43 2:10pm 5 MELBOURNE 5 1600m Rod Griffiths Handicap 1600m Of $150,000. 1st $82,500, 2nd $27,000, 3rd $13,500, 4th $7,500, 5th $4,500, 6th $3,000, 7th $3,000, 8th $3,000, 9th $3,000, 10th $3,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 4% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution. This race carries a VOBIS Silver Nominators Bonus of $7,000 and a VOBIS Silver Owners Bonus of $23,000 for qualified horses. For Three-Years-Old Fillies. BenchMark 78 Handicap. Apprentices can claim. Track Record: 1-34.28E Fields of Omagh (04/03/2006) [Good3] Class Record: 1-36.71E Brookspire (24/04/2021) [Good4] 1 4s104 I Am Velvet (7) Phillip Stokes (wt) .......................................... Lachlan Neindorf 60 2 211 Madiyya (NZ) (12) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (t) .........................................Luke Currie 56.5 3 54112 I Only Wish (6) Robbie Griffiths (d) .....................................................Jye McNeil 55.5 4 s1526 Storm Season (8) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) ..................... Beau Mertens 55.5 5 s1751 Belcony (3) Reece Goodwin .............................................................. Jake Noonan 54.5 6 21301 Clavel (11) Danny O’Brien (d) ..................................................................Zac Spain 54.5 7 52144 All Business (2) Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin ..................... Jett Stanley 54 8 233s2 Colour Our World (1) Matthew Williams (w) ...........................Dean Yendall 54 9 s4716 Miss Playlounge (10) Clinton McDonald (d) ....... Luke Cartwright (a3/51kg) 54 10 22212 Steadfast (9) Cindy Alderson ...........................................Logan Bates (a3/52kg) 54 11 6s377 Lady Sadler (4) Andrew Noblet ..................................................... Declan Bates 54 12 678s0 Gigantor (5) Michael Krikas .........................................Hannah Edgley (a3/53kg) 54 FORM SUMMARY I ONLY WISH was impressive last start and looks better suited to this trip. Expect she will prove difficult to beat. STORM SEASON was held up at a key stage last start and can bounce back with clear air. I AM VELVET can atone here. Keep very safe. MADIYYA next best. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 3 I Only Wish 100 4 Storm Season 95 11 Lady Sadler 94 8 Colour Our World 92 2 Madiyya 92 rod griffiths ROD GRIFFITHS was a champion jockey, amassing over 1,400 winners in Australia and abroad. He had his first race ride in August 1983 and would retire a multiple Group 1-winning rider including a memorable Blue Diamond Stakes day at Caulfield in 1995 when winning both the Blue Diamond on Principality and Futurity Stakes with star sprinter Schillaci.
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