Caulfield

59 MELBOURNE 7 3:35PM 7 1100m NEDS SIR JOHN MONASH STAKES (Group 3) 1100m Of $128,000 . 1st $76,800, 2nd $23,040, 3rd $11,520, 4th $5,760, 5th $3,200, 6th $2,560, 7th $2,560, 8th $2,560. Prizemoney contribution totaling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. Standard Weight for Age. No allowances for apprentices. Track Record: 1-01.73E Here de Angels (06/02/2010) [Good3] Class Record: 1-01.86E Intelligent Star (12/01/2002) [Good3] 1 30105 JUNGLE EDGE (6) Mick Bell (dwt) .............................................. JADE DAROSE 58.5 2 s4541 VIRIDINE (2) James Cummings (dw) ......................................... DAMIEN OLIVER 58.5 3 24941 ASHLOR (9) Dan McCarthy (dwt) ........................................ DANIEL STACKHOUSE 58.5 4 60629 SNITZKRAFT (7) Phillip Stokes (d) ................................................. JYE MCNEIL 58.5 5 550s5 INTUITION (8) Kurt Goldman (dw) .............................................. DWAYNE DUNN 58.5 6 0s315 I AM SOMEONE (3) Paul Preusker (dw) ...................................... DECLAN BATES 58.5 7 54130 TAVISAN (NZ) (4) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (wc) ........................ BEN MELHAM 58.5 8 s4294 SPIRIT OF AQUADA (5) Gareth Andrews (w) .................................. LUKE NOLEN 58.5 9 35068 GREY SHADOW (1) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (dwc) ..................... JAMIE KAH 56.5 FORM SUMMARY VIRIDINE won comfortably at Randwick last time out and will appreciate the drop in weight. I AM SOMEONE drops back in distance and looks the main danger. JUNGLE EDGE will take catching and should be in the finish. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 2 Viridine 100 1 Jungle Edge 98 6 I Am Someone 95 7 Tavisan 93 3 Ashlor 93 Sir JOHN MONASH (1865-1931) Sir JOHN MONASH was an outstanding Australian who made significant contributions to his country as a civil engineer, soldier and public administrator. As an engineer Monash’s early career was in bridge construction, later changing to building construction. Commissioned in 1887, Monash had risen to the rank of Colonel by 1913 and served in Gallipoli, as Commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade (AIF). In 1916 he was promoted to Major General and commanded the 3rd Division, AIF in France. Monash became Commander of the Australian Corps in 1918 and was knighted in recognition of his role in the battle of Hamel Hill. Monash was known as a brilliant tactician and meticulous planner. After the war, Monash resumed a civilian career as firstly General Manager and later Chairman of the State Electricity Commission (SEC) of Victoria. Monash University, which was established in 1961, was named in his honour.