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2016 Australasian Oaks – Asinara Back Against the Fillies

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Trainer John O’Shea expects Asinara to appreciate a return to fillies’ company in the 2016 Schweppes Oaks.

Asinara returns to fillies' company in the 2016 Australasian Oaks.
Asinara returns to fillies' company in the 2016 Australasian Oaks. Picture: Racing and Sports

Asinara is safely in the field for the Group 1 2016 Schweppes Oaks, also known as the Australasian Oaks, at Morphetville this Saturday May 7 while Godolphin stablemate Artesian will rely on scratchings to earn her place after being named third emergency.

Asinara has raced through the Sydney autumn carnival and came up against the colts and geldings last start when running on for fourth to He’s Our Rokkii and stablemate Old North in the 2016 Frank Packer Plate (2000m).

That followed a seventh placing in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes, where she beat home 2016 Australasian Oaks rival Believe.

Before that Asinara was placed at stakes level when third in the Group 3 Keith Nolan Classic behind Single Gaze, that filly going on to win at Group 1 level.

"Her last run was very good behind a couple of nice colts, including her stablemate Old North, so I wasn't disappointed at all," trainer John O'Shea.

"She's up against fillies here and the 2000 metres should suit her, unfortunately she's drawn wide, but she's held her form and the team in Adelaide is quite pleased with her work."

O’Shea believes Artesian can also be a big improver if she manages to scrape into the field.

"We're hoping she gets a run because I think she's capable of improving on her last start when she didn't relax at all,” O’Shea said.

“Before that she'd been racing well against colts in Melbourne and has worked nicely this week."

Godolphin will also have Demonstrate running at Morphetville in the Group 2 2016 Euclase Stakes, where he has drawn the outside barrier in the 15-horse field.

Three times stakes placed last spring, Demonstrate has been runner-up in his two runs in Melbourne so far this campaign, including behind subsequent Adelaide stakes winner Rageese last start..

"He has a bit to overcome, but he very rarely runs a bad race and that consistency makes him a chance every time he goes around," O'Shea said.
Racing and Sports

Morphettville

Saturday, 07th May 2016

6
15:20
(local)

Schweppes Oaks (G1)

Age: 3yo Sex: F Type: OPEN
AUD $401,020
2000m TURF GOOD
6
15:20
(local)
AUD $401,020
2000m GOOD

Schweppes Oaks (G1)

Age: 3yo Sex: F Type: OPEN

Abbey Marie remains unbeaten after three starts, making the rapid progression from winning a Maiden Plate (1300m) at Sandown Lakeside on 23 March to taking this Group One race. She settled in eighth place on the rails from her good barrier (2), improved between runners nearing the home turn, pushed out into clear running at the 200m and finished too well for a very smart win. Favourite Silent Sedition was seventh, between runners, was blocked on straightening before going to the rails at the 100m. She briefly hit the front but could not hold off the late closing winner to take a very sound second. C’est Beau La Vie was a handy fourth most of the way to the home turn. She moved up well on straightening, took the lead at the 200m and then battled on well for third. Sacred Eye was back in 11th place, got into clear running at the 300m and kept fighting on nicely for (1.8 lengths) fourth while Arcadia Dream was back towards the tail of the field, went deep from the 300m and ran on particularly well for (2.4 lengths) fifth after being disadvantaged by a moderate early tempo.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 14. ABBEY MARIE (AUS) 3yo F
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - CATSHAAN (AUS)
LUKE NOLEN
MICHAEL KENT
$7
56kg
Grandlodge Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: P Anastasiou), Ken Bee Sports (Aust) Pty Ltd (Mgr: K E Biddick), Hotel California (Mgr: G D Fagan), J B O'Rourke, E Campbell & M C Kent

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2nd 6. SILENT SEDITION (AUS) 3yo F
WAR CHANT (USA) - FIORENTINA (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
ANDREW NOBLET
$4
56kg
Aqua Trained Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: T F Curnow)

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3rd 7. C'EST BEAU LA VIE (AUS) 3yo F
BERNARDINI (USA) - VALKYRIE DIVA (AUS)
JASON HOLDER
LEON MACDONALD & ANDREW GLUYAS
$12
56kg
Mrs E Ange, M McBride, Mrs P Macdonald, R Sands, Mrs R Sands, H Brooks, J Norden, P Lamming, K Falconer, K Cock, D Brown, A Mezzini & B Caruso

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4th 4. SACRED EYE (AUS) 3yo F
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - MUSIDORA (AUS)
DWAYNE DUNN
D HAYES & T DABERNIG
$16
56kg

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5th 2. ARCADIA DREAM (AUS) 3yo F
DOMESDAY (AUS) - ARCADIA (AUS)
WILLIAM PIKE
GRANT WILLIAMS
$7.5
56kg
6th 3. BELIEVE (AUS) 3yo F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - OPTIMIST (AUS)
KERRIN MCEVOY
ANTHONY CUMMINGS
$8
56kg

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7th 12. BELUGA BLUE (AUS) 3yo F
LOOKIN AT LUCKY (USA) - CHOICE OF COLOURS (AUS)
CLARE LINDOP
LEON MACDONALD & ANDREW GLUYAS
$21
56kg

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8th 5. FIRST IMPRESSIONS (NZ) 3yo F
RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) - STRIKER (NZ)
G SMITH
GRANT WILLIAMS
$26
56kg

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9th 10. COMPRENDE (AUS) 3yo F
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - ZELADY (AUS)
DOM TOURNEUR
PHILLIP STOKES
$41
56kg

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10th 1. PASADENA GIRL (NZ) 3yo F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - NINA FROM PASADENA (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
D HAYES & T DABERNIG
$10
56kg

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11th 9. ASINARA (AUS) 3yo F
TEOFILO (IRE) - ANGALREEM (USA)
GLEN BOSS
JOHN O'SHEA
$13
56kg

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12th 8. BENGAL CAT (AUS) 3yo F
BERNARDINI (USA) - MIAOW (USA)
THOMAS SADLER
JOHN SADLER
$9
56kg
13th 15. THE GREY FLASH (AUS) 3yo F
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - ALREADY (AUS)
JOE BOWDITCH
ROBBIE LAING
$101
56kg

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14th 13. JACQUI'S JOY (NZ) 3yo F
REAL SAGA (AUS) - MOSSVANA (AUS)
MARK ZAHRA
M Beer & M Hinton
$51
56kg
15th 11. LOPARTEGA (AUS) 3yo F
LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - PARTIVA (AUS)
IBRAHIM GUNDOGDU
DOUG HARRISON
$31
56kg

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16th 16. RIVERINA BELLA (AUS) 3yo F
ALL AMERICAN (AUS) - KERILLA (AUS)
CRAIG NEWITT
JOHN & CHRIS LEDGER
$51
56kg

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