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24 — Sunday Territorian, Sunday, July 25, 2010 www.sundayterritorian.com.au www.sundayterritorian.com.au Sunday Territorian, Sunday, July 25, 2010 — 41 PUB: SUNDAY DATE: 25-JUL-2010 PAGE: 24 COLOR: C (24) M (24) Y (24) K (24) DARWIN CUP CARNIVAL Fannie Bay results, dividends Race 1 — SAMSUNG RATING 58 HCP (1300m): 10.00 INVISIBLE CITY (Owner: C G Pollard) 59.5 (-1.5) (S Hillebrand a) 1, 21.00 Gold Lotto 59.0 (S Bailey) 2, 6.50 Danzaura 58.5 (K Gladwin) 3. Others: 7.00 Volte Face (P Denton), 17.00 McKechnie (D McIntosh), 6.50 Tricked Them (C Dean), 26.00 Mossgreen (C Haddon), 4.40 The Flying Fox (B Huppatz), 9.00 Deputy Moon (B Davis), 15.00 Daji (N Stanley), 9.00 Notipthis (R Oakford), 6.00 Sharvee (P Shiers) last. Scr: Fasleon. Margins: 3/4, 3/4. Time: 1:16.30 - hand-timed (Last 600: NA). Winner trained by Chris Pollard. Dividends: 1 Invisible City $15.40 $4.00 6 Gold 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: C A 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 (Last 600: 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: Price Bloodstock Management Limited - Mgr: Ms J Chapman) 61.0 (S Bailey) 1, 26.00 Cheap And Nasty 58.5 (A Spradau) 2, 16.00 Let’s Talk 58.5 (C Spry) 3. Others: 4.60 Jerrykooler (J Cameron), 4.00 Pick of the Lot (C Haddon), 7.00 Cossack Court (P Shiers), 26.00 Geebeetee (B Davis) last. All started. Margins: len, 2 3/4. Time: 1:08.7 - hand timed (Last 600: NA). Winner trained by Stephen Brown. Dividends: 1 Gilbeau $2.10 $1.30 5 Cheap And 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) (S Hillebrand a) 2, 21.00 Dieu Soleil 56.5 (K Glad- win) 3. Others: 10.00 Failonge (P Crich), 4.40 More Allowance (C Haddon), 10.00 Francagino (C Dean), 14.00 Common Ground (J Cameron), 31.00 Royal Bond (R Oakford), 10.00 Sono Piccolo (C Spry), 26.00 Bronze Aussie (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 trained by Stephen Brown. Dividends: 5 Manning $6.80 $2.70 3 The Slew $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 Yuki 60.0 (D McIntosh) 2, 18.00 Erembourg 60.0 (V Arnott) 3. Others: 18.00 Arapaho Heights (B Davis), 6.00 Off My Facebook (C Dean), 13.00 Cullenary Delight (P Crich), 15.00 Spanish King (R Oakford), 15.00 Miss Endeavour (S Hillebrand a), 8.00 Moretorque (J Cameron), 6.00 Another Bay (S Bailey), 21.00 Gobrom (C Haddon), 18.00 Chilli Rock (C Spry). Scr: Old Regret, 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 4 Yuki $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: N Dyer, A Biasci, P Bisset, R Leschke, Mrs E Leschke, D Lewis, D Talty, L Goltz, K Byrne & T Lillis) 55.5 (J Cameron) 1, 3.60fav Hawks Bay 59.0 (P Shiers) 2, 4.40 Shout Out Loud 58.0 (P Denton) 3. Others: 7.50 Club Liquid (V Arnott), 13.00 Activation (C Spry), 31.00 Granzig (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, Noble Connection. Margins: 2 1/4, 1 3/4. Time: 1:34.86 (Last 600: NA). Winner trained by Neil Dyer. Dividends: 9 Palmyra Boy $20.50 $3.90 3 Hawks 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 & C Peter) 59.0 (P Denton) 1, 6.00 Green Mango 57.0 (C Haddon) 2, 21.00 Dermere 59.0 (A Spradau) 3. Others: 21.00 Bella Rossana (N Stanley), 12.00 Pilos (P Shiers), 8.00 Charla- tan Prince (C Dean), 6.50 Tres Chere (J Ca- meron), 8.50 Avidson (S Bailey), 5.00 Supason (S Hillebrand a), 4.60 Zedeshee (C Spry), 31.00 Quaffle On (B Huppatz) last. All started. Margins: 2, 4. Time: 57.45 (Last 600: NA). Winner trained by Brendon Davis. Dividends: 4 Costlyev $4.10 $1.80 8 Green Mango $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 CIRCLE with GREGOR MACTAGGART Westover shines at Morphettville Westover O’Toole CENTRALIANS struck gold in Ade- laide yesterday. Sprint star Periduki provided teenage Alice Springs product Scott Westover his maiden city winner with a dashing front-running win in the Allan Scott Flying Handicap (1000m) at Morphettville. The Prince of Pioneer Park is now based with South Australian Mick Whittle, the father of Lisa Lefoe, who masterminded Periduki’s rise from the Red Centre. Periduki paid $7 on track, but you could get four points better on UNiTAB, with