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2018 Phoenix Park 2yo Classic Group 3 February 3 - Pukekura Raceway

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Bit Lippy wins 2018 Phoenix Park 2yo Classic Group 3 NZ$70,000 at Pukekura Raceway (NZ), 1200m.

Bit Lippy winning the Phoenix Park 2yo Classic
Bit Lippy winning the Phoenix Park 2yo Classic Picture: Race Images Photo

Rewarded after three stakes placings (including twice second to the unbeaten Melt) in his only starts, Bit Lippy proved too strong with a nice win here. He was third early then fourth in the small field of seven before moving up three wide at the 600m.

Rider Cameron Lammas kept up the pressure approaching the last corner to challenge three wide turning in. He co-led once into the straight but took over at the 250m, broke clear and then Lammas allowed him to coast to the line by three quarters of a length.

Platinum Mam'selle was equal last (inner) passing the 600m, got off the fence before the straight, got into the clear and tried hard to catch the winner without success.

Handsome Rebel was last and widest into the straight and was doing his best work late to rush into third from Wisdom Patch who had every chance but faded late for fourth.


ANZ Bloodstock News

New Plymouth Raceway

Saturday, 03rd February 2018

5
15:09
(local)

Phoenix Park 2yo Classic (G3)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
NZD $70,000
1200m TURF GOOD
5
15:09
(local)
NZD $70,000
1200m GOOD

Phoenix Park 2yo Classic (G3)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN

No winner came from further back than fifth turning for home all day on what is always a biased towards on pacers venue when the footing is dry and more so today with the rail out 3m so it was in fact even more manmade or man-hanced. This G3 juvenile field was not a very strong field and only had seven runners with just two of them having won a race. Bit Lippy, a maiden prior to today, sat fourth the outer and came up wide second nearing the home turn before taking the lead at the 250m. The gelding held on well to score by three-quarters of a length and clocked 1:10.07, which is not a great time and in fact all day the times were nothing special on dry ground. In some races runners were beaten by big margins so it must have been the footing was too dry for them or too hard, as big defeats happen on bog tracks but outside injury several today got beaten large amounts. Bit Lippy has been placed in his first three starts and all had come at blacktype level so the win was certainly deserved. He has placed twice behind Melt, which looks the best juvenile at the moment in New Zealand and notably it was not Karaka Millions eligible. Platinum Mam’selle ran on strongly for second after setting down in the rear trio and the filly looks readymade for the G1 1400m feature on her home track at the end of next month. She had won a race prior Handsome Rebel ran a sound third after also settling in the rear trio plus he was still sixth with 100m to go and then got his second wind and unleashed well like he too will handle more than 1200m. He got third on the post and his best work was definitely the closing stages. Wisdom Patch sat second the outer and was third turning for home only to lose that placing on the line. The colt started favourite and was the other winner in the field prior so from that perspective disappointed overall. Gallagher was last away but kicked through to trail third the inner then ended up fourth the inner across the top before working off and being fifth turning for home. He fought on okay all things considered. Spirit Aubeer came out running on debut and was a length clear after 400m going freely considering he had not been officially trialled prior. He got headed at the 250m and weakened to sixth beaten two and three-quarters of a length but look out when he runs against all maidens as it could be top shelf all around at the post. Flaunt It Girl was wide in the rear trio and covered more ground than any other runner so to be beaten only just over three lengths was an unsung effort. There are winners to come out of this race and while most are not Group level if properly race placed they can more than get training expenses covered.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. BIT LIPPY (NZ) 2yo G
SHOWCASING (GB) - CERAMIC (NZ)
CAMERON LAMMAS
VANESSA HILLIS
$2.6
56.5kg
D E Evans
2nd 7. PLATINUM MAM'SELLE (AUS) 2yo F
FIGHTING SUN (AUS) - MISS FASCINATION (AUS)
MARK DU PLESSIS
LISA LATTA
$6.7
54.5kg
Lincoln Farms Bloodstock Ltd & N J McAlister

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3rd 4. HANDSOME REBEL (AUS) 2yo G
DENMAN (AUS) - LONDON REBEL (AUS)
OPIE BOSSON
STEPHEN AUTRIDGE
$14.2
56.5kg
Richard Cheng Liquan & Zhou Xuan

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4th 2. WISDOM PATCH (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - WILLOW CREEK (AUS)
JAKE BAYLISS
LANCE O'SULLIVAN & ANDREW SCOTT
$2.3
56.5kg

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5th 3. GALLAGHER (NZ) 2yo C
EPAULETTE (AUS) - ENCHANTED MELODY (AUS)
JOHNATHON PARKES
JACOB MCKAY
$20.3
56.5kg

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6th 5. THE HULK (AUS) 2yo G
SPIRIT OF BOOM (AUS) - FRIENDLY GLOW (AUS)
R J MYERS
N W TILEY
$12.6
56.5kg

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7th 6. FLAUNT IT GIRL (AUS) 2yo F
SIDEREUS (AUS) - LINGERIE MODEL (AUS)
SHAUN M MC KAY
JASON PRICE
$40.3
54.5kg

Sales Information

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