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Fannie Bayresults, dividendsRace 1 — SAMSUNG RATING 58 HCP

(1300m): 10.00 INVISIBLE CITY (Owner: C GPollard) 59.5 (-1.5) (S Hillebrand a) 1, 21.00Gold Lotto 59.0 (S Bailey) 2, 6.50 Danzaura58.5 (K Gladwin) 3. Others: 7.00 Volte Face (PDenton), 17.00 McKechnie (D McIntosh), 6.50Tricked Them (C Dean), 26.00 Mossgreen (CHaddon), 4.40 The Flying Fox (B Huppatz),9.00 Deputy Moon (B Davis), 15.00 Daji (NStanley), 9.00 Notipthis (R Oakford), 6.00Sharvee (P Shiers) last. Scr: Fasleon. Margins:3/4, 3/4. Time: 1:16.30 - hand-timed (Last600: NA). Winner trained by Chris Pollard.Dividends: 1 Invisible City $15.40 $4.00 6Gold Lotto $6.20 8 Danzaura $2.60. Q:$96.50. E: $69.00. T: $1,205.30. A2: 1-6$57.50, 1-8 $18.80, 6-8 $86.30. Scr: 13.Race 2 — CARBINE CLUB FLYING HCP

(1100m): 2.60fav THE SOLDIER (Owners: CA Hunter & R G Kendray) 64.0 (K Gladwin) 1,2.80 Bullant 54.0 (B Davis), 5.00 Barstool 54.0(N Stanley) 3. Others: 8.00 Gallium (T Walsh),4.40 Thumb Prints (S Hillebrand a) last. Scr:Kirikirish. Margins: 2, 3. Time: 1:02.30 (Last600: NA). Winner trained by Ken Rogerson.Dividends: 1 The Soldier $3.10 $1.80 6 Bul-lant $1.30 4 Barstool NTD. Q: $4.20. E:$17.30. T: $20.80. Scr: 3.Race 3 — CHANNEL 9 RATING 73 HCP

(1200m): 2.00fav GILBEAU (Owners: PriceBloodstock Management Limited - Mgr: Ms JChapman) 61.0 (S Bailey) 1, 26.00 Cheap AndNasty 58.5 (A Spradau) 2, 16.00 Let’s Talk58.5 (C Spry) 3. Others: 4.60 Jerrykooler (JCameron), 4.00 Pick of the Lot (C Haddon),7.00 Cossack Court (P Shiers), 26.00Geebeetee (B Davis) last. All started. Margins:len, 2 3/4. Time: 1:08.7 - hand timed (Last600: NA). Winner trained by Stephen Brown.Dividends: 1 Gilbeau $2.10 $1.30 5 CheapAnd Nasty $4.60 6 Let’s Talk NTD. Q: $17.90.E: $17.90. T: $209.80. All Started.Race 4 — QUALITY FRONTIER HOTEL RAT-

ING 67 HCP (1600m): 8.00 MANNING (Ow-ners: M Ingles, M Ferreira & J Boncalves) 59.0(S Bailey) 1, 3.40fav The Slew 59.5 (-1.5) (SHillebrand a) 2, 21.00 Dieu Soleil 56.5 (K Glad-win) 3. Others: 10.00 Failonge (P Crich), 4.40More Allowance (C Haddon), 10.00Francagino (C Dean), 14.00 Common Ground(J Cameron), 31.00 Royal Bond (R Oakford),10.00 Sono Piccolo (C Spry), 26.00 BronzeAussie (N Stanley), 9.00 Natmana (P Shiers)last. Scr: Supreme Show. Margins: 3/4, 4 1/4.Time: 1:37.05 (Last 600: NA). Winner trainedby Stephen Brown.Dividends: 5 Manning $6.80 $2.70 3 TheSlew $1.80 12 Dieu Soleil $3.80. Q: $9.90. E:$34.40. T: $589.60. A2: 3-5 $3.80, 5-12$29.20, 3-12 $9.50. Scr: 1.Race 5 — TROJON FENCING RATING 62

