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3 Day of acceptances close
[before acceptances close]
Prior to 6:50am
[where there has been significant weather conditions overnight resulting in a change in Track Rating since the prior day's report]
4 Day before Race Day
[after acceptances close]
Prior to 2:50pm By Racing Victoria
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5 Race Day
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Post 6:50am


Caulfield: Melbourne Racing Club Saturday 09, April 2005

Meeting Type: Metro (TAB MEETING)
Rail Position: Out 9m Entire Circuit
Dual Track Meeting: N
Track Type: Turf
Track Condition: Good 3
Weather: Fine
Penetrometer: 4.48
Track Information:
Total Number of starters for this meeting (including emergencies) 96
Race 1 - 12:30PM Drawn Super Vobis Handicap (1200 METRES)
Of $50,000. 1st $32,500, 2nd $10,000, 3rd $4,500, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,000
Starter Subsidy $200.
Handicap, Minimum Weight 52kg, Two-Years-Old, Apprentices can claim.
This race carries a VOBIS Silver Nominators Bonus of $7,000 and a VOBIS Silver Owners Bonus of $23,000 for qualified horses.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:10.98 Last 600m: 0:35.57 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 5 SHADOWAYS Gwenda Johnstone Brad Rawiller 2 57kg $4.60
2 8 THE BOOT Lee Freedman Noel Callow 0.4L 5 56.5kg $3.90
3 1 I COMMAND Lee Freedman Ryan Maloney 1.9L 10 58kg (cd 56kg) $7.50
4 2 BENICIO Lee Freedman Nick Ryan 3.7L 1 57.5kg $8.50
5 10 DANTE'S BEST Mathew Ellerton Mark Flaherty 6.7L 4 56kg $14
6 6 CONGRUOUS Richard Laming Reece Wheeler 6.8L 3 56.5kg $26
7 12 SIPOWICZ Mathew Ellerton Mr Vincent Hall 7L 7 56kg $17
8 7 LORD BENBARA Tony Rosolini David Taggart 7.1L 11 56.5kg $12
9 3 QUARTERMAN John Hawkes Blake Shinn 8.9L 8 57.5kg $6.50
10 13 PATERNITY Ken Keys Steven King 11.2L 6 54kg $41
11 14 COURT OF LIGHT Frances Houlahan Brady Cross 12.7L 12 52kg (cd 51kg) $51
12 11 OKAVANGO DELTA Mathew Ellerton Stephen Baster 24.7L 9 56kg $16
9 BALDINI Robbie Laing Danny Brereton 0
4 LEVELLER Graeme Rogerson Danny Nikolic 0
Race 2 - 1:10PM Belhaven Handicap (1100 METRES)
Of $50,000. 1st $32,500, 2nd $10,000, 3rd $4,500, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,000
Starter Subsidy $200.
Handicap, Minimum Weight 52kg, Four-Years-Old and Upwards, Mares, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:03.68 Last 600m: 0:34.48 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 4 KATS CLAUSE Royston Carr Peter Mertens 10 54kg $5.50
2 8 TWINCITI Gary Portelli Blake Shinn (a0/55kg) 1.5L 5 52.5kg $7.50
3 11 AMERICAN GRAFFITI Anne Blackburn Anthony Darmanin (a0/49kg) 3.8L 4 52kg (cd 50kg) $41
4 3 STAR PERIL Ken Sweeney Jamie Mott (a0/55kg) 3.9L 6 56.5kg (cd 53.5kg) $10
5 1 LOYAL LAUREN Heath Conners Kyle Nowland (a0/54kg) 4.2L 2 58kg (cd 55kg) $11
6 6 SALSA (NZ) David Bourne Rhys McLeod 5L 9 53.5kg $41
7 7 SARAH MICHELLE Jim Mason Ben Melham (a0/52kg) 5.8L 3 53kg (cd 50kg) $13
8 5 TRIFOLD Pat Carey Ryan Maloney (a0/55kg) 6L 1 54kg (cd 52kg) $9
9 12 POIYM Danny Bougoure Jason Benbow (a0/54kg) 7.5L 7 52kg (cd 50kg) $21
10 9 INITIAL VENTURE Robert Smerdon Nick Ryan (a0/55kg) 8.5L 8 52kg $6.50
11 10 TRATTORIA Rick Hore-Lacy Stephen Baster 11.3L 12 52kg (cd 52.5kg) $26
12 2 BRILLIANT JEWEL Bill Mitchell Steven King 11.7L 11 57.5kg $3.60
Race 3 - 1:50PM Kapalaran Handicap (1400 METRES)
Of $50,000. 1st $32,500, 2nd $10,000, 3rd $4,500, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,000
Starter Subsidy $200.
