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Little fish sweet for Pride’s Estadio Mestalla

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Joe Pride is happy to aim up at the Little Dance with Estadio Mestalla.

ESTADIO MESTALLA.
ESTADIO MESTALLA. Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

A lesson learned 12 months earlier could reap rewards for trainer Joe Pride on Melbourne Cup Day at Randwick when Estadio Mestalla lines up in the Little Dance.

The mile race is the understudy to the $3 million Big Dance (1600m) on the same program but with a total prizemoney purse of $750,000, is lucrative in its own right.

Last year, the Pride-trained King Of The Castle finished fourth in the main race and this time around, he is content to have Estadio Mestalla chasing the smaller prize.

"I wish I'd done this with King Of The Castle last year," Pride said.

"He was qualified for the Little Dance and then he went and won the final lead-up and got put in the Big Dance and he ran fourth.

"I reckon he would have won the Little Dance and the Little Dance is worth $430,000 to the winner.

"I really want this one. I just think it's the perfect race for this horse."

Estadio Mestalla qualified for Tuesday's Cup Day feature with a runner-up finish behind last year's Big Dance second placegetter Cepheus in the South Grafton Cup (1610m) in July.

The six-year-old has been building nicely at his past two runs, doing his best work late when midfield behind Ostraka over 1200m and again when fourth to Willaidow over 1400m, both at Randwick last month.

He is winner over a mile and Pride says he cannot fault the horse's preparation.

"Estadio Mestalla has done everything I have wanted to see him do going towards this. He is really well placed," he said.

Estadio Mestalla has drawn barrier five with Josh Parr to ride.

The Little Dance boasts a capacity field of 20 plus four emergencies with the Chris Waller-trained Waterford a $4.20 favourite ahead of Estadio Mestalla at $4.80.


Racing and Sports

Randwick

Tuesday, 05th November 2024

7
16:10
(local)

LITTLE DANCE

Age: 3yo and up WT: 52.0kg Type: Qlty
AUD $750,000
1600m TURF GOOD
7
16:10
(local)
AUD $750,000
1600m GOOD

LITTLE DANCE

Age: 3yo and up WT: 52.0kg Type: Qlty
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 4. ST LAWRENCE (NZ) 6yo G
REDWOOD (GB) - BACIO DEL VINTO (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
CIARON MAHER
$12
60kg
A Kheir, J A O'Neill, G Harvey, D F Degenhardt, L Caminiti, P A Cook, J M Simmons, Ms S M Fitzgerald, A K Racing, G J P Van Amyden, A J Willoughby, Carty Racing, V Kheir, S A Lewin & R E Wilson
2nd 5. ESTADIO MESTALLA (IRE) 5yo G
GALILEO GOLD (GB) - SUPERIOR CHARM (USA)
JOSH PARR
JOSEPH PRIDE
$2.9
58.5kg
NSW Tycoons (Mgr: S K Brown), Barraband Racing & Breeding (Mgr: M W Livsey), M Galanos, P Binet & Brave Luigi (Mgr: D A Johns)

Sales Information

3rd 20. JAMBEROO (AUS) 5yo G
THUNDER FIRE (AUS) - DYLANA (AUS)
ALYSHA COLLETT
JOHN O'SHEA & TOM CHARLTON
$51
52kg
M Coleman, Mrs P Coleman, A P Mesic & Mayo Marine Services

Sales Information

4th 3. CHARTERHOUSE (GB) 6yo G
CHARMING THOUGHT (GB) - CROCUS ROSE (GB)
TIM CLARK
CIARON MAHER
$51
61kg

Sales Information

5th 19. TWIGMAN (NZ) 5yo G
PREFERMENT (NZ) - DIAMONDS OF DUBAWI (AUS)
ANDREW ADKINS
PAUL SHAILER
$61
52kg
6th 13. KOKORO (AUS) 6yo G
REAL IMPACT (JPN) - CLOSE TO MY HEART (IRE)
REGAN BAYLISS
JOHN O'SHEA & TOM CHARLTON
$81
53kg

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7th 11. RAVELLO (NZ) 4yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - COVER CHARGE (USA)
TOM SHERRY
JOHN O'SHEA & TOM CHARLTON
$15
53kg

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8th 14. PEACE OFFICER (NZ) 5yo G
IFFRAAJ (GB) - COYOTE MISS (AUS)
JAY FORD
CLARRY CONNERS
$13
52.5kg

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9th 2. LOCH EAGLE (AUS) 6yo G
LONHRO (AUS) - SONG STREET (IRE)
NASH RAWILLER
KRIS LEES
$21
62kg

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10th 6. ROGUE BEAR (IRE) 6yo G
KODIAC (GB) - RANCHO MONTOYA (IRE)
CHRISTIAN REITH
KRIS LEES
$61
55kg

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11th 8. WINNING POINT (AUS) 5yo M
BULL POINT (AUS) - KEOFILO (AUS)
BLAIKE MCDOUGALL
PAUL MURRAY
$201
54kg

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12th 7. EAGLEMONT (IRE) 7yo G
CAMELOT (GB) - ERDIYNA (IRE)
ASHLEY MORGAN
MATTHEW DUNN
$101
54.5kg

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13th 1. WATERFORD (IRE) 5yo G
AWTAAD (IRE) - WAKE UP (GER)
TOMMY BERRY
CHRIS WALLER
$3.5
62kg

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14th 12. CRAZY TRAIN (AUS) 7yo M
BULL POINT (AUS) - CRAZY IDEA (AUS)
JAKE BAYLISS
MATTHEW DUNN
$101
53kg

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15th 16. LOCKDOWN GAMBLE (AUS) 7yo G
CASINO PRINCE (AUS) - OFF BROADWAY (AUS)
CORIAH KEATINGS
DAVID J SMITH
$101
52kg
16th 15. SHARP SHOCK (AUS) 5yo G
BULL POINT (AUS) - SHAMTASTIC (AUS)
REECE JONES
RODNEY NORTHAM
$18
52kg
17th 10. HIGH DANDY (NZ) 4yo H
ACE HIGH (AUS) - GOODTIME GAL (NZ)
JASON COLLETT
BRAD WIDDUP
$13
54kg
18th 24. OUR ORATOR (AUS) 5yo G
DISSIDENT (AUS) - MORETALES (AUS)
MATTHEW CAHILL
DEAN MIRFIN
$201
54kg

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19th 18. SOUND AND VISION (NZ) 8yo G
FERLAX (NZ) - ZABINELLA (NZ)
MADELINE OWEN
MS K OWEN
$201
52kg

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20th 17. MAYFAIR SPIRIT (IRE) 8yo G
CHARM SPIRIT (IRE) - SASSY GAL (IRE)
SERG LISNYY
KRIS LEES
$201
52kg

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