ALL THE ACTION FROM THE GOLD COAST

A review of the meeting at the Gold Coast on Wednesday, September 10.

Race 1:

WINNER FEEDBACK:
The well-fancied Cradle Rock won on debut for trainer Norm Stephens.

Jockey Todd Pannell pushed Cradle Rock forward at the break and she easily maintained a rail run in the leading line until being asked to so a little more once the field had turned for home.

The was no fireworks but Cradle Rock gradually asserted her authority, producing a sustained effort all the way to the line to win by a comfortable 2,50 length margin.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
D. Bell the trainer of Monashee Diva which proved difficult to load was advised that a warning would be placed on the filly in regard to its barrier manners. Monashee Diva (J. Holder) jumped in the air at the start and lost ground. French Credit and Munster Province were obliged to race wide for the majority of the event. Leaving the 500m Player Run hung out and had to be steadied off the heels of Legal Response (App L. Dittman). Centennial Son (J. Jones) raced greenly in the middle stages and near the 450m improved up onto the heels of Dash’s Princess (App M. Palmer) and had to be steadied. Bibiana was inclined to lay in when placed under pressure in the straight. Approaching the finish line French Credit shifted in abruptly making contact with Easy Kisses which shifted in bumping Go Easy, which then became unbalanced shifting in making contact with Player Run. L. Erhart trainer of French Credit was advised that the horse must trial to the satisfaction of stewards prior to its next race start.


Race 2:

WINNER FEEDBACK:
The Kelly Doughty trained Varcarme scored a spectacular comeback win, given the circumstances of the horse’s history over the last seventeen months.

“He went through the rail here in training,””explained Gary Doughty taking up the story.

“He fractured his knee. They couldn’t pin it. They couldn’t plate it,” shrugged Doughty, emphasising the hopelessness of the cause as it appeared at the time.

“But we persevered,” continued Doughty.

“He was in a cast for three months. He was in the paddock form ten months, then Kelly spent another three months slowly bringing him back to racing fitness. What a performance!”

Jockey Jason Holder was equally impressed with the run.

“He was always going comfortably, but he didn’t really know what to do,” said Holder.

“He got a bit lost on the turn and I had to give him one or two reminders.

"Then he wanted to duck in again when passing the leader. Even at the line he was still stargazing. He can only get better.”

The ‘Holder Headlines’ have been a little bit quiet in recent times.

“I’ve been taking it a little bit easy. I went back to Adelaide for a visit,” explained Holder.

“But things should start picking up now.”

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STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Refinance (App S. Miller) and Propheteer (G. Baker) made contact on several occasions shortly after the start and as a result Propheteer became unbalanced and shifted out making contact with Mapadama (R. McMahon).Refinance raced greenly in the early stages. Leaving the 700m Propheteer commenced to over-race and had to be steadied and moved wider on the track to avoid the heels of Refinance. Propheteer was then obliged to race wide for the remainder of the event. County Tale was held up and unable to obtain clear running in the early stages of the straight. Vacarme (J. Holder) appeared to shy when approaching the finish. A post race veterinary examination of Blackal failed to reveal any abnormalities.


Race 3:

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Moulin Lady, a three-year-old daughter of Reset, won with complete authority here to underline the fact that trainer Alan Bailey might just have another lively prospect on his hands.

It was Moulin Lady’s second start and she raced first-up after a five-and-a-half month layoff.

“She was shin-sore when she came to me and she just needed time,” said Bailey.

“She has always shown ability and it was a good, strong showing today.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Delezio (R. McMahon) raced wide for the majority. Mossman Bay (J. Byrne) raced extremely wide for the majority of the event. Jockey A. Pattillo reported that in his opinion Stainglass had failed to handle the rain affected surface today.


Race 4:

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Multire Music shortened late in the betting and those who got on got it dead right as the Terry McCarthy trained filly stretched out well to win in decisive fashion.

This was the second win in only four starts for the Mull Of Kintyre filly.

“She won well at Coffs on debut,” said McCarthy.

“Then we tried to ride her back and she over-raced when unplaced at Eagle Farm,” continued McCarthy.

“From there she had three weeks in-between runs. I really couldn’t get a good gallop into her and she stopped and they only got to her in the last 50m last time (on September 3 at Grafton).

“I took the punt to back her up today and things worked out,” concluded McCarthy.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Love De Cause (B. El-Issa) and Arbuckle (K. Wharton) were both slow to begin. Near the 400m Love De Cause shifted in momentarily tightening the running of Malesia (R. Wiggins) and Arbuckle. Arbuckle was inclined to lay in when placed under pressure in the straight. Love De Cause shifted in when placed under pressure in the straight. A post race veterinary examination of Arbuckle failed to reveal any abnormalities.


Race 5:

WINNER FEEDBACK:
This was one of the occasions where the favourite made no mistake in a small field.

