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2017 Taranaki Breeders Stakes Group 3 October 14 - Hawera

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Francaletta wins 2017 Taranaki Breeders Stakes Group 3 NZ$80,000 at Hawera (NZ), 1400m.

Francaletta winning the Taranaki Breeders Stakes
Francaletta winning the Taranaki Breeders Stakes Picture: Race Images Photo

Francaletta is assembling a fine race record with now her sixth win - her first at stakes level - in just eight starts for another nice win here. She bounced away well and took up a handy spot to trail the leader, one off the rails down the back. She moved up to co-lead at the 600m and looking for firmer going rounding the last corner deeper on the track but leading when turning for home.

Jockey Michael Coleman gave her a couple at the 250m then kept her going to the line to hold on well by a half length from Aide Memoire, who led down the side and was taken on by the winner at the 600m. Against the fence she gave the winner a good fight to the line - the first two being well clear of the remainder.

Underthemoonlight cruised up to third before the last corner but could not match the first two down the straight from Let Her Rip who lunged into fourth when the race was over.


ANZ Bloodstock News

Hawera

Saturday, 14th October 2017

7
16:15
(local)

Taranaki Breeders Stakes (G3)

Sex: FM Type: OPEN
NZD $80,000
1400m TURF SLOW
7
16:15
(local)
NZD $80,000
1400m SLOW

Taranaki Breeders Stakes (G3)

Sex: FM Type: OPEN

The G3 1400m for fillies and mares under WFA only had nine runners compete on a testing wet Hawera track that saw some awful times all day posted. Francaletta finally got her blacktype win after two misses at G2 and G3 but today the Australian bred 5yo mare enhanced her broodmare worth tenfold. She sat second the outer and then took the front 300m out and then had only one rival to repel the threat from with 150m to go. She won by half a length in 1:26.77 to record her sixth win in eight starts and she clearly adores the 1400m with this being her fourth win in five outings at the trip. The time was almost a dozen lengths superior to any other 1400m held on the day. Aide De Memoire found this much easier than G1 at WFA versus all comers at her last start and she led up but could not withstand the victor in the run home. She did fight back well and went down trying hard, which is all that you can ask at this level. Underthemoonlight had also run at G1 under WFA versus all comers last start and finished a good fourth. Today she could only run a distant third beaten five lengths and when you consider she won this race last year by six lengths it tell you the pair ahead of her today are superior. Let Her Rip was the only other mare of some repute in the field and she ran an honest fourth albeit beaten almost six lengths. Rosewood and Slimline were not too bad but the gap to the rest was then big double-digits. This was a stronger field than last year for sure and will stand up better too this season and onwards. The top three home are the superior trio of mares and even the fourth finisher is the next best cab of the rank. The first four home all like at least some cut in the ground so this seemingly endless 2017 of wet tracks every week in New Zealand is suiting them just fine.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 5. FRANCALETTA (AUS) 5yo M
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - SNOW PEAK (GB)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$2
57kg
Jml Bloodstock Ltd (Mgr: L Petagna)

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2nd 1. AIDE MEMOIRE (NZ) 6yo M
REMIND (USA) - EXPLAIN (NZ)
LISA ALLPRESS
FRASER AURET
$2
57kg
Mr A Groves, Ms F K De Malmanche, Mr M I Deans, Mr M J Askew, Mr D E Tuffery, Mr C J Gerbs & Mr D J Garraway

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3rd 3. UNDERTHEMOONLIGHT (NZ) 6yo M
EL HERMANO (NZ) - MIDNIGHT DIP (NZ)
CAMERON LAMMAS
KARYN MCQUADE
$2
57kg
H & K McQuade & C Solomon

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4th 4. LET HER RIP (NZ) 5yo M
RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) - KEEPER SPECIAL (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
SHAUNE RITCHIE
$2
57kg

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5th 11. ROSEWOOD (NZ) 4yo M
REDWOOD (GB) - GLAD EYE (GB)
ALFRED CHAN
M PAEWAI
$2
56.5kg

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6th 8. SLIMLINE (NZ) 6yo M
CASTLEDALE (IRE) - TENOR OF JOY (NZ)
JONATHAN RIDDELL
GARY VILE
$2
57kg

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7th 10. HOTSHOT LASS (NZ) 7yo M
METTRE EN JEU (NZ) - SUNGLITTER (NZ)
MASA TANAKA
JEFF BLISS
$2.14
57kg
8th 6. ENDURE (NZ) 7yo M
KEEPER (AUS) - LEEBAZANE (NZ)
SHAUN M MC KAY
KEVIN GRAY
$2
57kg

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9th 9. ALL IN VOGUE (NZ) 5yo M
PINS (AUS) - TALL POPPY (NZ)
HOLLY ANDREW
KEVIN GRAY
$1.88
57kg

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