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Speedy inter-island double for stud

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Silver Eclipse completed a satisfying double for Pencarrow Stud with her flying victory in Saturday’s Listed Pegasus Stakes at Riccarton.

Silver Eclipse winning the Yesberg Insurance Pegasus Stks
Silver Eclipse winning the Yesberg Insurance Pegasus Stks Picture: Trish Dunell

The dashing mare eclipsed her rivals in the Yesberg Insurance Services-sponsored sprint for owner Sir Peter Vela, whose colours were carried to victory 20 minutes earlier at Te Rapa by stablemate Duquesa, a daughter of the champion mare Ethereal.

Deliciano later turned in a sound trial for next Saturday’s Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup with a close second in the Listed Gold Club Metropolitan Trophy.

“It’s fabulous – Duquesa set the tone for the day so I hope it continues,” said Julia Ritchie, who prepares the trio with partner Steven Ramsay.

Silver Eclipse sat in behind a hectic speed set up by Gunnadoo and Bowling Boy before she took control in the run home and cruised away by two lengths.

She cut out the 1000 metres in a blistering 56.86, a time that even took her vastly experienced pilot Chris Johnson by surprise.

“They didn’t seem to be going that quick” he said. “She jumped well and got a nice run. She got to the front a long way out and won quite easily. She waited for them a bit as she’s still green.”

Silver Eclipse took on stakes company off the back of a Rating 75 success in early October when resuming for the season at Taupo and a Group One target awaits the Darci Brahma mare next year.

“She’s still learning her trade and long-term we’ll look at the Telegraph,” Ritchie said. “She’s a little bit suspect right-handed.”

King Montrose collected his third consecutive placing in the Pegasus with a bold run for second after a tardy start while Bowling Boy did well to hang on to third.

Defending Coupland’s Bakeries Mile champion Scapolo showed he was on target for Wednesday’s Group Two feature with his late surge from last to finish fourth.
NZ Racing News

Riccarton Park

Saturday, 08th November 2014

5
14:50
(local)

Yesberg Insurance Pegasus Stks (LR)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN
NZD $50,000
1000m TURF GOOD
5
14:50
(local)
NZD $50,000
1000m GOOD

Yesberg Insurance Pegasus Stks (LR)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN

Silver Eclipse remained unbeaten this season when winning this Listed feature at 1000m and was afforded the bionic time of 56.86 on a dead Riccarton track. Now the two tracks in New Zealand whose times can never ever be believed down their chutes are Trentham and here as the 800m, 1000m and 1200m times are fairytale stuff. The track record is 54.20 by Ticklish in 2006 under 57kg and this mare while very fast it simply defies belief that time. She ran third in a G1 Lightning at Moonee Valley in 2007 beaten two and a half lengths under 56kg behind Miss Andretti in 57.93 so carried 1kg less and ran about twenty-three lengths slower. Silver Eclipse is a win or nowhere type as her record of five wins and no placings in nine starts indicates. It was today significantly her fourth crack at blacktype with a fifth (Listed), a sixth (Listed) and a seventh (G3) her previous efforts. Stronger and faster now but clearly this race was cherry picked as a soft blacktype chance. She carried the minimum of 53kg and was too good for her rivals of which some had too much weight and or age. Scapolo however was looking at defending his G2 midweek mile win from last year and steamed home too late for fourth from a clear last. He was the eyecatcher from the race after bounding in the air at the start as then he never ever looked a chance from the jump as favourite under 58.5kg. King Montrose under 59kg fought on gamely for second and the co-leader Bowling Boy under 53.5kg held third. Rewa was not too bad fresh up for a new stable and is an improver if able to be kept sound. The start of the race was messy with the likes of natural leader Captain Kirk ending up fifth and wide after an average jump. The winner has scope and Scapolo will be heavily backed again in the G2 Couplands Bakeries Mile midweek, especially after the way he was looked after today. He led and bolted in when winning it last year. Bettors are rightly left wondering if they get any protection anymore and the uproar will be heard like a sonic boom if Scapolo salutes on Wednesday. Tardy gates and wheelies in the stalls plus main targets yet to be attacked all make the thoroughbred wagering minefield in New Zealand at times very dangerous for your dollars and leaving what bettors are left in utter disbelief.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 8. SILVER ECLIPSE (NZ) 4yo M
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - ZINO BELLE (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
STEVEN RAMSAY & JULIA RITCHIE
$4.6
53kg
Sir Peter Vela
2nd 1. KING MONTROSE (NZ) 8yo G
KING'S CHAPEL (AUS) - DORRINGTON (NZ)
OPIE BOSSON
NEILL RIDLEY
$4.1
59kg
N F Ridley & W H Rutherford

Sales Information

3rd 5. BOWLING BOY (NZ) 6yo G
PINS (AUS) - MY KINDA GIRL (NZ)
T M DIREEN
JAN HAY & ANDREW CARSTON
$27.7
53.5kg
Mickey Mouse Syndicate
4th 2. SCAPOLO (NZ) 5yo G
BACHELOR DUKE (USA) - KADESA (NZ)
SAMANTHA WYNNE
KEVIN MYERS
$3.3
58.5kg

Sales Information

5th 6. REWA (NZ) 7yo M
TRADITIONALLY (USA) - TRALAE (AUS)
KYLIE WILLIAMS
N COULBECK
$15
53kg

Sales Information

6th 3. CAPTAIN KIRK (NZ) 7yo G
CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - STAR ANGEL (NZ)
R J MYERS
MS RACHAEL FROST
$6.5
56.5kg

Sales Information

7th 7. VICTORY DRAGON (AUS) 6yo G
BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - JILL MARY (AUS)
CRAIG GRYLLS
EMILY HOLMES
$9.8
53kg

Sales Information

8th 4. FRITZY BOY (NZ) 10yo G
BRILLIANCE (USA) - FRITZY GIRL (NZ)
DONI PRASTIYOU
A MACGREGOR
$32.3
54.5kg
9th 9. GUNNADOO (NZ) 5yo G
NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) - LOOK AT MOIYE (NZ)
DAVID WALSH
TARSHA & MICHAEL STOKES
$21.3
53kg

Sales Information

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