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4 Day before Race Day
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Sportsbet-Ballarat: Ballarat Turf Club Thursday 24, December 2009

Meeting Type: Country (TAB MEETING)
Rail Position: Out 4m from 1600-700m, Out 12m from 700m-400, Out 8m 400-W/Post (Inside Track)
Dual Track Meeting: N
Track Type: Turf
Track Condition: Good 3
Weather: Raining
Penetrometer: 4.8
Track Information:
Total Number of starters for this meeting (including emergencies) 77
Race 1 - 1:00PM Stateplan Business Finance Brokers Maiden Plate (1200 METRES)
Of $15,000. 1st $8,775, 2nd $2,700, 3rd $1,350, 4th $675, 5th $250, 6th $250, 7th $250, 8th $250, 9th $250, 10th $250
Maiden, Set Weights, Four-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:12.03 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 7 FUNNY BUSINESS Darren Weir Chris Symons 6 56kg $4.20
2 4 PLAYA Peter Snowden Mark Zahra 0.1L 7 58kg $1.65
3 3 NEWS JUST IN Robbie Griffiths Mr Peter Mertens 2.1L 10 58kg $13
4 6 VENNOM Glenn Thornton Danny Brereton 2.3L 3 58kg $13
5 1 BROM STAR John Smerdon Ben Melham 3.8L 8 58kg $8
6 2 EXTRACTOR Kerry Edwards Dean Yendall 8.8L 2 58kg $26
7 8 JILLEE Simon Morrish Ms Nikita Beriman 8.9L 1 56kg $51
8 9 OUR DECISION Stanley G Morris Steven Vella 9.2L 9 56kg $31
9 5 TIGER RAG Tricia Cox Mr Terry Barry 9.95L 4 58kg $61
10 10 THREAD OF LIGHT Rebecca Standen Jack Hill (a0/55kg) 13.45L 5 56kg (cd 54.5kg) $51
Race 2 - 1:36PM Ballarat Come to Life Maiden Plate (1500 METRES)
Of $15,000. 1st $8,775, 2nd $2,700, 3rd $1,350, 4th $675, 5th $250, 6th $250, 7th $250, 8th $250, 9th $250, 10th $250
Maiden, Set Weights, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:33.86 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 6 CYCLONE AL Danny O'Brien Damien Oliver 4 56.5kg $1.70
2 5 CHART Peter Snowden Mark Zahra 2L 6 56.5kg $2.90
3 8 EQUAL RIGHTS Simon Morrish Ms Nikita Beriman 2.75L 1 54.5kg $21
4 3 PORT OF FAME Terry Kelly Ms Linda Meech 5L 7 58kg $12
5 4 ARTICULATE (NZ) Danny O'Brien Mark Flaherty 7.25L 5 56.5kg $15
6 1 BLEVOLUTION Graeme Hicks Danny Brereton 7.45L 3 58kg $61
7 7 MADICAS QUEST Terry Kelly Mr Matt Pumpa 10.2L 2 56.5kg $41
9 KASANE Pat Carey Mr Brent Evans 0 $21
2 CELESTIAL KINGDOM Brendan McCarthy Marc Munday 0
Race 3 - 2:15PM Des Rix Homes Maiden Plate (2300 METRES)
Of $15,000. 1st $8,775, 2nd $2,700, 3rd $1,350, 4th $675, 5th $250, 6th $250, 7th $250, 8th $250, 9th $250, 10th $250
Maiden, Set Weights, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 2:28.65 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 7 SCRAPE THE PAINT Glenn Thornton Ms Linda Meech 2 56kg $4.60
2 3 ULTRA COOL Darren Weir Mr Jacob Rule (a0/55kg) 0.5L 6 58kg (cd 56kg) $1.90
3 1 ARABIAN AMOUR Danny Curran Mr Terry Barry 1.5L 3 58kg $5.50
4 6 ODORATA Tom Hughes Jarrod Fry (a0/54kg) 2.75L 8 56kg $8
5 8 STAR ARTOIS Michael Phillips Craig Robertson 4.25L 4 56kg $31
6 2 LEICA VINO Anthony Cosgriff Mr Reece Wheeler 5L 7 58kg $31
7 5 LILLIS LANE Udyta Clarke Dean Yendall 8L 5 56kg $26
8 9 DELZAO DANCER Robbie Laing Mr Brent Evans (a0/54kg) 18L 1 54.5kg $21
4 CITY STYLE Tony Krushka Ben Knobel 0
Race 4 - 2:52PM Homestead Carpets SV 3YO Maiden Plate (1200 METRES)
Of $15,000. 1st $8,775, 2nd $2,700, 3rd $1,350, 4th $675, 5th $250, 6th $250, 7th $250, 8th $250, 9th $250, 10th $250
Maiden, Set Weights, Three-Years-Old, Apprentices can claim.
