66 Melbourne Racing Club – 2025 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) Group 3 $200,000 Weight-For-Age 32nd Running Race first run: Saturday, August 6, 1994 (won by Poetic King) Conducted: Over 1100m (1994-2003); Over 1200m (2004-2024); At Sandown (2017); Listed (1995-1996); Group 3 (1997-2024) Notable Winners: Apache Cat (2007) Shoot Out (2010) Poetic King (1994) Regal Roller (2005) Rubitano (2002) Super Elegant (2003) Vega Magic (2018) Scales of Justice (2019) Sports (1999) Mid Summer Music (2011) You Remember (1995/1996) Le Zagaletta (2004) Let Go Thommo (2009) King of Sparta (2022) Mares Winners: Mid Summer Music (2011) 3YO Record: 18 starters for 3 wins (King of Sparta-2022, Thiamandi (filly)-2014, Shoot Out-2010), 1 second, 4 thirds, 10 unplaced Longest Priced Winners: $21 (Let Go Thommo-2009) $19 (Thiamandi-2014) $18 (Commanding Hope-2008) $17 (Sansom-2021) Shortest Priced Winners: $1.40f (Recommendation-2024) $1.60f (Rubitano-2002) $1.75f (Mid Summer Music-2011) 10/9f (Jugulator-1998) $2.10f (Vega Magic-2018) Sir John Monash winners record in the Bletchingly Stakes: 18 starters for 3 wins (Recommendation-2024, Rubitano-2002, Jugulator-1998), 2 seconds, 1 third, 12 unplaced Leading Trainers: James Cummings, Lee Freedman, Clinton McDonald, Peter Moody, Robert Smerdon, Lance Smith (2) Leading Jockeys: Damien Oliver (5), Michael Rodd, Luke Nolen, Blake Shinn (2) Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br. SP Wgt A/S Lead-Up Form 2005 REGAL ROLLER C.MCDONALD M.FLAHERTY 3 6 $5.50 57.5 6G First run back from a spell (126 days) 2006 MINSON M.HIBBS C.WILLIAMS 4 4 $5 57.5 4G First run back from a spell (182 days) 2007 APACHE CAT G.EURELL M.RODD 2 5 $2.60 58.5 5G First run back from a spell (117 days) 2008 COMMANDING HOPE C.HYLAND N.RYAN 5 8 $18 58.5 4G 2nd Sand 1200m 3YO RB72-2nd VRC 1200m 3YO-2nd MV 1200m 3YO 2009 LET GO THOMMO S.ZAHRA S.KING 2 8 $21 58.5 9G First run back from a spell (127 days) 2010 SHOOT OUT J.WALLACE S.KATSIDIS 8 1 $6.50 58 3G First run back from a spell (112 days) 2011 MID SUMMER MUSIC P.MOODY L.NOLEN 8 7 $1.75f 56.5 5M 1st Caul 1100m Mares-1st MV 1200m Mares Hcp-2nd VRC All Vic Sprint 2012 READY TO RIP P.MOODY L.NOLEN 7 6 $5 58.5 4G 1st VRC All Vic Sprint 2013 SECOND EFFORT C.MCDONALD B.RAWILLER 3 6 $5.50 58.5 6G 3rd John Monash 2014 THIAMANDI L.KENNEWELL M.RODD 8 3 $19 56 3F 5th Morp 1000m BM90-1st Morp 1000m RB82-1st Caul 1100m 3F Hcp 2015 SMOKIN’ JOEY W.HUNTER C.PARNHAM 1 9 $6.50 58.5 7G First run since 1st Eye Liner Stk (42 days) 2016 LORD OF THE SKY R.LAING D.OLIVER 4 4 $8 58.5 5H 4th John Monash 2017 ABILITY R.SMERDON D.DUNN 11 4 $5 58.5 5G 1st MV 1000m BM78-1st VRC 1100m Hcp-1st VRC All Vic Sprint 2018 VEGA MAGIC HAYES/DABERNIG D.OLIVER 2 3 $2.10f 58.5 6G First run since 8th The Goodwood (70 days) 2019 SCALES OF JUSTICE LINDSEY SMITH D.YENDALL 1 7 $10 58.5 7G First run back from a spell (252 days) 2020 VIRIDINE JAMES CUMMINGS D.OLIVER 4 4 $2.70f 58.5 5G 1st Rand 1200m Hcp-2nd John Monash 2021 SANSOM P.STOKES B.ALLEN 12 11 $17 58.5 5G First run back from a spell (147 days) 2022 KING OF SPARTA P.& P.SNOWDEN J.MCNEIL 7 1 $7.50 58 3G 6th Healy Stk 2023 INGRATIATING JAMES CUMMINGS B.SHINN 1 3 $4 58.5 5H 5th John Monash 2024 RECOMMENDATION C.MAHER B.SHINN 2 2 $1.40f 58.5 4G 1st John Monash formfocus.com.au
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