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2018 Zipping Classic: Tips and Race Preview

by Racing & Sports , 5 years ago

3 minute read

Suggesting back to back wins in the Tips and Race Preview for the 2018 Zipping Classic at Sandown on Saturday.

The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal Picture: Racing and Sports

The Taj Mahal gets a race more on his terms. He’s $4 in the 2018 Zipping Classic (2400m) at Sandown on Saturday.

2018 Zipping Classic: Final Field, Barriers and Market

2018 Zipping Classic: Race History

2018 Zipping Classic: Nominations

2018 ZIPPING CLASSIC – RACE ANALYSIS AND TIPS

Dal Harraild will be up there. Sir Isaac Newton could press forward and The Taj Mahal will be wanting to get rolling nice and early.

THE TAJ MAHAL won this last year. Was coming off a solid effort in the Mackinnon 12 months ago, and this time he arrives off a well-held run in the Moonee Valley Cup, but his JRA Cup and Caulfield Cup runs show him going just as well and he gets a chance to run things on his terms in the smaller field now.

VENTURA STORM was backed off the boards to win that Moonee Valley Cup. Did a good job before failing to fire in the Melbourne Cup. This is the right race for him.

LORD FANDANGO missed last week. Bendigo run was promising. Libran is going well but struggles to break through.

2018 ZIPPING CLASSIC – SELECTIONS

1st – 4 The Taj Mahal

2nd – 2 Ventura Storm

3rd – 6 Lord Fandango

4th – 3 Libran

WHEN IS THE 2018 ZIPPING CLASSIC?

WHEN: – Race 8 @ 4:40pm

WHERE: Sandown Racecourse

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Sandown-Hillside

Saturday, 17th November 2018

8
16:40
(local)

Zipping Classic (G2)

Type: OPEN
AUD $301,000
2400m TURF GOOD
8
16:40
(local)
AUD $301,000
2400m GOOD

Zipping Classic (G2)

Type: OPEN

The Taj Mahal made it back-to-back victories in the Zipping Classic (Gr 2, 2400m) with a game performance in winning here, albeit by the barest of margins. He settled nicely under Ben Melham in second place, closing tracking the leader (Dal Harraild), that pair being well clear of the other runners. He put pressure on the runner from the 800m, gained a narrow advantage at the 200m and then dug deep in a hectic battle to score by a short half head at the post. British import Dal Harraild, having his third start since joining the Cairon Maher and David Eustace stable, ran a bold race. He went to the front and fought gallantly all the way to the post for the closest of seconds in a very promising staying performance.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam		 Jockey
Trainer 		SP
WT
1st 4. THE TAJ MAHAL (IRE) 4yo H
GALILEO (IRE) - YOU'RESOTHRILLING (USA) 		BEN MELHAM
LIAM HOWLEY 		$3.5
59kg
N C Williams, Mr & Mrs L J Williams, A L & B A Green, B N Singer, P Mehrten, J & Mrs F Ingham, M Gudinski, V Sammartino, G T Ryan, Mrs V Ryan, Bulla Thoroughbreds (Mgr: M Ruff) & Heffernan Bloodstock (Mgr: D Heffernan)

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2nd 7. DAL HARRAILD (GB) 5yo G
CHAMPS ELYSEES (GB) - DALVINA (GB) 		KERRIN MCEVOY
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 		$7
59kg
A Stone

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3rd 8. OUR LIBRETTO (NZ) 5yo M
O'REILLY (NZ) - ETOILE DU NORD (NZ) 		DAMIAN LANE
GRAHAME BEGG 		$7.5
57kg
Pinecliff Racing (Mgr: J B Munz)

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4th 6. LORD FANDANGO (GER) 5yo H
LORD OF ENGLAND (GER) - FITNESS (IRE) 		JOHN ALLEN
ARCHIE ALEXANDER 		$8
59kg
5th 2. VENTURA STORM (IRE) 5yo G
ZOFFANY (IRE) - SARAWATI (IRE) 		MARK ZAHRA
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 		$4.75
59kg

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6th 5. SIR ISAAC NEWTON (GB) 6yo G
GALILEO (IRE) - SHASTYE (IRE) 		ANTHONY DARMANIN
LIAM HOWLEY 		$21
59kg

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7th 1. WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) 10yo G
YAMANIN VITAL (NZ) - EARS CAROL (NZ) 		JAMES MCDONALD
CHRIS WALLER 		$17
59kg
8th 3. LIBRAN (IRE) 7yo G
LAWMAN (FR) - TRUE CRYSTAL (IRE) 		MICHAEL WALKER
CHRIS WALLER 		$8
59kg

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