The Richie Stephenson trained Tarlee Dancer was never troubled under confident handling by jockey Garry Baker and the chestnut duly won by a clear-cut 4,00 length margin.

“He was just short of a run last time,” volunteered Baker.

“With the benefit of that run behind him, and then fact that he likes soft going, everything went his way today and he finished off well.

“I wish there were more who could come back as easy as that.”

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Falzig which suffered an injury at the stables was declared a late scratching at 12.54 p.m. by order of stewards acting on veterinary advice. Grand Laddie (T. Treichel) was a little slow to begin. Grand Laddie over-raced after assuming a position outside the leader midway down the back straight. Tarlee Dancer (G. Baker) cast an off-fore plate in running.


Race 6:

WINNER FEEDBACK:
La Zeel dominated this event.

Never worse than third, Jockey Jim Byrne urged the Les Kelly trained daughter of Zabeel into the lead approaching the home turn, from which point she proceeded to run her rivals ragged.

The favourite, The Sunshine Man, who was very wide on the turn, was the only runner to appear to have any chance with La Zeel halfway up the straight but that soon proved to be little more than an illusion as La Zeel powered home, taking no prisoners.

The winning margin was four lengths.

“She’s just an out and out stayer,” said Kelly. “The further they go, the more she’ll like it.”

La Zeel has only been in the Kelly stable for four runs.

Kelly gave her a freshener first-up over 1000m. He then stepped La Zeel up slowly in distance, first to 1400m and then to 1600m before claiming this success over the 1800m trip.

Jockey Jim Byrne takes up the story.

“It was necessary to race her over those shorter distances,” said Byrne.

“The only trouble with that is that to get her into those races makes her a bit keen.

“I noticed on the way to the start today she wanted to put her head up,” continued Byrne. “I managed to get her to keep her head down.

“That’s what she has to learn still, how to settle. But the good thing is that she wants to learn, and getting her into relaxed mode will come a lot more naturally to her once she gets up to her distance.

“Obviously on breeding she is still looking for more ground, but she really stepped up today."

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
M. Paget the rider of Brosnan’s Gold was reprimanded for allowing his mount to shift in near the 1600m taking The Sunshine Man (App J. Jones) in onto Nassavatte (App M. Hellyer) which had to be steadied. La Zeel (J. Byrne) and Sacred Heart (G. Colless) both raced wide in the early stages. Telestah Las Vistah was held up and unable to obtain clear running in the early stages of the straight.


Race 7:

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Denby gave his supporters a few anxious moments, both at the start and in the finish, but he came good on his promise of his last run to take the honours and claim his second victory from five starts.

“They told me he was an awkward horse to ride in terms of the fact that he was good while he was chasing but did not stay committed when hitting the front,” said jockey Glenn Colless.

“My instructions were to wait as long as I could and then get into him so he didn’t think of stopping,” continued Colless.

“So I followed the script and the race when pretty much to plan.”

Colless did have to ride hard once hitting the front to see off the persistent challenge of Novateur, but Denby did enough to secure victory by a little under half-a-length.

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Trainer's representative S. Morrisey was advised that Denby, which proved difficult to load, would require a further barrier certificate prior to racing again. A post race veterinary examination of September revealed the mare to be lame in the near fore leg. Trainer T. Bailey was advised that September will require a veterinary certificate of fitness prior to racing again.


Race 8:

WINNER FEEDBACK:
Kane Mochi was all the rage here but he found one too good for him on the day in the form of the Ross Coveney trained Sleek Repeat who outgunned the favourite in a spirited, stride for stride battle to the line under a determined ride from Matthew Paget.

“She’s just such a tough horse you know,” said Paget.

“I knew she would fight all of the way. I just saved it, and saved it and saved it ... so that she would get last 200m.

“That’s why she had something left when the other one came at here. She deserved the win.” (Sleek Repeat had finished runner-up in three of her previous five starts).

STEWARDS REPORT EXTRACT:
Kane Mochi (G. Colless) after making contact with Unconquerable (S. Seamer) at the start, shifted out resulting in Icedane (S. Drake) having to be checked when tightened for room between that horse and Tangler (T. Treichel). My Rendition (R. Wiggins) which was slow to begin had to be steadied shortly after when taken across the heels of Zahite (App M. Hellyer) by Wide Open (T. Pannell) which shifted out when jumping away.When the pace slackened near the 900m Tangler and Zahite both had to be steadied. As a consequence Zahite shifted out taking Wide Open and My Rendition wider on the track. Unconquerable laid out under pressure over the concluding stages.
When questioned regarding the seemingly disappointing performance of My Rendition jockey R. Wiggins stated that he had been instructed to ride the horse in a forward position however, after receiving interference at the start he settled further back than he had anticipated. He further added that this resulted in the gelding over-racing. As a consequence he was forced to allow the horse to stride forward wider on the track at the 800m.A post race veterinary examination of My Rendition failed to reveal any abnormalities.