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2016 Merlin Garage Door Openers Group 3 October 22 - Moonee Valley

Kaniana wins 2016 Merlin Garage Door Openers Group 3 $150,000 at Moonee Valley (VIC) 4yo+Mares, 1600m.

Kaniana winning the Merlin Garage Door Openers
Kaniana winning the Merlin Garage Door Openers Picture: Racing and Sports

The Darren Weir-trained mare Kaniana had a good trip in eighth place, one off the rails, behind a good pace. She improved between runners coming to the home time and then came with a well-timed run to take the front at the 50m and then went on to score well.

Rocket Commander showed pace and worked from her wide barrier (11) before settling outside the leader (Antelucan). She put pressure on that runner nearing the home turn, took the lead at the 100m and the fought on well for a very good second after her early efforts.

Alaskan Rose settled back in tenth place, between runners. She went very deep rounding the home turn and then ran on nicely to take the minor placing.

The favourite Lady Le Fay raced in fifth place on the rails after starting from barrier two. She went along the rails (as the remainder of the field went wide) to challenge at the home turn. She then battled over the closing stages, after racing on what appeared to be inferior going on the rails, to finish (2.2 lengths) sixth.


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Moonee Valley Saturday, 22nd October 2016

7f210y TURF SOFT
AUD $152,500

Merlin Garage Door Openers (G3)

AUD $152,500
Age: 4yo and up Sex: M Type: OPEN
7f210y TURF SOFT
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 8. KANIANA (AUS) 6yo M
CANNY LAD (AUS) - ST ANNA (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
DARREN WEIR
$17
57kg
Mrs V L Klaric & I Cajkusic
2nd 2. ROCKET COMMANDER (AUS) 5yo M
COURT COMMAND (AUS) - PINOT ROYALE (AUS)
BEN MELHAM
MATTHEW DALE
$9
57kg
Mrs S G McGuinness, Mrs A E Dale & Spotswood Racing

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3rd 9. ALASKAN ROSE (NZ) 4yo M
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - SASKIA (AUS)
PATRICK MOLONEY
MICHAEL MORONEY
$9
57kg
Ballymore Stables (Aust) Pty Ltd (Mgr: M D Moroney), R&C Legh Racing (Mgr: R P Legh), Pulitano Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: G Pulitano), Gurners Bloodstock Co (Mgr: M Ramsden), Kariba Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: C Dziedzic), A Melideo, S & Dr C Cowan, S Agisilaou, F Palazzo, B & Mrs C Dorman

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4th 10. DULVERTON (AUS) 4yo M
COMMANDS (AUS) - RATHLIN ISLAND (AUS)
MARK ZAHRA
ROBERT SMERDON
$13
57kg

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5th 5. METAPHORICAL (AUS) 6yo M
DYLAN THOMAS (IRE) - LIGHT UP THE WORLD (AUS)
LUKE CURRIE
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG
$15
57kg
6th 1. LADY LE FAY (NZ) 6yo M
THORN PARK (AUS) - MIA LE FAY (NZ)
HUGH BOWMAN
CHRIS WALLER
$2.38
58kg

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7th 11. ST SWITHUNS (AUS) 4yo M
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - HARROW (AUS)
LUKE NOLEN
CIARON MAHER
$12
57kg

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8th 6. EVERY FAITH (AUS) 6yo M
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - ZEPHYRIA (NZ)
DWAYNE DUNN
ROBERT SMERDON
$26
57kg

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9th 7. ANTELUCAN (AUS) 4yo M
DOMESDAY (AUS) - DAWN ATTACK (IRE)
JAMES MCDONALD
JOHN O'SHEA
$7.5
57kg
10th 12. WHIRLPOOL (AUS) 4yo M
SEBRING (AUS) - EL TORNEDO (AUS)
STEPHEN BASTER
P MORGAN & C WIDDISON
$81
57kg

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11th 3. CORONATION SHALLAN (AUS) 7yo M
STRATEGIC (AUS) - CORONATION CRYSTAL (AUS)
DANIEL STACKHOUSE
BRETT SCOTT
$21
57kg

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