Handicap, Minimum Weight 52kg, Four-Years-Old and Upwards, Mares, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:24.24 Last 600m: 0:35.26 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 9 FLUFFY COURAGE Cliff Brown Nick Ryan (a0/55kg) 8 54kg $5
2 10 KALASHANI STAR (NZ) Russell Cleland Peter Mertens 0.2L 2 54kg $13
3 7 FAIRESSA Lee Hope Noel Callow 1.2L 10 55.5kg $12
4 14 GO BENDIGO Alan Bruce Rhys McLeod 3L 4 52kg (cd 52.5kg) $16
5 1 BRUGES (NZ) Colin Little Ben Melham (a0/52kg) 3.8L 5 59.5kg (cd 56.5kg) $5.50
6 6 BELLA VICHY Dan O'Sullivan Brady Cross (a0/54kg) 3.9L 11 56kg (cd 54.5kg) $8
7 5 MY FRAARLEIN Terry Bulger David Taggart 4.1L 7 56.5kg $41
8 11 DEVANT (NZ) Michael Moroney Dale Smith 4.9L 3 52.5kg $31
9 12 JUST HEAVEN Tony Noonan Stephen Baster 6.2L 1 52.5kg $31
10 13 LADY LYN John Gunning Blake Shinn (a0/55kg) 6.3L 9 52kg $3.20
11 4 FLOWERDRUM (USA) Dan O'Sullivan Steven King 8.6L 6 57.5kg $21
2 LLANGA (NZ) Tony Vasil Ryan Maloney 0
3 TWILIGHT SPY John McArdle Brad Rawiller 0
8 IRISH BELLE (NZ) David Brideoake Danny Nikolic 0
Race 4 - 2:30PM Kilshery Super Vobis Handicap (1400 METRES)
Of $50,000. 1st $32,500, 2nd $10,000, 3rd $4,500, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,000
Starter Subsidy $200.
Handicap, Minimum Weight 52kg, Three-Years-Old, Apprentices can claim.
This race carries a VOBIS Silver Nominators Bonus of $7,000 and a VOBIS Silver Owners Bonus of $23,000 for qualified horses.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:23.95 Last 600m: 0:34.75 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 17 CANDY VALE Kathy Hughes Peter Mertens 6 52kg $6
2 11 SOLAR SECRET David Noonan Stephen Baster 1.3L 10 53kg $18
3 16 CALLER ONE Tony McEvoy Jason Benbow 1.4L 4 52kg (cd 50kg) $14
4 3 ZANKEL (NZ) Brian Mayfield-Smith Jamie Mott 1.6L 3 56.5kg (cd 53.5kg) $5.50
5 14 ROYAL HARLEQUIN Darren Weir Brady Cross 2.4L 5 52.5kg (cd 51kg) $8.50
6 13 LIGHTOFPROSPERITY Graham Woolston Nick Ryan 2.5L 8 52.5kg $7.50
7 15 TEARS 'N' TRIUMPH (NZ) Lee Hope Blake Shinn 2.6L 7 52.5kg $9
8 2 FISCAL MADNESS (NZ) Peter J Williams Mark Flaherty 3.4L 2 57kg $6
9 6 CRYING STORM Peter Gelagotis Danny Nikolic 4.7L 12 54kg $21
10 8 CUNAMULLA LASS (NZ) Michael Moroney Rhys McLeod 5.5L 1 53.5kg $16
11 10 PENWORTHAN (NZ) Peter G Moody Ben Melham 6.3L 11 53kg (cd 50kg) $26
12 12 LA VIE EN ROSE Bart Cummings Mark Pegus 6.4L 9 52.5kg (cd 53kg) $21
F 9 SHADOWPARK Gwenda Johnstone Dale Smith 0L 13 53.5kg $17
18 RED SPHERE Glenn Thornton 0
19 TITAN RULER Shannon G Hope 0
4 MARMOTTAN Lee Freedman Nick Ryan 0
1 UNDER COMMAND Bill Mitchell Ryan Maloney 0
7 BENEDETTI Tony Noonan Greg Childs 0
5 TANTAT SECRET Doug Harrison Noel Callow 0
Race 5 - 3:10PM Programmed Maintenance Services Anniversary Vase (1400 METRES)
Of $100,000. 1st $65,000, 2nd $20,000, 3rd $9,000, 4th $4,000, 5th $2,000
Starter Subsidy $200.