HCP (1200m): 3.30fav PRINCESS CONNY(Owners: B Dixon, Mrs M Dixon, J Cooper &Mrs A Cooper) 57.5 (P Denton) 1, 7.00 Yuki60.0 (D McIntosh) 2, 18.00 Erembourg 60.0 (VArnott) 3. Others: 18.00 Arapaho Heights (BDavis), 6.00 Off My Facebook (C Dean), 13.00Cullenary Delight (P Crich), 15.00 SpanishKing (R Oakford), 15.00 Miss Endeavour (SHillebrand a), 8.00 Moretorque (J Cameron),6.00 Another Bay (S Bailey), 21.00 Gobrom (CHaddon), 18.00 Chilli Rock (C Spry). Scr: OldRegret, Cuban Kid, Tennyson. Margins: 1 1/4,hd. Time: 1:09.4 - hand timed (Last 600: NA).Winner trained by Kerry Petrick.Dividends: 11 Princess Conny $3.30 $1.50 4Yuki $2.60 3 Erembourg $6.60. Q: $10.90. E:$33.70. T: $411.90. A2: 4-11 $4.90, 3-11$23.80, 3-4 $36.80. Scr: 13,14,15.Race 6 — SKY RACING METRIC MILE

(1600m): 14.00 PALMYRA BOY (Owners: NDyer, A Biasci, P Bisset, R Leschke, Mrs ELeschke, D Lewis, D Talty, L Goltz, K Byrne &T Lillis) 55.5 (J Cameron) 1, 3.60fav HawksBay 59.0 (P Shiers) 2, 4.40 Shout Out Loud58.0 (P Denton) 3. Others: 7.50 Club Liquid (VArnott), 13.00 Activation (C Spry), 31.00Granzig (N Stanley), 51.00 Molotov (C Dean),8.00 Gnaeus Equus (B Davis), 31.00 Honour-able Kind (C Haddon), 16.00 Awe And Won-der (K Gladwin), 9.00 Utility (S Hillebrand a),17.00 Amyjaye Power (D Tootell) failed to fini-sh. Scr: Test The Scene, Regansburg, NobleConnection. Margins: 2 1/4, 1 3/4. Time:1:34.86 (Last 600: NA). Winner trained byNeil Dyer.Dividends: 9 Palmyra Boy $20.50 $3.90 3Hawks Bay $1.90 4 Shout Out Loud $1.30. Q:$13.60. E: $131.90. T: $364.30. A2: 3-9 $6.60,4-9 $17.30, 3-4 $3.20. FIRST 4: (9 3 4 7):$1,244.20. Scr: 13,14,15.Race 7 — DARWIN PRIVATE HOSPITAL

RATING 62 HCP (1000m): 4.80 COSTLYEV(Owners: Mrs J Davis, N J Hickey, R Peter & CPeter) 59.0 (P Denton) 1, 6.00 Green Mango57.0 (C Haddon) 2, 21.00 Dermere 59.0 (ASpradau) 3. Others: 21.00 Bella Rossana (NStanley), 12.00 Pilos (P Shiers), 8.00 Charla-tan Prince (C Dean), 6.50 Tres Chere (J Ca-meron), 8.50 Avidson (S Bailey), 5.00Supason (S Hillebrand a), 4.60 Zedeshee (CSpry), 31.00 Quaffle On (B Huppatz) last. Allstarted. Margins: 2, 4. Time: 57.45 (Last 600:NA). Winner trained by Brendon Davis.Dividends: 4 Costlyev $4.10 $1.80 8 GreenMango $2.20 5 Dermere $8.50. Q: $11.30. E:$19.20. T: $420.10. A2: 4-8 $4.50, 4-5 $93.90,5-8 $79.80. Qd: (5 11 9 4): $2,750.40.Extra Double: 1 The Soldier 1 Gilbeau $7.30.Double: 9 Palmyra Boy 4 Costlyev $77.60. Tre-

ble: 11 Princess Conny 9 Palmyra Boy 4 Cost-lyev $724.20.

WINNERS CIRCLEwith GREGOR MACTAGGART

Westover shinesat Morphettville

Westover O’Toole

CENTRALIANS struck gold in Ade-laide yesterday.

Sprint star Periduki providedteenage Alice Springs product ScottWestover his maiden city winnerwith a dashing front-running win inthe Allan Scott Flying Handicap(1000m) at Morphettville.

The Prince of Pioneer Park is nowbased with South Australian MickWhittle, the father of Lisa Lefoe,who masterminded Periduki’s risefrom the Red Centre.

Periduki paid $7 on track, but youcould get four points better onUNiTAB, with Periduki paying$11.30 for the win on the tote.

While there was delight forPeriduki, it was a horror day for theconnections of 2008 Alice SpringsCup winner Tradesman’s Choice.

