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Manawatu Classic a possibility for promising three-year-old.

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The benefit of raceday experience and a peach of a ride from Danielle Johnson combined to land Chancery a narrow but impressive winner at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Chancery winning the Ghiotti Spec Mdn
Chancery winning the Ghiotti Spec Mdn Picture: Trish Dunell

The handsome Makfi gelding hails from the family of outstanding racemare Rationale and had looked a promising galloper despite failing to salute the judge in five previous starts prior to Saturday’s victory.

Trainer Moira Murdoch was confident that a win would come once her charge had grasped the concept of settling during the running which was proven to be the case on the weekend.

“I’ve always thought he would be a handy galloper but we made the mistake of asking him to jump and run in his first two starts prior to Christmas,” she explained.

“He got caught wide in those races which got him fired up so we had to go back to the drawing board to try and get him to settle properly. His last three starts had been very good as he had finished off nicely so I thought the step up to the mile would suit him as long as he remembered to relax early on.”

Murdoch was delighted to see Johnson position the gelding beautifully in midfield behind a solid early speed before angling into the clear early in the run home. Johnson asked Chancery for his effort at the 200 metre mark and he responded well to score narrowly in a driving finish from race favourite Sabotage with Society Princess close up in third.

“It was a beautiful ride by Danielle who is really at the top of her game at present,” noted Murdoch.

“Her timing is just so good and she had him in a lovely spot throughout the race. It was a narrow margin in the end but he is only going to get better as he matures as I think his future will definitely see him at his best over a middle distance.”

Murdoch is keen to test her charge in better company with a tilt at the Gr. 3 Higgins Manawatu Classic (2000m) on Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes Day in early April a possibility as long as the tracks stay dry over the next few weeks.
NZ Racing News

Ellerslie

Saturday, 05th March 2016

2
13:05
(local)

Ghiotti Spec Mdn

Age: 3yo and up Type: SPEC
NZD $50,000
1600m TURF DEAD
2
13:05
(local)
NZD $50,000
1600m DEAD

Ghiotti Spec Mdn

Age: 3yo and up Type: SPEC


FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 7. CHANCERY (NZ) 3yo G
MAKFI (GB) - FASHIONABLE LASS (AUS)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
M MURDOCH
$14
56.5kg
N Barnes, A W Flexman, R J Hall, Haunui Bloodstock Ltd, K Keane, J L Mackintosh, D N Rennie, D Shergold, N Williams & S M H Williams

Sales Information

2nd 4. SABOTAGE (NZ) 3yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - SCENIC LIL (AUS)
VINNIE COLGAN
TONY PIKE
$3.1
57.5kg
A Gibson, S W Wilde, C S Roberts, N T Smith, G Gibson, J M Breen, S E Smith, L J Hoy, J Turland, D Aiken & G D Nicholls
3rd 10. SOCIETY PRINCESS (NZ) 3yo F
SUFFICIENT (NZ) - SOCIETY BELLE (NZ)
GRANT COOKSLEY
B J WALLACE
$24.9
55.5kg
C J, J R & R J Wallace & B J Wallace

Sales Information

4th 1. TAVIGARDE (NZ) 3yo G
TAVISTOCK (NZ) - ESPRIT D'GARDE (NZ)
OPIE BOSSON
GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON
$5.5
58.5kg

Sales Information

5th 8. THE REBEL KNIGHT (NZ) 3yo G
REMIND (USA) - BARBARELLE (NZ)
TRUDY THORNTON
MICHAEL ROGERS
$31.5
56.5kg

Sales Information

6th 14. SYMPHONIC (NZ) 3yo F
O'REILLY (NZ) - CHORUS (NZ)
MARK DU PLESSIS
PETER & DAWN WILLIAMS & PAUL RICHARDS
$16
54.5kg

Sales Information

7th 12. THATSFORSURE (NZ) 3yo F
TAVISTOCK (NZ) - MISAKI (NZ)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
DAVID GREENE
$11.9
55.5kg

Sales Information

8th 2. FRANCOME (NZ) 4yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - MISS HIGH HEELS (NZ)
NOEL CALLOW
ANDREW R CAMPBELL
$10.4
58kg

Sales Information

9th 11. QIKCAT (NZ) 3yo F
FULLY FLEDGED (NZ) - SIMFINNARLEY (AUS)
JOHNATHON PARKES
JOANNE SURGENOR
$29.7
55.5kg
10th 5. ELFEE (NZ) 4yo M
IFFRAAJ (GB) - ELF QUEENE (IRE)
CAMERON LAMMAS
PETER & DAWN WILLIAMS & PAUL RICHARDS
$4.2
57kg

Sales Information

11th 3. ZEDSATIONAL (NZ) 5yo G
ZED (NZ) - BACK TO BUSINESS (NZ)
DEREK NOLAN
KEVIN MORTON
$45.8
58kg
12th 9. CRITICS CHOICE (NZ) 3yo G
BUFFALO MAN (CAN) - CRITIQUE (NZ)
A C SCHWERIN
K DELL
$225
53.5kg

Sales Information

13th 13. LOLA BRIGIDA (NZ) 7yo M
LUCKY UNICORN (AUS) - LA ROUSSET (NZ)
VIKTORIA GATU
G MERKULOV
$140.1
53kg

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