Handicap, Minimum Weight 52kg, Apprentices cannot claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:23.95 Last 400m: 0:22.41 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 1 ROMAN ARCH Robbie Laing Noel Callow 2 61kg $7
2 2 MR. MURPHY Lee Freedman Nick Ryan (a0/55kg) 0.8L 12 58kg $9.50
3 5 FORCE APOLLO John Hawkes Blake Shinn (a0/55kg) 2.8L 3 54.5kg $4
4 7 YOUTHFUL Tony Noonan Peter Mertens 3.2L 4 54kg $15
5 11 PEACE RULER Jim Marconi Ryan Hinton (a0/54kg) 3.5L 9 52kg $31
6 4 DEVASTATING (NZ) John Collins Danny Nikolic 4L 11 56.5kg $26
7 8 STAR OF GRETCHEN (NZ) Peter G Moody Jason Benbow (a0/54kg) 4.1L 5 53.5kg $7
8 3 GOLD WELLS Danny O'Brien Steven King 5.4L 10 57kg $4.40
9 10 UMBER Kelvin Smith Brady Cross (a0/54kg) 5.8L 1 52kg $16
10 9 KORCULA Tony Noonan Stephen Baster 8.6L 8 53kg $21
11 6 SOCIAL GLOW Ken Sweeney Greg Childs 9.6L 7 54kg $14
12 12 SPANISH SYMBOL Tom Hughes Ben Melham (a0/52kg) 10.1L 6 52kg $101
Race 6 - 3:50PM Poetic King Handicap (1100 METRES)
Of $50,000. 1st $32,500, 2nd $10,000, 3rd $4,500, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,000
Starter Subsidy $200.
Handicap, Minimum Weight 53.5kg, Four-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:03.95 Last 600m: 0:34.24 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 7 BARABBA ROAD Phillip Stokes Noel Callow 1 55.5kg $7
2 9 DIAMONDS AND CHALK Brett Cavanough Nick Ryan (a0/55kg) 0.1L 9 54kg $10
3 8 CAPTAIN CLIPPER Hanna Gilligan Peter Mertens 0.3L 5 54.5kg $26
4 6 EL MAZE Leon Macdonald Blake Shinn (a0/55kg) 0.4L 4 56.5kg $6.50
5 10 KELTHORPE Pat Carey Ryan Maloney (a0/55kg) 1.2L 8 53.5kg (cd 51.5kg) $21
6 2 FEEL THE NOISE Michael Moroney Ryan Hinton (a0/54kg) 2L 6 58kg (cd 55kg) $6.50
7 4 IDENTIFIABLE Ken Sweeney Jamie Mott (a0/55kg) 2.4L 7 57kg (cd 54kg) $15
8 5 SAVAGE ATTACK Mark Minervini Danny Nikolic 2.8L 2 57kg $8
9 1 DON'T TELL TOM John Collins Ben Melham (a0/52kg) 5.6L 3 58kg (cd 55kg) $3.10
3 HOLDING Bill Mitchell Jason Benbow 0
Race 7 - 4:30PM Uniware AusVantage Plate (2000 METRES)
Of $50,000. 1st $32,500, 2nd $10,000, 3rd $4,500, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,000
Starter Subsidy $200.