The nine-year-old son of 1993Caulfield Cup winner Fraar had tobe euthanised after suffering majorinjuries in a heavy fall during theTapestry Wines Hurdle (3200m).

Former Alice Springs Turf Clubboss Andrew O’Toole expressed hissadness learning the news.

‘‘It is a shame — he was a great oldhorse and a popular winner of theCup,’’ O’Toole said.

Keeping on the Red Centre themeand Pioneer Park will today playhost to an impressive five-race cardfeaturing 49 acceptances.

The meeting is certainly notablefor the influx of interstate trainerssaddling up horses, with the townsBalranald, Ballarat, Nyngan andWarren represented.

Leading trainer Lisa Lefoe has 11runners engaged this afternoon, in-cluding four in the Dave DouglasTyre City Handicap (1100m).

Who canhonestlystop TheSoldier?BRILLIANT Red Centre speedster TheSoldier oozed class as he strolled homefor career win number 17 in yester-day’s Carbine Club Flying Handicap(1100m) at Fannie Bay.

The star performer from the Ken Ro-gerson stable proved there is no substi-tute for true quality with a polishedtwo length success under a sizeable64kg impost.

The Soldier defied a betting drift ontrack ($2.30 to $2.60) in a milestone winthat takes his career earnings throughthe $200,000 barrier.

It was the 14th time jockey Kim Glad-win has posed for a winner’s photowith The Soldier and was effusive inhis praise of the gun Centralian.

‘‘He makes you love coming to workon race day,’’ Gladwin said.

The truest tale of The Soldier’s winwas his winning time of 62.30 seconds,just 0.13 of a second outside the track-record time set by excitement machineCanali, with Gladwin taking the Sun-day Territorian through his run.

‘‘Nothing has got the pace to makehim work and once he gets to the fronthe just relaxes,’’ Gladwin said.

‘‘He’s got another gear when some-thing comes at him and he had a bit inthe tank at the finish.’’

Trainer Rogerson wouldn’t confirmwhether The Soldier would tackle nextSaturdays Palmerston Sprint (1200m),a race he finished fourth in last year.

‘‘It’s no good making decisions in theheat of the moment,’’ Rogerson said.‘‘We want to do the best thing by thehorse because he’s the worst handi-capped horses around in the Territory.

‘‘I can’t figure it out how he’s ratedthree points higher than Activation,but has to carry 2.5kg more in thePalmerston than Activation does in theDarwin Cup.’’

Rogerson, who has prepared manybig-race winners during an illustriouscareer including past Darwin Cupchampion Silver Shark, admits TheSoldier has been a wonderful horse forthe stable.

‘‘He grows on you, a horse like him. Ibought him at the yearling sales in Al-ice Springs with the money won by TheTailer,’’ he said.

‘‘The Tailer won the Red Centre Clas-sic and the bonus was something like$12,000 which we used to pay for TheSoldier, who cost us $10,000.’’

Rising type Bullant was the subjectof strong support on the tote and ran acheeky race to finish second ahead of afast-finishing Barstool.

— GREGOR MACTAGGART

Oh Boy, he's goodPalmyra Boy (Jan Cameron) stretches out to win the Metric Mile at Fannie Bay yesterday. Inset: Cameron and the seven-year-old gelding in the mounting yard after their second straight win in the event. Pictures: KATRINA BRIDGEFORD

By GREGOR MACTAGGART

at Fannie Bay

DEJA VU struck Fannie Bay yesterday asPalmyra Boy outgunned a quality field tonotch back-to-back Metric Mile victories.

The striking grey produced a record-breaking performance to provide jockey JanCameron and trainer Neil Dyer with theirsecond Mile win in as many years.

Palmyra Boy ($14) sliced 0.05 off the 1600mtrack-record set by Brad Star in 2007 to winthe $40,000 Day Five feature race by two and aquarter lengths over his more illustriousstablemate Hawks Bay. And just as he did in

2009, Palmyra Boy punched his Darwin Cup(2000m) ticket, and might just prove a force tobe reckoned with come Monday week.

Having trained the quinella it was littlewonder Dyer was delighted, even thoughHawks Bay ($5.50 into $3.60) went into therace as the more fancied runner.

‘‘I had $50 on the quinella, I just don’t knowwhat it paid,’’ Dyer said. ‘‘That’s a big effortby him to break the track-record, he deserveshis run in the Cup now doesn’t he?

