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2015 Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes Listed May 2 - Riccarton Park

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Peach Cove wins 2015 Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes Listed NZ$50,000 at Riccarton Park (NZ) 2yo, 1200m.

Peach Cove followed placings at her last two starts to win well here. She settled beyond midfield, went wide from the 400m and came with a strong late run to score by a half-length.

Spiker also raced towards the rear. He fanned deep in the home straight, looked the winner when he hit the front at the 100m before finishing second whilst Sofia Rosa ran on late to take third in a photo in an encouraging debut.


ANZ Bloodstock News

Riccarton Park

Saturday, 02nd May 2015

6
14:24
(local)

Champagne Stakes (LR)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
NZD $50,000
1200m TURF DEAD
6
14:24
(local)
NZD $50,000
1200m DEAD

Champagne Stakes (LR)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN

The pace up front was strong in this Listed juvenile event so no surprise the dividend payers all came from midfield or worse with strong finishing surges. The winning filly Peach Cove was back and wide before unleashing a powerhouse finish to win in 1:11.15, a respectable time on the day in comparison. She had in prior outings raced closer so her racing style could well have been defined today as the most apt into next season. The runner up Spiker was game in defeat as he too sat deep but strode to the front near the line only to be bombed the final 15m. The first starter down from the North Island in Sofia Rosa probably should have won but for a tardy start and she is another nice filly in these now familiar colours that have a had a super stakes run in recent seasons both in New Zealand and Australia. Hapi Assassin was brave for fourth as he race handy wide so in effect was the first runner home near the action throughout. Son Of Maher battled on well for fifth while Lindis Pass ran on late as she had done at debut. The two pacemakers (Velocci and Dezzie’s Dream) and closest chaser (Jacquetta) throughout all weakened to finish seventh to ninth. The winner Peach Cove has scope and is in a strike rate stable. A lot to like about the runner up Spiker too but the one that looks a potential Group winner as a 3yo filly and a name to note down now is Sofia Rosa, a daughter of Makfi from the Encosta De Lago dam Bisleri. Today she gained on debut a Listed placing plus the trip away so it can only be ticks galore for the filly looking forward.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 9. PEACH COVE (NZ) 2yo F
BUFFALO MAN (CAN) - TENNISCITI BELLE (AUS)
DAVID WALSH
MANDY & MATT BROWN
$9.2
54.5kg
Ngapuke Racing Ltd & Totara Park Stud

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2nd 2. SPIKER (NZ) 2yo G
THEWAYYOUARE (USA) - WOLLOMBI (NZ)
KELLY MYERS
BILL THURLOW
$6.8
56.5kg
W J Thurlow, B N Williams & M A Winks

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3rd 13. SOFIA ROSA (NZ) 2yo F
MAKFI (GB) - BISLIERI (AUS)
DARRYL BRADLEY
STEPHEN MARSH
$8.6
54.5kg
Jml Bloodstock Ltd (Mgr L Petagna)

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4th 5. SPEED ON (NZ) 2yo G
COATS CHOICE (AUS) - ELLE'S AURA (NZ)
RYAN BISHOP
KENNY & LISA RAE
$42.4
56.5kg
5th 3. SON OF MAHER (AUS) 2yo G
AL MAHER (AUS) - DANCE HIT (NZ)
RORY HUTCHINGS
MICHAEL & MATTHEW PITMAN
$8.9
56.5kg

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6th 11. LINDIS PASS (NZ) 2yo F
IFFRAAJ (GB) - EMERALD (NZ)
R J MYERS
K H HUGHES
$23.4
54.5kg

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7th 7. JACQUETTA (NZ) 2yo F
KEEPER (AUS) - HENRIETTE (NZ)
R A DOHERTY
GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON
$5.7
54.5kg

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8th 1. VELOCCI (NZ) 2yo G
CECCONI (AUS) - BELLATESSA (AUS)
TERRY MOSELEY
SHARON ROBERTSON
$7.6
56.5kg
9th 8. DEZZIES DREAM (NZ) 2yo F
COATS CHOICE (AUS) - SPARKLING ALL OVER (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
SABIN KIRKLAND
$3.9
54.5kg

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10th 12. CONTEND (NZ) 2yo F
SAPERAVI (NZ) - LADY SHIRLS (NZ)
REBECCA TYLER
C R ORANGE
$122
54.5kg

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11th 4. BOOTS 'N' ALL (NZ) 2yo G
PERFECTLY READY (AUS) - STEEL STILETTOS (AUS)
SAMANTHA WYNNE
LANCE ROBINSON
$33.3
56.5kg

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12th 6. BONAPARTE (NZ) 2yo G
SHOWCASING (GB) - NORMANDY LASS (NZ)
M HARUKI
K H HUGHES
$80.6
56.5kg
13th 10. WHATASTAR (NZ) 2yo F
CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - MARLANDA STAR (NZ)
KYLIE WILLIAMS
LISA LATTA
$34.8
54.5kg

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