Handicap, Minimum Weight 52kg, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 2:01.75 Last 600m: 0:35.36 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 9 GRADUATED Jim Mason Stephen Baster 14 52kg $13
2 7 LIGHTNING COMMAND Brian Mayfield-Smith Blake Shinn (a0/55kg) 0.2L 4 53.5kg $3.80
3 11 OUR SPUR David Racovolis Anthony Darmanin (a0/49kg) 0.4L 9 52kg (cd 50kg) $17
4 10 DESERT CLEARANCE (NZ) Peter G Moody Ben Melham (a0/52kg) 1.7L 11 52kg (cd 49kg) $17
4 2 PRETORIUS (NZ) Brian Mayfield-Smith Greg Childs 1.7L 2 56.5kg $6
6 14 BETTER JETSETTER John McArdle Peter Mertens 2.5L 3 52kg $26
7 4 COOL TRENT Robert Smerdon Brady Cross (a0/54kg) 3.8L 5 55.5kg (cd 54kg) $15
8 15 LACRISTI EXPRESS Carol Newby Jamie Mott (a0/55kg) 4.6L 12 52kg (cd 51.5kg) $101
9 16 SUBDIVIDE Graeme Rogerson Jason Benbow (a0/54kg) 4.8L 7 52kg (cd 50kg) $51
10 12 SPELLING Peter G Moody Nick Ryan (a0/55kg) 4.9L 1 52kg $6.50
11 6 SCHUMPETER David Brideoake Andrew Findlay 6.2L 8 54kg $26
12 8 INTRIGUING (NZ) Lee Hope Ryan Maloney (a0/55kg) 6.5L 10 52.5kg $61
13 5 LORD ERIN (NZ) Grant Dalziel Noel Callow 6.6L 13 55kg $9
14 1 GALLIC (NZ) Graeme Rogerson Danny Nikolic 46.6L 6 58kg $4.60
3 CATCHMEIFYOUCAN (NZ) Michael Moroney Ryan Hinton 0
13 GLOCK Greg Mance Mr Mark Miller 0
Race 8 - 5:10PM Diatribe Super Vobis Handicap (2400 METRES)
Of $50,000. 1st $32,500, 2nd $10,000, 3rd $4,500, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,000
Starter Subsidy $200.
Handicap, Minimum Weight 53.5kg, Three-Years-Old, Apprentices can claim.
This race carries a VOBIS Silver Nominators Bonus of $7,000 and a VOBIS Silver Owners Bonus of $23,000 for qualified horses.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 2:28.51 Last 600m: 0:35.46 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 1 HEAVENLY PUN Heath Conners Mark Flaherty 12 57kg $16
2 4 YOUTHS EDGE Tony McEvoy Nick Ryan 2.3L 7 55.5kg $7
3 12 ROCK OF ARCHES Stephen Theodore Peter Mertens 2.7L 3 53.5kg $41
4 7 RAPHAEL Bradley Marzato Mark Pegus 4.2L 1 55kg $7
5 11 GIGANTIC (NZ) Peter G Moody Blake Shinn 9.2L 8 53.5kg $10
6 2 MIDDLEMARCH Michael Kent Danny Brereton 10L 11 57kg $5.50
7 9 TULLY SPUR Matthew Hyland Brady Cross 10.2L 6 53.5kg (cd 52kg) $26
8 6 BRUNOCAVALLI Barry Barnes Reece Wheeler 11.5L 5 55kg $17
9 13 ROCK WILOUGHBY Peter Rintoul Steven King 15.5L 4 53.5kg $31
10 10 BRIEF ERUPTION Enver Jusufovic Jason Benbow 15.8L 13 53.5kg (cd 51.5kg) $101
11 5 BROCCO BEAR Cindy Alderson Danny Nikolic 17.1L 2 55kg $15
12 8 FREEWHEELER Tony Vasil Ryan Maloney 21.4L 9 54.5kg (cd 52.5kg) $12
13 14 MYBIGFATGREEKHORSE (NZ) John Hawkes Stephen Baster 28.4L 10 53.5kg $17
3 EXPUNGE Mick Price Noel Callow 0 $4.20
15 MUSIC CLIP Michael Templeton 0

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