NZ - Ellerslie - Race 9

Thoroughbred

10 Runners

9.9f

OPEN

Turf

SOFT 5

291.5K

VIEW

R10

Verdict

EL VENCEDOR (2) dropped back to a mile and was only caught in the final stride when finishing second by a short head here nearly 4 weeks ago. He is hard to beat over this trip, and he is set to bounce straight back into winning form here. WAITAK (1) tried hard in the G1 Mufasa Stakes at Trentham nearly 3 weeks ago over a mile, but had to settle for second by a nose. He has won his only start here over this trip and will be very hard to hold out. LA CRIQUE (7) is a fantastic mare who is hardly ever out of the money in elite company. She was narrowly beaten into third fresh up at Trentham last time out over a mile, but is normally even better with a run under her belt. Hard to beat. LEGARTO (8) was fourth in the same race as the third pick when she was also resuming from a spell. She has trialled since then, and can also take this out. QALI AL FARRASHA (9) won the G2 Breeders Stakes at Pukekohe in her penultimate start, and Opie Bosson keeps the ride from a last-start fourth. Include.

Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
1	2nd Pick 1 Waitak Jockey: Craig Grylls Trainer: Lance O'sullivan & Andrew Scott J: Craig Grylls T: Lance O'sullivan & Andrew Scott	105	-	-	-	20%	4/1
2	1st Pick 2 El Vencedor Jockey: Michael Dee Trainer: Stephen Marsh J: Michael Dee T: Stephen Marsh	103	-	-	-	25%	3/1
3	3 Kingswood Jockey: Rory Hutchings Trainer: Gavin Bedggood J: Rory Hutchings T: Gavin Bedggood	105	-	-	-	10%	9/1
4	4 Whangaehu Jockey: Non Runner Trainer: Bill Thurlow And Sam O'malley J: Non Runner T: Bill Thurlow And Sam O'malley	55	-	-	-	5%	20/1
5	5 Aftermath Jockey: Joe Doyle Trainer: Shaun & Emma Clotworthy J: Joe Doyle T: Shaun & Emma Clotworthy	45	-	-	-	9%	11/1
6	6 Dark Destroyer Jockey: Sam Weatherley Trainer: Darryn & Briar Weatherley J: Sam Weatherley T: Darryn & Briar Weatherley	58	-	-	-	6%	16/1
7	3rd Pick 7 La Crique Jockey: Masahiro Hashizume Trainer: Simon & Katrina Alexander J: Masahiro Hashizume T: Simon & Katrina Alexander	102	-	-	-	17%	5/1
8	8 Legarto Jockey: Ryan Elliot Trainer: Ken & Bev Kelso J: Ryan Elliot T: Ken & Bev Kelso	129	-	-	-	15%	6/1
9	9 Qali Al Farrasha Jockey: Opie Bosson Trainer: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson J: Opie Bosson T: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson	142	-	-	-	13%	7/1
10	10 Jaarffi Jockey: Warren Kennedy Trainer: Lance Noble J: Warren Kennedy T: Lance Noble	92	-	-	-	7%	15/1

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