‘‘I’m proud of both of them. There’s prob-ably a doubt that Palmyra Boy can run ahard 2000m, while Hawks Bay got a nice rununder his belt and it will do him the world of

good for the Cup.’’Yesterday’s success illustrated what a

wonderful rapport the seven-year-old geldinghas with Cameron, formerly of New Zealand,who is indeed a quality jockey.

Having forged a winning partnership 12months ago, Cameron has followed PalmyraBoy during preparations in South Australiaand Alice Springs, so it came as no surpriseshe was beaming.

‘‘Marvellous, that was an unbelievable ef-fort because while last year was a good field,this year was tougher and his form hadn’tbeen quite as good as it had been 12 monthsago,’’ she said. ‘‘He’s a funny horse and needs

the blindfold to get into the gates.‘‘One of the barrier boys did a great job to

get it off and we jumped well.‘‘I had to scurry him up early to keep the

other ones out and after Vanessa (Arnott onClub Liquid) came across he came back to meand settled.

‘‘I was happy to roll off her back coming tothe turn and we were always travelling good.

‘‘I peeked around a few times because Ididn’t see any shadows coming, but he gaveme a good kick and hit the line well.’’

Hawks Bay (Paul Shiers) will certainlyhave his share of admirers on Cup Day fol-lowing a strong effort, while Shout Out Loud

(Paul Denton) battled valiantly for third.Club Liquid led and stuck on to finish a

good fourth in front of the two eye-catchersActivation (Carl Spry) and Granzig (NathanStanley), who finished fifth and sixth, re-spectively.

Carrying 61.5kg, the 2009 Darwin Cupchampion Activation hit the line well andlooks right on track for his title defence, get-ting home a nose in front of this year’s AliceSprings Cup winner, Granzig, who is alsoticking along nicely for Monday week.

The disappointments were eighth-placedGnaeus Equus (Brad Davis) and Utility (ScottHillebrand), who finished a conspicuous last.

Scott Bailey Paul Denton Scott Hillebrand

POPULAR jockey Scott Baileyreturned to form with a bang bylanding a winning double on Day 5of the carnival.

Bailey, who hadn’t greeted thejudge on the opening four days,visibly showed his delight atregaining that winning feelingwith a fist-pump as Gilbeau wasfirst past the post in the Channel 9Handicap (1200m).

The smart five-year-old geldingwas given a well-rated ride byBailey and landed some good betswith the length win from CheapAnd Nasty.

Not content with that triumph,Bailey came to the fore in theQuality Frontier Hotel Handicap(1600m) aboard Manning.

Manning has been a good horsefor Bailey and the hoopreciprocated the favour, giving thefour-year-old gelding a lovely ridein transit for a three-quarterlength win over fellow stablemateThe Slew.

In the process, Manning foiled abetting plunge, as The Slew wasbacked from $4.40 into $3.40 withbookmakers.

Both of Bailey’s winners wereprepared by Fannie Bay’s toptrainer Stephen Brown, whodoubled his carnival success tallyin the space of less than an hour.

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BUT Bailey had to share the daysriding honours with theirrepressible Paul Denton whocame to the fore towards the end ofthe seven-event program.

Denton produced a top-draw ride

to ensure bonny four-year-oldmare Princess Conny brokethrough for her first Top Endsuccess in the Trojon FencingHandicap (1200m).

Having finished third in theRose Bowl in her most recentappearance, the Kerry Petrick-trained Princess Conny from AliceSprings was sent out a warm $3.30favourite and beat home Yuki by alength and a quarter.

The renowned hoop sealed hisbrace thanks to pick-up rideCostlyev in the days final event,the Darwin Private HospitalHandicap (1000m).

Backed from $7 into $4.80 withthe bookies, Costlyev, a five-year-old gelding, worked his way to thespeed and kept on going for a two-length win ahead of Green Mango.

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INVISIBLE City surprised punterswhen he came from absolutelynowhere to take out the SamsungHandicap (1300m).

The six-year-old geldingrocketed home over the concludingstages for a three-quarter lengthwin from Gold Lotto, who alsoclosed home well.

Invisible City was ridden byleading apprentice ScottHillebrand, who celebrated his33rd winner of the season, and istrained by Chris Pollard.

The win was Pollard’s first of the2010 carnival, but his 17th of anexcellent season where he sits fifthon the trainers premiership, a fineeffort for someone who took up thecaper just a couple of years ago.

