The team took three thoroughbreds to the Moora racing club meeting held on Saturday, October 11 with fine conditions shining upon a great day of racing with a good three dirt track in place.
The first runner for the team come out in race two in a maiden event over 1190 m with Island Wedding ridden by Chanelle O'Grady starting equal favourite, finishing second in the event going down by three quarters of length to Know Ticket For You in a race time of 1:10.21.
The fourth event on the card in a 1000 meter benchmark 53+ saw Bellaxena ridden by Chanelle O'Grady landing the prize by two lengths to Ken's Business in a time of 58.48 beating home a field of 10 in comfortable fashion sent out as the $2.90 favourite.
With the last stable runner coming out in race six in the 1500 m benchmark 53+ with Dandi Lou ridden by Chanelle O'Grady going down narrowly by a half a length on the line to Kurrajong Starfire in a race time of 1:33.23, with a great day had by all.
The results are as follows:
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Race 2 – 2:00PM MELROSE CELEBRATIONS MAIDEN (1190 METRES)
Of $6,000.1st $4,200, 2nd $1,200, 3rd $600
Maiden, Set Weights, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices can claim.
WestSpeed Bonus
Track Condition: Good 3 Time: 1:10.21
1 9 NO TICKET FOR YOU David Caruana Shaun Meeres 3 56kg $3.20EF
2 6 ISLAND WEDDING Ben Pearce Ms Chanelle O'Grady 0.75L 8 56kg $3.20EF
3 8 BRAESIDE MAGIC Bruce Kay Ms Ellie Cockram (a0/50kg) 2.5L 4 56kg $5
4 7 FRIARGENT Robert Martin Robert Markou 3L 7 56kg $15
5 4 TIS A GIFT George Murray Colin Haddon 5L 5 58kg $21
6 5 STAR GOD Mike Storer Jordan Turner (a3/50kg) 5L 6 56.5kg (cd 53.5kg) $8
7 10 MOSCOIN Murray Wallace Noel Rudland 5.25L 2 56kg $21
8 3 SUNSUPERSTAR Chris Gilbert Yannick Valenti 5.75L 9 58kg $13
9 2 NATIONAL EMBLEM Nicole Pateman-Masters Peter Farrell 16.5L 1 58kg $15
SB 1 CADIN’S ROCK Greg Wright Ms Shelby Bowtell (a1.5/50kg) 10 58kg (cd 56.5kg) $7
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Race 4 – 3:17PM R&J HAULAGE / TRONOX HANDICAP (1000 METRES)
Of $6,500.1st $4,550, 2nd $1,300, 3rd $650
BenchMark 53+, Handicap, Minimum Weight 55kg, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices can claim.
WestSpeed Bonus
Track Condition: Good 3 Time: 0:58.48
1 1 BELLAXENA Ben Pearce Ms Chanelle O'Grady 9 59kg $2.90
2 9 KEN’S BUSINESS Don Whitfield Jordan Turner (a3/50kg) 2L 7 55kg (cd 52kg) $10
3 2 RUNNERDAL Graham Jordan Colin Haddon 2.5L 1 58kg $3.20
4 6 MOSHAYER Bruce Kay Ms Ellie Cockram (a0/50kg) 2.5L 2 55.5kg $6
5 5 INTERNATIONALIST Brett Southcott Ms Fiona Bell (a3/52kg) 5L 10 55.5kg (cd 52.5kg) $15
6 4 JOLLY JILLAROO Stan Bates Ms Shelby Bowtell (a1.5/50kg) 7.5L 5 56kg (cd 54.5kg) $5
7 10 SNEAKIN’ AROUND Laurie Weinman Yannick Valenti 7.75L 3 55kg $10
8 3 GRAFSTROM Kayleen Gronow Ms Lisa Staples 11.25L 6 56.5kg $11
9 8 PRECIOUS EMMA Nicole Pateman-Masters Shaun Meeres 11.25L 4 55.5kg $12
10 7 MY CHARADER Noel Pateman Peter Farrell 14.25L 8 55.5kg $8
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Race 6 – 4:25PM FIRESTONE MOORA TYRES/AUST SEED & GRAIN HANDICAP (1500 METRES)
Of $6,500.1st $4,550, 2nd $1,300, 3rd $650
BenchMark 53+, Handicap, Minimum Weight 55kg, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices can claim.
WestSpeed Bonus
Track Condition: Good 3 Time: 1:33.23
1 2 KURRAJONG STARFIRE Noel Pateman Peter Farrell 4 60kg $10
2 8 DANDI LOU Ben Pearce Ms Chanelle O'Grady 0.5L 10 55kg $4.60
3 3 VAINTORIO Ian Glading Jordan Turner (a3/50kg) 1.5L 5 59.5kg (cd 56.5kg) $5
4 6 CHILLI DEVA Brett Southcott Ms Fiona Bell (a3/52kg) 2.25L 3 57kg (cd 54kg) $5.50
5 1 EL TEGRA Noel Pateman Andrew Masters 3.75L 8 63.5kg $9
6 5 STREET MAGICIAN Chris Gilbert Yannick Valenti 5.25L 2 57.5kg $4
7 4 OPPORTUNE LAD Kevin McAuley Noel Rudland 8L 7 57.5kg $5.50
8 10 RUBY’S JOY Russell Stewart Ms Ellie Cockram (a0/50kg) 8.75L 1 55kg $10
9 9 LADY CARRIE Michael Miller Shaun Meeres 13.75L 9 55kg $5.50
10 7 RANCHER’S CHOICE Laurie Weinman Colin Haddon 16.5L 6 56.5kg $15