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Sofia Rosa Heads Trans-Tasman Hopes For Stephen Marsh

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Stephen Marsh’s Group One hopes will be spread on Saturday with top-flight contenders on both sides of the Tasman.

Sofia Rosa resumes in the 2016 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
Sofia Rosa resumes in the 2016 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. Picture: Race Images Photo

The Cambridge trainer will be at Caulfield where Sofia Rosa opens her spring campaign in the New Zealand Bloodstock 2016 Memsie Stakes while he will be hoping No More Tears can draw first blood in the Hawke’s Bay Triple Crown series in the Makfi Challenge Stakes.

Sofia Rosa will be making her first appearance since she won the Group 1 Australian Oaks and while 1400 metres will be well short of her best, Marsh is confident of a bold showing from the mare.

“She hasn’t quite turned in the coat yet, but she is doing really well and looks great,” he said.

Marsh also can’t fault the progress of No More Tears, who was runner-up when resuming in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate.

“She just missed the kick at Te Rapa and got a fair way back,” he said. “Against the pattern of the day, she got home well and she’s done great since.”


NZ Racing News

Caulfield

Saturday, 27th August 2016

7
16:10
(local)

N.Z. Bloodstock Memsie Stakes (G1)

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN
AUD $502,000
1400m TURF GOOD
7
16:10
(local)
AUD $502,000
1400m GOOD

N.Z. Bloodstock Memsie Stakes (G1)

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN

Black Heart Bart continues to race in top form, resuming here to score his second Group One race. He began well and settled nicely in fifth place, behind a good tempo (first 800m 48.36) before improving rounding the home turn. He easily took the lead at the 200m and then drew clear to score comfortably. Rising Romance raced just off a solid tempo in fourth place after beginning well from her good barrier (3). She challenged at the 200m and then fought particularly well for a good second in a promising first-up performance. Mahuta had a good trip in third place from his inside barrier (1), pushed into the clear at the 250m and then kept fighting on nicely for a sound third at his third run this preparation. Tashbeeh chased the leader (Charmed Harmony), briefly got to the front at the 300m and then held on well for (3.8 lengths) fourth after running a bold race. Palentino was well back in ninth place, improved (under riding) at the home turn and kept making ground for (5.1 lengths) fifth at his second run from a spell. Alpine Eagle was back in sixth place, was under pressure at the home turn but kept battling on for (5.5 lengths) sixth at his first run this preparation while the Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) and Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m) winner Tarzino was a distant last in the 12-horse field prior to making late ground for (7 lengths) eighth in a sound first-up effort.

FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 2. BLACK HEART BART (AUS) 6yo G
BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - SISTER THERESA (AUS)
BRAD RAWILLER
DARREN WEIR
$2
59kg
K Renner, C Delacy, Mrs D Richardson, A Psaltis & I McCarthy

Sales Information

2nd 13. RISING ROMANCE (NZ) 6yo M
EKRAAR (USA) - POST ROMANCE (NZ)
DAMIAN LANE
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG
$17
57kg
N J & Mrs V M Carter, M R Powell & B H Carter
3rd 8. MAHUTA (AUS) 4yo H
FLYING SPUR (AUS) - VAHINE (NZ)
JOHN ALLEN
DARREN WEIR
$8
58.5kg
Roll The Dice, N Gottlewski, G Buchan, B Stonehouse, D Anderson, J Rullo, H Norton, G Moss, B Grace, S McKenzie, T Samuel, D Parkinson, W W W Racing, Sixlands & National Queen

Sales Information

4th 6. TASHBEEH (AUS) 5yo H
COMMANDS (AUS) - MORE VALOUR (AUS)
CORY PARISH
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG
$61
59kg

Sales Information

5th 11. PALENTINO (AUS) 4yo H
TEOFILO (IRE) - PALATINE HILL (AUS)
MARK ZAHRA
DARREN WEIR
$9
58.5kg

Sales Information

6th 7. ALPINE EAGLE (AUS) 5yo H
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - ZEPHYRIA (NZ)
LUKE CURRIE
TONY MCEVOY
$13
59kg
7th 5. HE OR SHE (AUS) 6yo G
KENDEL STAR (AUS) - DANESSA (AUS)
DWAYNE DUNN
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG
$21
59kg

Sales Information

8th 9. TARZINO (NZ) 4yo H
TAVISTOCK (NZ) - ZARZINO (NZ)
CRAIG NEWITT
MICK PRICE
$15
58.5kg

Sales Information

9th 4. CHARMED HARMONY (AUS) 7yo G
HUSSONET (USA) - MAGIC HARMONY (AUS)
THOMAS SADLER
JOHN SADLER
$21
59kg
10th 14. SOFIA ROSA (NZ) 4yo M
MAKFI (GB) - BISLIERI (AUS)
DAMIEN OLIVER
STEPHEN MARSH
$16
56.5kg

Sales Information

11th 1. PRINCE OF PENZANCE (NZ) 7yo G
PENTIRE (GB) - ROYAL SUCCESSOR (USA)
HARRY COFFEY
DARREN WEIR
$51
59kg

Sales Information

12th 12. TALLY (AUS) 4yo G
STREET CRY (IRE) - ITEMISE (USA)
MICHAEL DEE
JOHN O'SHEA
$41
58.5kg

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