Caulfield

35 MELBOURNE 3 1:25PM 3 1400m THE BIG SCREEN COMPANY WEEKEND HUSSLER (Listed) 1400m Of $175,000 and trophies of $500. 1st $105,000 and trophies of $500, 2nd $31,500, 3rd $15,750, 4th $7,875, 5th $4,375, 6th $3,500, 7th $3,500, 8th $3,500. Prizemoney contribution totaling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. Handicap. Weights Raised: 1.00kg. No allowances for apprentices. Track & Class Record: 1-21.20E Exceed And Excel (21/09/2003) [Good3] 1 686s5 DUCA VALENTINOIS (IRE) (1) James Cummings (dw) ..................... MARK ZAHRA 60 2 20s32 RUNSON (3) Leon & Troy Corstens (c) ............................................. JOHN ALLEN 59 3 17216 TRAVIMYFRIEND (NZ) (2) Rachael Frost (dwc) ............................ DEAN YENDALL 59 4 109s2 CUBA (7) John Thompson (dw) ........................................................ JAMIE KAH 58.5 5 s447s ARCHEDEMUS (8) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes (dw) ............... MICHAEL POY (a) 58 6 11421 WINDSTORM (5) Grant & Alana Williams (wc) ............................... WILLIAM PIKE 58 7 2128s PHAISTOS (4) James Cummings (dw) ....................................... DAMIEN OLIVER 57.5 8 722s8 BEEHUNTER (6) John Sadler (d) ................................................ CRAIG NEWITT 56 FORM SUMMARY WINDSTORM overcame a slow early speed to reel in the leaders last start and despite the extra 1.5kg today he is the one to beat. PHAISTOS has strong first-up stats (4:2-1-0). CUBA has strong form-lines behind recent Epsom G1 winner Probabeel. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 6 Windstorm 100 3 Travimyfriend 88 2 Runson 88 4 Cuba 87 7 Phaistos 84 WEEKEND HUSSLER (Hussonet (USA)-Weekend Beauty) Weekend Hussler was an absolute champion of the turf. In his first preparation he won 2 Group 1’s (Caulfield Guineas and the Coolmore) and as a 3YO in the Autumn, he won the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate, Newmarket Hcp, Randwick Guineas & George Ryder. His final Group 1 win was as a 4YO in the Underwood Stakes. He had 21 starts which resulted in 12 wins and a minor placing and he won just over $3 million in prizemoney. He was known as ‘The Hussler’ and was trained at Caulfield by Ross McDonald.