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Queensland
trainers have been making an impression during the Melbourne Spring Carnival
with Liam Birchley adding to the success following the win of his talented mare
Whateverwhenever in the Group III MRC Sportingbet Moonga Stakes at Caulfield on
Saturday.
The five year-old daughter of Choisir had been racing well in Brisbane this
preparation, but was not expected to trouble seasoned Group I performer King's
Rose in the 1400 metre contest, despite a good run at the same track last
Saturday behind Instinction.
Partnered by Craig Williams, Whateverwhenever pulled out a career best performance
to beat King's Rose by a neck and claim her first Black Type success.
"This mare has really jumped out of the ground," said stable foreman Brad
Berwick.
"She's flying and was unlucky last week, but she let down really well today and
will now head to Flemington."
Passed in as a yearling at Magic Millions, Whateverwhenever has the overall record of eight wins
and nine placings from 25 starts with prizemoney in excess of $260,000.
She is the best of three winners from The Metropolitan winning Royal Academy
(USA) mare Celestia, who comes from the family of stakes-winners Monopolize,
Rock You and Marnie's Magic.
Celestia has a yearling colt by Hidden Dragon and was covered last spring by
Time Thief.
Whateverwhenever is the 45th stakes-winner for Coolmore stalwart Choisir(pictured), who is
having a great run with star performers in both hemispheres including Olympic
Glory and Proisir.
Group 3 - 1400m Class: Open. Track: Dead. Time: 1:23.71. Sectional Time: 0:35.12 at 600m. Prizemoney: $150,000 - 1st: $90,000 2nd: $27,000 3rd: $13,500. |
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| 1 | 13. Whateverwhenever | L F Birchley | Craig Williams (4) |
$17
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54.0 |
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 5m Choisir
x Celestia
(Royal Academy (USA)
)Lot 780; 2009 MM Conrad Jupiters Yearling Sale Ses 5; Vendor - Superior Thoroughbreds; Buyer - Psd $40,000 Res $50,000 |
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| 2 | NK | 5. King's Rose (NZ) | P G Moody | L Nolen (7) |
$2.11
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56.5 |
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 5m Redoute's Choice
x Nureyev's Girl
(Nureyev (USA)
)Lot 134; 2009 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale; Vendor - Haunui Farm, Auckland, NZ; Buyer - Withdrawn |
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| 3 | 0.8 | 8. McClintock | Mark De Montfort | Ms L Wray (2) |
$15
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56.0 |
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8g King Cugat (USA)
x She's Sweet
(Danzero
) Lot 204; 2006 MM Adelaide Yearling Sale; Vendor - Baramul Stud; Buyer - Psd $15,000 Res $30,000 |
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| 4 | 1.5 | 10. Mister Milton | Norman Waymouth | S R King (6) |
$101
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56.0 |
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| 4h Snippetson x The Girlfriend (Spinning World (USA) ) | |||||||
| 5 | 2.0 | 7. Happy Zero | M, W & J Hawkes | D Dunn (5) |
$10
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56.0 |
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| 8g Danzero x Have Love (Canny Lad ) | |||||||
| 6 | 2.1 | 4. Galah | Peter Snowden | K Mc Evoy (8) |
$6
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57.5 |
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| 4h Redoute's Choice x Rinky Dink (Distorted Humor (USA) ) | |||||||
| 7 | 2.5 | 2. Tagus | John Thompson | M Zahra (9) |
$17
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57.5 |
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| 8g Encosta De Lago x Lady Capel (Last Tycoon (IRE) ) | |||||||
| 8 | 3.5 | 11. Renewed Vitality | John Thompson | C Reith (3) |
$21
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56.0 |
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| 5g Redoute's Choice x Real Pzazz (GB) (Green Desert (USA) ) | |||||||
| 9 | 3.6 | 3. Strike The Stars (NZ) | A J Cummings | V Duric (1) |
$41
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57.5 |
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| 4g Savabeel x Ambitious (NZ) (Last Tycoon (IRE) ) | |||||||
| 10 | 5.1 | 12. Full Of Spirit | R A James | C W Brown (11) |
$9
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55.5 |
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| 4m Flying Spur x Imposingly (Zabeel (NZ) ) | |||||||
| 11 | 7.9 | 9. Shadowfax (NZ) | M A Kavanagh | M Rodd (10) |
$41
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56.0 |
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| 7g Daggers Drawn (USA) x Kirkebi (NZ) (Vyner's Orb ) | |||||||
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