This race carries a VOBIS Silver Nominators Bonus of $2,700 and a VOBIS Silver Owners Bonus of $6,300 for qualified horses.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:12.11 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 5 MITCHENER Danny O'Brien Damien Oliver 10 57kg $5.50
2 7 SOLAR SHOT Wendy Kelly Mark Flaherty 0.3L 3 57kg $13
3 3 KENDRICK Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Matthew Allen 1.05L 14 57kg $6
4 4 MAJOR ROCKETMAN Tom Hughes Jarrod Fry 1.45L 11 57kg $15
5 14 LANNAKI David Hayes Chris Symons 1.55L 5 55kg $3.90
6 11 BEE ALI Dale Sutton Stephen Baster 1.85L 7 55kg $7.50
7 6 SHINING BULLET Michael Moroney Mr Steven Arnold 2.25L 12 57kg $19
8 8 THE SOUTHERN (NZ) Colin Little Danny Brereton 2.75L 15 57kg $41
9 16 VESUVIA (NZ) Danny O'Brien Mr Brent Evans 3.25L 8 55kg $14
10 9 WAYNE Terry Kelly Mr Matt Pumpa 3.65L 9 57kg $21
11 10 ZAMBAK Rebecca Dwyer Ms Nikita Beriman 4.05L 4 57kg $41
12 17 FINAGLE Grant Allard Mark Zahra 5.3L 1 55kg $7
13 2 IL CARDINALE Bart Cummings Ms Michelle Payne 5.8L 2 57kg $14
14 15 REMEDIA Dan O'Sullivan Dean Yendall 10.05L 13 55kg $17
15 1 EASY ROCK CAFE Glenn Thornton Ben Melham 11.3L 6 57kg $26
12 DIAMOND EMPRESS Jamie Edwards & Bruce Elkington Jason Baldock 0
13 FRENCH FOX Danny O'Brien 0
Race 5 - 3:29PM Tanya Daniels the Good Guys 0 - 68 Handicap (1200 METRES)
Of $15,000. 1st $8,775, 2nd $2,700, 3rd $1,350, 4th $675, 5th $250, 6th $250, 7th $250, 8th $250, 9th $250, 10th $250
0 - 68, Handicap, Minimum Weight 53kg, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:11.16 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 3 PREDOMINATOR Colin Little Danny Brereton 8 58.5kg $3.50
2 6 SANDUSKY CITY (NZ) Barry Barnes Chris Symons 0.2L 9 57.5kg $9
3 5 MONDELAGO Kate Goodrich Dean Yendall 1.45L 3 57.5kg $10
4 7 TORNADOES Peter Snowden Mark Zahra 1.65L 4 57.5kg $5.50
5 1 COONEY Robert Smerdon Craig Robertson 2.15L 6 59kg $4.20
6 4 PARKOUR Peter G Moody Mr Steven Arnold 3.4L 2 58kg $7
7 10 SENSATIONAL SWING Dianne Wynne Ms Sally Wynne 5.65L 10 55kg $31
8 9 TE AWAMUTU Iris Peskett Ms Linda Meech 8.4L 1 57kg $21
9 2 BONCOEUR Barry Killeen Kyle Hocking (a0/51kg) 8.5L 5 58.5kg (cd 56.5kg) $21
10 8 ALEXANDRA GARDENS Peter Morgan Mr Reece Wheeler 9.25L 7 57kg $12
Race 6 - 4:06PM James & Son Country Showcase 0 - 78 Handicap (1600 METRES)
Of $22,500. 1st $13,650, 2nd $4,200, 3rd $2,100, 4th $1,050, 5th $250, 6th $250, 7th $250, 8th $250, 9th $250, 10th $250
0 - 78, Handicap, Minimum Weight 53kg, Apprentices cannot claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:39.30 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 5 RUNAWAY COMBI (NZ) Robert Smerdon Craig Robertson 7 56kg $4.20
2 1 WHISKEY CRUYFF David Noonan Mr Brady Cross 0.5L 2 58kg $26
3 9 ST IVES (NZ) Michael Moroney Mr Peter Mertens 1.5L 1 53kg $4.60
4 2 KINUGAWA Go Shigemi Dean Yendall 2L 3 57kg $10