Periduki paying $11.30 for the win on the tote. While there was delight for Periduki, it was a horror day for the connections of 2008 Alice Springs Cup winner Tradesman’s Choice. The nine-year-old son of 1993 Caulfield Cup winner Fraar had to be euthanised after suffering major injuries in a heavy fall during the Tapestry Wines Hurdle (3200m). Former Alice Springs Turf Club boss Andrew O’Toole expressed his sadness learning the news. ‘‘It is a shame — he was a great old horse and a popular winner of the Cup,’’ O’Toole said. Keeping on the Red Centre theme and Pioneer Park will today play host to an impressive five-race card featuring 49 acceptances. The meeting is certainly notable for the influx of interstate trainers saddling up horses, with the towns Balranald, Ballarat, Nyngan and Warren represented. Leading trainer Lisa Lefoe has 11 runners engaged this afternoon, in- cluding four in the Dave Douglas Tyre City Handicap (1100m). Who can honestly stop The Soldier? BRILLIANT Red Centre speedster The Soldier oozed class as he strolled home for 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 polished two length success under a sizeable 64kg impost. The Soldier defied a betting drift on track ($2.30 to $2.60) in a milestone win that takes his career earnings through the $200,000 barrier. It was the 14th time jockey Kim Glad- win has posed for a winner’s photo with The Soldier and was effusive in his praise of the gun Centralian. ‘‘He makes you love coming to work on race day,’’ Gladwin said. The truest tale of The Soldier’s win was his winning time of 62.30 seconds, just 0.13 of a second outside the track- record time set by excitement machine Canali, with Gladwin taking the Sun- day Territorian through his run. ‘‘Nothing has got the pace to make him work and once he gets to the front he just relaxes,’’ Gladwin said. ‘‘He’s got another gear when some- thing comes at him and he had a bit in the tank at the finish.’’ Trainer Rogerson wouldn’t confirm whether The Soldier would tackle next Saturdays Palmerston Sprint (1200m), a race he finished fourth in last year. ‘‘It’s no good making decisions in the heat of the moment,’’ Rogerson said. ‘‘We want to do the best thing by the horse because he’s the worst handi- capped horses around in the Territory. ‘‘I can’t figure it out how he’s rated three points higher than Activation, but has to carry 2.5kg more in the Palmerston than Activation does in the Darwin Cup.’’ Rogerson, who has prepared many big-race winners during an illustrious career including past Darwin Cup champion Silver Shark, admits The Soldier has been a wonderful horse for the stable. ‘‘He grows on you, a horse like him. I bought him at the yearling sales in Al- ice Springs with the money won by The Tailer,’’ he said. ‘‘The Tailer won the Red Centre Clas- sic and the bonus was something like $12,000 which we used to pay for The Soldier, who cost us $10,000.’’ Rising type Bullant was the subject of strong support on the tote and ran a cheeky race to finish second ahead of a fast-finishing Barstool. — GREGOR MACTAGGART Oh Boy, he's good Palmyra 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 as Palmyra Boy outgunned a quality field to notch back-to-back Metric Mile victories. The striking grey produced a record- breaking performance to provide jockey Jan Cameron and trainer Neil Dyer with their second Mile win in as many years. Palmyra Boy ($14) sliced 0.05 off the 1600m track-record set by Brad Star in 2007 to win the $40,000 Day Five feature race by two and a quarter lengths over his more illustrious stablemate Hawks Bay. And just as he did in 2009, Palmyra Boy punched his Darwin Cup (2000m) ticket, and might just prove a force to be reckoned with come Monday week. Having trained the quinella it was little wonder Dyer was delighted, even though Hawks Bay ($5.50 into $3.60) went into the race as the more fancied runner. ‘‘I had $50 on the quinella, I just don’t know what it paid,’’ Dyer said. ‘‘That’s a big effort by him to break the track-record, he deserves his 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 a hard 2000m, while Hawks Bay got a nice run under 