6yo M
RED GIANT (USA) - BILANCIA (NZ)
COREY BROWN
BILL THURLOW
$17
52kg
G D & Mrs P A Thurlow & B J & Mrs S A McAree
4th 15. RONDINELLA (NZ) 4yo M
OCEAN PARK (NZ) - VALPOLICELLA (NZ)
SAM CLIPPERTON
ROGER JAMES & ROBERT WELLWOOD
$9
52kg
5th 20. DOUKHAN (IRE) 10yo G
DANSILI (GB) - LUNA WELLS (IRE)
ANDREW GIBBONS
KRIS LEES
$101
51kg

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6th 14. GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) 6yo H
TAMAYUZ (GB) - KATERINI (FR)
GLEN BOSS
ARCHIE ALEXANDER
$17
51.5kg

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7th 3. PATRICK ERIN (NZ) 7yo G
GALLANT GURU (AUS) - MEGA BABE (NZ)
GLYN SCHOFIELD
CHRIS WALLER
$67
54.5kg

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8th 2. SOUND (GER) 6yo H
LANDO (GER) - SKY DANCING (IRE)
DAMIAN LANE
MICHAEL MORONEY
$41
55.5kg

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9th 11. MIDTERM (GB) 6yo G
GALILEO (IRE) - MIDDAY (GB)
JAMIE KAH
LIAM HOWLEY
$6.5
52.5kg
10th 5. BIG DUKE (IRE) 7yo G
RAVEN'S PASS (USA) - HAZARAYNA (GB)
BRENTON AVDULLA
KRIS LEES
$13
54kg

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11th 18. TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ) 5yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - SPIRITING (NZ)
MICHAEL DEE
MICHAEL MORONEY
$151
51kg

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12th 10. DUBHE (GB) 4yo G
DUBAWI (IRE) - GREAT HEAVENS (GB)
KERRIN MCEVOY
C APPLEBY
$4.5
52.5kg
13th 19. RODRICO (AUS) 6yo G
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - TRULY A BEAUTY (USA)
JAMES INNES JNR
BJORN BAKER
$151
51kg

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14th 13. ZACADA (NZ) 6yo G
ZABEEL (NZ) - LACADA (AUS)
KATHY O'HARA
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$101
52kg

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15th 17. SEMARI (NZ) 4yo M
SEBRING (AUS) - KUMARI (NZ)
TIM CLARK
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG
$61
52kg

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16th 8. YOGI (NZ) 6yo G
RAISE THE FLAG (GB) - MALOZZA (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE
$10
53kg

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17th 4. RED CARDINAL (IRE) 7yo G
MONTJEU (IRE) - NOTABLE (GB)
JASON COLLETT
KRIS LEES
$12
54kg
18th 1. THE TAJ MAHAL (IRE) 5yo H
GALILEO (IRE) - YOU'RESOTHRILLING (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD
LIAM HOWLEY
$21
56kg

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19th 7. SIR CHARLES ROAD (AUS) 5yo G
MYBOYCHARLIE (IRE) - GIANT MYSTIQUE (AUS)
ROBBIE DOLAN
LANCE O'SULLIVAN & ANDREW SCOTT
$15
53kg

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20th 9. BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) 5yo G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - COLIMA (IRE)
TOMMY BERRY
CHRIS WALLER
$41
53kg

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