5 7 OWZAT Rick Hore-Lacy Chris Symons 2.2L 4 55kg $11
6 3 DOCTOR GACHET Jamie Edwards & Bruce Elkington Damien Oliver 2.5L 6 56kg $2
7 4 EXPRESS STAR Paul McKenna Mr Eddie Cassar 4L 5 56kg $21
8 10 STREET SENSATION Darren Weir Jack Hill (a0/55kg) 4.3L 8 53kg $9
8 BOWLABOUNCER Bruce & Jean Purcell Craig Newitt 0
6 OUR SHANAGOLDEN David Noonan Ms Christine Puls 0
Race 7 - 4:43PM Sportsbet.com.au 0 - 62 Handicap (1400 METRES)
Of $15,000. 1st $8,775, 2nd $2,700, 3rd $1,350, 4th $675, 5th $250, 6th $250, 7th $250, 8th $250, 9th $250, 10th $250
0 - 62, Handicap, Minimum Weight 53kg, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:26.25 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 5 MAXIKAM Terry Kelly Craig Robertson 1 59kg $6
2 4 IRON LIEGE Daryl Brown Andrew Mallyon 0.4L 8 59kg $14
3 7 DIVERGENT Peter Snowden Mark Zahra 2.15L 4 57.5kg $4.20
4 8 DAME DIETRICH Dan O'Sullivan Dean Yendall 2.35L 6 56.5kg $5.50
5 10 RENOUNCEABLE John McArdle Ben Melham 2.45L 2 56.5kg $2.80
6 6 GREATER THAN GREAT Brendan McCarthy Chris Symons 3.7L 3 58kg $9
7 11 THE MONEYMEISTER Graeme Hicks Mr Matt Pumpa 4.45L 5 56.5kg $26
8 12 YOSHINO Kevin Garland Ms Nikita Beriman 8.7L 7 56kg $51
1 BLAZE ADRIFT Kelvin Southey Mark Flaherty 0
3 FLASH KID Robbie Griffiths Mr Peter Mertens 0
9 GOLDEN SCHNAPS Heath Conners Mr Eddie Cassar 0
2 BLUE VEIN (NZ) Lisa Enright Mr Brent Evans 0
Race 8 - 5:20PM Merry Christmas To All Country Showcase Class 1 Handicap (1600 METRES)
Of $22,500. 1st $13,650, 2nd $4,200, 3rd $2,100, 4th $1,050, 5th $250, 6th $250, 7th $250, 8th $250, 9th $250, 10th $250
Class 1, Handicap, Minimum Weight 53kg, Apprentices can claim.

Track Name: Main Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 3 RATime: 1:39.93 Timing Method: Electronic

Color Finish No Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 1 CHERONBUTCH Peter Healey Damien Oliver 8 58kg $5
2 15 SHADES OF JULIE Darren Weir Mr Peter Mertens 1L 4 53kg $15
3 6 A GRADE (NZ) Mark Lewis Jarrod Fry (a0/54kg) 2.25L 6 56kg $15
4 10 DISTANT RULER Pat Carey Mr Matt Pumpa 2.45L 2 55.5kg $8
5 2 SAREM David Hayes Mr Steven Arnold 2.65L 9 58kg $6.50
6 9 UNDISCOVERED Darren Weir Mr Jacob Rule (a0/55kg) 4.15L 5 56kg (cd 54kg) $5.50
7 7 MOOREA Peter G Moody Ms Linda Meech 4.45L 10 56kg $5.50
8 3 ARNIE EL (NZ) Russell Cameron Ben Melham 4.95L 1 57kg $14
9 5 DANZIN HEART Colin Little Danny Brereton 7.7L 11 57kg $8.50
10 11 UNSCRIPTED Jamie Edwards & Bruce Elkington Dean Yendall 7.9L 3 55.5kg $11
11 16 BATTLESTAR Brendan McCarthy Marc Munday 8.9L 7 53kg (cd 53.5kg) $71
14 DIVINE DELAGO Niall Phillips Craig Robertson 0
8 SAGWALA Aaron Purcell Nathan Rose 0
4 CONSCRIBE (NZ) Robert Hickmott Mr Eddie Cassar 0
12 YOU'REJOKINGME Lisa Enright Mr Brent Evans 0
13 BRUNO Tony Krushka Ben Knobel 0

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