Trainer's wait could be over

TRAINER Howard Wilson hasbeen waiting all his life for aGroup One horse and left Ea-gle Farm yesterday confidenthe had finally unearthed one.

Wilson has always told any-one who would listen that Fif-teen Carat was the best horsehe’d trained and the giftedthree-year-old delivered thegoods with a game win in theListed $75,000 Tattersall’s Mile(1600m).

Fifteen Carat has enduredan arduous campaign and theShow A Heart gelding willnow be spelled and aimedtowards the Group One EpsomHandicap (1600m) at Rand-wick on October 2.

‘‘He’s a very good horse,’’Wilson said. ‘‘He’ll have threeweeks off and I’ll get himready for the Epsom.

‘‘That’s my plan — we start-ed him today to make surehe’d get a run in the Epsomand that’s where he’s going.’’

Randwick has been a happyhunting ground for Wilson inthe past and he has won twoVilliers Stakes (1600m) withShining Wind in 1991 and ZingAlong in 1981.

‘‘I’ve hardly ever had manyrunners in the big races,’’ Wil-son said. ‘‘I’ve never had aGroup One horse but thisbloke might be the one.

‘‘He’s a better horse than myVilliers winners and the besthorse I’ve had.’’

Glen Colless filled in forStathi Katsidis, who was bed-ridden with the flu and thegun hoop gave the horse a gemof a ride.

— GRANT STOCKWELL

Warhorse salutes at Valley

THE decision to bring risingeight-year-old Mangonui outof retirement has proved awinner with the gelding scor-ing at his second start back atMoonee Valley yesterday.

Mangonui’s career lookedover when his previous ow-ner, fearing that the ratingsystem was working againstthe gelding, decided to drawthe curtain after five wins in25 starts. But only a fewmonths after his farewell runin November, Mangonui re-turned to his Sale trainer IanHutchins thanks to a long-time friend deciding to put asyndicate together to revivethe galloper’s career.

‘‘The thing was that with hisrating there weren’t the racesaround for him and the ownergot very worried and decided

to retire him,’’ Hutchins said.‘‘He was up there in the pad-dock and my best mate GaryParkinson grabbed him andput a syndicate together.’’

Craig Williams, who has re-turned from a stint in Japan,landed his second city doublefor the week when Mangonuifinished strongly to win theChris Hood Memorial Handi-cap (1200m) in a blanket finish.

He beat off Signor Socks toscore by a short head withSacred Orders a short half-head away third. Hutchinssaid Mangonui, who is thefirst city winner for his newconnections, still had plenty ofracing ahead of him.

‘‘He’s by Kingston Rule andthey take time and get betterwith age,’’ Hutchins said.

— ROBERT WINDMILL

Nash among world's bestBy RAY THOMAS

in SydneyNASH Rawiller has been rated among theworld’s top five riders and compared to for-mer greats George Moore and Mick Ditt-man after he virtually clinched the Sydneyjockeys premiership with his easy win onWinter King in the Win A Yaris Handicap(1000m) at Randwick yesterday.

Although there is still three race meet-ings remaining this season, Rawiller hasnow ridden 88 Sydney wins and opened upa 10-win lead over nearest rival CoreyBrown.

‘‘If Brownie catches me from here, thenhe deserves the title,’’ Rawiller said. ‘‘I

never thought I’d wina premiership, especi-ally in Sydney, and al-though it hasn’t sunkin because I haven’twon it yet, if I get thereit will be a dreamcome true.’’

Rawiller didn’t evenraise a sweat as heguided hot favouriteWinter King ($1.85) toan easy win by nearlythree lengths fromSarge In Charge ($8) with a half head toGeared Up ($7).

Trainer David Payne is an unabashed Ra-willer (pictured) admirer and was glowing in

his praise of the jockey after Winter King’swin. ‘‘Nash’s riding has gone to a new level inthe last year or two — I would say he is amongthe world’s top five jcokeys,’’ Payne said. ‘‘Hisgreat ability is his strength. He is so hard tobeat in close finishes. He’s certainly thestrongest rider I have seen in my eight yearsin Sydney racing.’’

Trainer Gai Waterhouse said Rawiller’sstrength and power reminds her of Moore andDittman when those Hall of Fame jockeyswere in their pomp.

‘‘Nash is like George Moore, a great, strongrider,’’ Waterhouse said. ‘‘Mick was the same,he was unbelievably strong.

‘‘I can remember Wayne Harris was also avery strong rider although he was alwaysbattling with his weight.’’