Caulfield

51 MELBOURNE 5 2:35PM 5 2000m LEXUS ETHEREAL STAKES (Group 3) 2000m Of $200,000 and trophies of $500. 1st $120,000 and trophies of $500, 2nd $36,000, 3rd $18,000, 4th $9,000, 5th $5,000, 6th $4,000, 7th $4,000, 8th $4,000. Prizemoney contribution totaling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. This race carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $10,000 for qualified horses.. For Three-Years-Old Fillies. Set Weights plus Penalties. No allowances for apprentices. Track Record: 1-58.70E Prince Salieri (02/03/1991) [Firm2] Class Record: 2-02.71E Pinot (21/10/2017) [Good3] 1 71180 CAFE RIZU (16) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (w) ........................ CRAIG NEWITT 56 2 2s123 CHICA FUERTE (6) Anthony & Sam Freedman ................................. BEN MELHAM 56 3 2s552 STARELLE (9) Danny O’Brien ................................................... DAMIEN OLIVER 56 4 3s314 SUCCEED INDEED (8) Leon & Troy Corstens .................................. MARK ZAHRA 56 5 13s75 SILHOUETTE (4) James Cummings (w) .......................................... JOHN ALLEN 56 6 4s231 PENSATO (1) James Cummings ................................................... WILLIAM PIKE 56 7 8s001 ART GLASS (11) Grahame Begg (w) ........................................ CRAIG WILLIAMS 56 8 10960 SHILAJIT (NZ) (10) Dan O’Sullivan .............................................. MICHAEL RODD 56 9 31799 BLAZING LACE (14) Dan O’Sullivan .............................................. LUKE CURRIE 56 10 822 SALTO ANGEL (NZ) (3) Danny O’Brien .......................................... DAMIAN LANE 56 11 10 SELFLESS (13) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) .......................... MICHAEL WALKER 56 12 23 STAR OF EDEN (5) Michael Moroney .............................................. BILLY EGAN 56 13 4202 NORTHERN BLISS (2) Nigel Blackiston ........................................... JAMIE KAH 56 14 344 YATTON (NZ) (12) Michael Moroney .................................................. JYE MCNEIL 56 15 565 SWINDON LASS (7) Matthew Brown ......................................... BRIAN HIGGINS 56 16 64 MRS MURPHY (NZ) (15) Paul Rocke ........................................... JAKE NOONAN 56 FORM SUMMARY CHICA FUERTE stepped up to G2 company last start and fought out the finish nicely. She can sit forward and has the winkers off now. STARELLE finshed ahead of CHICA FUERTE in that race and will charge late. PENSATO had a dominant win over 1800m at Flem. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 2 Chica Fuerte 100 4 Succeed Indeed 98 5 Silhouette 97 3 Starelle 97 6 Pensato 94 ETHEREAL (Rhythm (USA) - Romanee Conti (NZ)) Ethereal was an outstanding mare, she won the Queensland Oaks in 2001 and then backed that form up by winning the Caulfield Cup in the same year before going on to win the big double (Caulfield & Melbourne Cups). Ethereal then returned in the Autumn to win the BMW. She had 21 starts of which came 8 victories and 4 minor placings. She was trained by Sheila Laxon and ridden by Scott Seamer.