Monday Rewind: State-by-state expert analysis on who starred and who flopped
THE big stables dominated at Caulfield, headlined by the Hayes team and Boom Time’s win in the Caulfield Cup. Who starred and who flopped on the weekend?
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THE big stables dominated at Caulfield with the Hayes team, Darren Weir and the Gai Waterhouse-Adrian Bott combination bagging nine of the 10 winners.
Welcome to another edition of Monday Rewind where we review all the action from the four major metropolitan meetings.
CHRIS VERNUCCIO (HERALD SUN)
CAULFIELD
BLITZED
David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig landed the main prize with $41 chance Boom Time in the Cup and they capped a stunning day when Fuhryk returned to form to take out the last race.
Darren Weir had an “amazing” with four winners — Snitzpeg, Cliff’s Edge, Kiwia and Ulmann, who saluted at a decent price.
Gai Waterhouse was bullish after the stable’s three runners — Our Crown Witness, Pinot and Global Glamour — and they didn’t let her down.
Special mention must go to Cory Parish after his perfect ride on Boom Time Caulfield Cup. After a brilliant getaway, Parish was positive from the inside draw and allowed the six-year-old colt to roll along, knowing there would be wide runners pushing forward. He had Boom Time in a beautiful position, sixth on the fence.
BLUNDERED
Sir Isaac Newton: Went ballistic upfront and jockey Katelyn Mallyon said the harder she tried to retrain the tearaway leader the more he resisted.
Nieta: Many had her as the best bet of the day in the last but the Sydney mare sent punters home feeling sick.
Beau Geste: Godolphin favourite in Melbourne. No more needs to be said.
HOT
Snitty Kitty: She keeps rising to the challenge. The Henry Dwyer mare has brilliant early speed that breaks the heart of her rivals.
Pinot: Great Oaks trial. She dictated the Ethereal Stakes in the mid-race that had the rest of the field out of their comfort zone.
NOT
Danish Twist: Yet to run a place in three Melbourne runs and she hasn’t won in 17 months with her unreliable racing pattern.
Gilbert Gardiner: Potted the first four home in the Caulfield Cup in last week’s Sneaky Chance podcast. Just kidding, Gil!
HORSES TO FOLLOW: Marmelo, Snitty Kitty, Petition, Shillelagh, All Our Roads
SACK: Foxplay, Danish Twist, Teodora
SHAYNE O’CASS (THE DAILY TELEGRAPH)
RANDWICK
BLITZED: Destiny’s Kiss is owned and bred by Nick Moraitis of Might And Power fame and he won’t mind us saying that Destiny’s Kiss is the Cups King of the pair. Sure, he doesn’t have a Caulfiled or Melbourne Cup on the mantelpiece but he is every bit as tough as Might And Power was. Have you ever seen a horse that was ‘gawne!’ at the 600m, 400m, 200m, 100m more than Detsiny’s Kiss last Saturday? Then the stamina and the desire kicked in.
BLUNDERED: The horse he beat — Alward. You can’t lose when you get the run he did and the 7kgs weight pull on the winner.
WHO’S HOT: Jason Coyle told us three weeks ago that White Moss was going to win a stakes race second-up. He was right. Her win in the Nivison not only increased her stud value enormously, it showed once again why he (Coyle) might be the best placer of horses in Australia.
WHO’S NOT: Alshahhad was a barber shop tip of epic proportions. Everyone wanted to tell you he’d win. The TAB Fixed Odds were something like $11 into $3.80! First beaten. He is a lovey type of horse though.
HORSES TO FOLLOW: Highway Sixtysix, Kaonic, Andaz, White Moss, Kinshachi, New Universe