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 gelding has with Cameron, formerly of New Zealand, who is indeed a quality jockey. Having forged a winning partnership 12 months ago, Cameron has followed Palmyra Boy during preparations in South Australia and Alice Springs, so it came as no surprise she 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’t been quite as good as it had been 12 months ago,’’ 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 on Club Liquid) came across he came back to me and settled. ‘‘I was happy to roll off her back coming to the turn and we were always travelling good. ‘‘I peeked around a few times because I didn’t see any shadows coming, but he gave me a good kick and hit the line well.’’ Hawks Bay (Paul Shiers) will certainly have 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-catchers Activation (Carl Spry) and Granzig (Nathan Stanley), who finished fifth and sixth, re- spectively. Carrying 61.5kg, the 2009 Darwin Cup champion Activation hit the line well and looks right on track for his title defence, get- ting home a nose in front of this year’s Alice Springs Cup winner, Granzig, who is also ticking along nicely for Monday week. The disappointments were eighth-placed Gnaeus Equus (Brad Davis) and Utility (Scott Hillebrand), who finished a conspicuous last. Scott Bailey Paul Denton Scott Hillebrand POPULAR jockey Scott Bailey returned to form with a bang by landing a winning double on Day 5 of the carnival. Bailey, who hadn’t greeted the judge on the opening four days, visibly showed his delight at regaining that winning feeling with a fist-pump as Gilbeau was first past the post in the Channel 9 Handicap (1200m). The smart five-year-old gelding was given a well-rated ride by Bailey and landed some good bets with the length win from Cheap And Nasty. Not content with that triumph, Bailey came to the fore in the Quality Frontier Hotel Handicap (1600m) aboard Manning. Manning has been a good horse for Bailey and the hoop reciprocated the favour, giving the four-year-old gelding a lovely ride in transit for a three-quarter length win over fellow stablemate The Slew. In the process, Manning foiled a betting plunge, as The Slew was backed from $4.40 into $3.40 with bookmakers. Both of Bailey’s winners were prepared by Fannie Bay’s top trainer Stephen Brown, who doubled his carnival success tally in the space of less than an hour. ❏❏❏❏ BUT Bailey had to share the days riding honours with the irrepressible Paul Denton who came to the fore towards the end of the seven-event program. Denton produced a top-draw ride to ensure bonny four-year-old mare Princess Conny broke through for her first Top End success in the Trojon Fencing Handicap (1200m). Having finished third in the Rose Bowl in her most recent appearance, the Kerry Petrick- trained Princess Conny from Alice Springs was sent out a warm $3.30 favourite and beat home Yuki by a length and a quarter. The renowned hoop sealed his brace thanks to pick-up ride Costlyev in the days final event, the Darwin Private Hospital Handicap (1000m). Backed from $7 into $4.80 with the bookies, Costlyev, a five-year- old gelding, worked his way to the speed and kept on going for a two- length win ahead of Green Mango. ❏❏❏❏ INVISIBLE City surprised punters when he came from absolutely nowhere to take out the Samsung Handicap (1300m). The six-year-old gelding rocketed home over the concluding stages for a three-quarter length win from Gold Lotto, who also closed home well. Invisible City was ridden by leading apprentice Scott Hillebrand, who celebrated his 33rd winner of the season, and is trained by Chris Pollard. The win was Pollard’s first of the 2010 carnival, but his 17th of an excellent season where he sits fifth on the trainers premiership, a fine effort for someone who took up the caper just a couple of years ago. Trainer's wait could be over TRAINER Howard Wilson has been waiting all his life for a Group One horse and left Ea- gle Farm yesterday confident he had finally unearthed one. Wilson has always told any- one who would listen that Fif- teen Carat was the best horse he’d trained and the gifted three-year-old delivered the goods with a game win in the Listed $75,000 Tattersall’s Mile (1600m). Fifteen Carat has endured an arduous campaign and the Show A Heart gelding will now be spelled and aimed towards the Group One Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Rand- wick on October 2. ‘‘He’s a very good horse,’’ Wilson said. ‘‘He’ll have three weeks off and I’ll get him ready for the Epsom. ‘‘That’s my plan — we start- ed him today to make sure he’d get a run in the Epsom and that’s where he’s going.’’ Randwick has been a happy hunting ground for Wilson in the past and he has won two Villiers Stakes (1600m) with Shining Wind in 1991 and Zing Along in 1981. ‘‘I’ve hardly ever had many runners in the big races,’’ Wil- son said. ‘‘I’ve never had a Group One horse but this bloke might be the one. ‘‘He’s a better horse than my Villiers winners and the best horse I’ve had.’’ Glen Colless filled in for Stathi Katsidis, who was bed- ridden with the flu and the gun hoop gave the horse a gem of a ride. — GRANT STOCKWELL Warhorse salutes at Valley THE decision to bring rising eight-year-old Mangonui out of retirement has proved a winner with the gelding scor- ing at his second start back at Moonee Valley yesterday. Mangonui’s career looked over when his previous ow- ner, fearing that the rating system was working against the gelding, decided to draw the curtain after five wins in 25 starts. But only a few months after his farewell run in November, Mangonui re- turned to his Sale trainer Ian Hutchins thanks to a long- time friend deciding to put a syndicate together to revive the galloper’s career. ‘‘The thing was that with his rating there weren’t the races around for him and the owner got very worried and decided to retire him,’’ Hutchins said. ‘‘He was up there in the pad- dock and my best mate Gary Parkinson grabbed him and put a syndicate together.’’ Craig Williams, who has re- turned from a stint in Japan, landed his second city double for the week when Mangonui finished strongly to win the Chris Hood Memorial Handi- cap (1200m) in a blanket finish. He beat off Signor Socks to score by a short head with Sacred Orders a short half- head away third. Hutchins said Mangonui, who is the first city winner for his new connections, still had plenty of racing ahead of him. ‘‘He’s by Kingston Rule and they take time and get better with age,’’ Hutchins said. — ROBERT WINDMILL Nash among world's best By RAY THOMAS in Sydney NASH Rawiller has been rated among the world’s top five riders and compared to for- mer greats George Moore and Mick Ditt- man after he virtually clinched the Sydney jockeys premiership with his easy win on Winter King in the Win A Yaris Handicap (1000m) at Randwick yesterday. Although there is still three race meet- ings remaining this season, Rawiller has now ridden 88 Sydney wins and opened up a 10-win lead over nearest rival Corey Brown. ‘‘If Brownie catches me from here, then he deserves the title,’’ Rawiller said. ‘‘I never thought I’d win a premiership, especi- ally in Sydney, and al- though it hasn’t sunk in because I haven’t won it yet, if I get there it will be a dream come true.’’ Rawiller didn’t even raise a sweat as he guided hot favourite Winter King ($1.85) to an easy win by nearly three lengths from Sarge In Charge ($8) with a half head to Geared Up ($7). Trainer David Payne is an unabashed Ra- willer (pictured) admirer and was glowing in his praise of the jockey after Winter King’s win. ‘‘Nash’s riding has gone to a new level in the last year or two — I would say he is among the world’s top five jcokeys,’’ Payne said. ‘‘His great ability is his strength. He is so hard to beat in close finishes. He’s certainly the strongest rider I have seen in my eight years in Sydney racing.’’ Trainer Gai Waterhouse said Rawiller’s strength and power reminds her of Moore and Dittman when those Hall of Fame jockeys were in their pomp. ‘‘Nash is like George Moore, a great, strong rider,’’ Waterhouse said. ‘‘Mick was the same, he was unbelievably strong. ‘‘I can remember Wayne Harris was also a very strong rider although he was always battling with his weight.’’
