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By Jackson Frantz
Fundraiser (Race 8 No12) is the stable’s best chance of success at
Caulfield on Saturday.
Tom Dabnerig from the
Helmet has come through his third-placed performance on return at Swan Hill earlier this month in good order.
“He’s taken great improvement from that run, he was carrying a big weight there and he was beaten all that far in a blanket finish,” Hayes told
Racing Pulse.
Hayes isn’t concerned by his galloper’s lack of exposure on soft ground, saying he has trialled up super at Tatura on a rain-affected surface this time in.
Punters post-race: Australian Guineas day in review by James Lamb, Luke Sheehan & David Hocking Lunar Fox caused a boilover in the Guineas Image: Getty
Verry Elleegant displayed all of her fighting qualities once again, while Lunar Fox became the longest-priced Australian G1 winner in history with victory in the Guineas. Star Performer
Verry Elleegant in the Chipping Norton Stakes (Randwick R7)
Her seventh Group One win was a customary tough display as the Caulfield Cup champion staved off a quartet of horses in a five-way go to claim the G1 feature at Randwick. James McDonald had to bustle along the daughter of Zed out of the gates as she was tardy away, and then got going before the corner as she went eye-to-eye with main market rival Colette. To the inside of the Godolphin mare was Waller s other pair Funstar and Kolding, while it looked as though Avilius was going to end his winning drought of 500+ days when he travelled into it beautifully off the backs