53 Race 7 4:55pm 1600 m TAB Metric Mile Of $ 50,000 and trophies of $352. 1st $32,000 and $352 trophy to owner, 2nd $7,500, 3rd $5,000, 4th $3,500, 5th $2,000. Starter Subsidy of $700 for non prize earning runners. Handicap. No allowances for apprentices. Track Record: 1-33.95E Bear Story (IRE) (13/07/2024) [Good] No. Last 5 Horse/Trainer Br. Jockey Wgt Rtg 1 11s HASSELTOFF Dick Leech 5 Hannah Le Blanc (a) 63 95 2 s99 BEAR STORY (IRE) Neil Dyer 1 Aaron Sweeney 62.5 93 3 112 CINQUE TORRI Ella Clarke 12 Paul Shiers 62 90 4 110 GREAT BUY Terry Gillett 2 Dakota Gillett (a) 61 88 5 s73 FLASH FLOOD Gary Clarke 14 Jason Lyon 60 86 6 2s0 WRITE YOUR NAME Dick Leech 7 Jade Hampson (a) 59.5 85 7 746 WOLFBURN Gary Clarke 3 Jarrod Todd 58.5 83 8 s41 MOTORACE Michael Hickmott 10 Mrs Sonja Logan 57 80 9 s44 PICAROON Kerry Petrick 9 Paul Denton 57 84 10 1s3 VENTING Kerry Petrick 11 Raymond Vigar 55.5 77 11 0s5 HOLSTEIN Philip Cole 6 Wayne Davis 55 76 12 s61 HETTINGER (NZ) Neil Dyer 8 Jessica Booth (a) 54 71 13 e s82 AWASH Gary Clarke 4 54 74 14 e 576 FUNNYIFITWON Tayarn Halter 13 54 66 RACE ANALYSIS The Metric Mile is the last opportunity to have a look at a number of these gallopers as they head towards the Cup. The pace is likely to be set by WOLFBURN and GREAT BUY, while pay to watch HASSELTOFF and MOTORACE closely. RESULTS / NOTES 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOOL MAN 3 . CINQUE TORRI 7 . WOLFBURN 5 . FLASH FLOOD HOT DOGS 3 . CINQUE TORRI 7 . WOLFBURN 12 . HETTINGER 1 HASSELTOFF (Blks) Rtg 95 Barrier 5 Dick Leech (Darwin) Hannah Le Blanc (a) 63 kg 8yo brown gelding SIRE Toorak Toff DAM Hoop (Flying Spur) BREEDER D & E Dance OWNERS Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: D P Dance), M Puopolo, A B H Scott, Mrs C Scott, K R Smart, Ms M T Curtain, P J Gallivan, P A Scales, Mrs H I Beasley, Wandering Toffs (Mgr: W R Glenn), Mrs L E Smith, J E J Ciurlionis, J W Clements & Brittain Racing (Mgr: P L Brittain) FLUORESCENT YELLOW, NAVY ATB LOGO AND SEAMS CAREER RECORD 54 Starts 11-11-5 (dw) CAREER PRIZEMONEY $710,850 1st Up 6:0-1-1 2nd Up 6:2-1-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 20:4-5-4 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 39:10-8-4 Soft 13:1-3-0 Heavy 2:0-0-1 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1400(1),1500(1),1550(1),1600(4),1700(2),1800(1),2000(1) 1 - 7 MORP m Sat 25Jan25 1600 G 4 BM78 L J Neindorf ( 6 ) 57.5 $3.40f 2-Divine Fire 53 1.6L 1:36.06 1 - 5 ALSP Sat 22Feb25 1600 G BMNT 66 H I Le Blanc(a) ( 5 ) 63(61) $2.60 2-Duty 55 2.0L 1:34.01 1 - 5 ALSP Sat 8Mar25 1600 G HCP H I Le Blanc(a) ( 2 ) 58.5(56.5) $1.55f 2-Vinnie’s Spirit 54 5.8L 1:32.68 1 - 10 ALSP Sat 29Mar25 1600 G WFA H I Le Blanc(a) ( 5 ) 59 $1.40f 2-Great Buy 59 0.8L 1:33.02 1 - 10 ALSP Sun 6Apr25 2000 G CUP H I Le Blanc(a) ( 3 ) 60 $1.80f 2-Write Your Name 58 1.0L 1:59.13 The 2025 Alice Springs Cup winner returns to the races today. No problems around this journey, however he will need to be at his very best in this line-up. Watch. 2 BEAR STORY (IRE) (Blks) Rtg 93 Barrier 1 Neil Dyer (Darwin) Aaron Sweeney 62.5kg 7yo bay or brown gelding SIRE Kodiac (GB) DAM Angels Story (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) BREEDER John Connaughton OWNERS SP Dignan, J Dyer, D Campbell, M Deleuil, B S David, M J Burns, J A Coleman, J Kalinowsky & R T Blenkinship GREEN, RED CAP, WHITE POM POM CAREER RECORD 30 Starts 4-6-4 (dc) CAREER PRIZEMONEY $279,172 1st Up 8:1-1-1 2nd Up 7:0-2-1 Track 4:1-0-1 Dist 7:2-1-0 Trk/Dist 2:1-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 19:1-3-2 Soft 7:0-2-2 Heavy 0:0-0-0 Synth 4:3-1-0 Distance(s) Won 1600(2),2150(2) 4 - 9 SANH m Sat 25May24 1800 G 4 BM100 J Childs ( 1 ) 56 $7 1-Pudding (NZ) 54 3.3L 1:52.67 1 - 12 DRWN m Sat 13Jul24 1600 G WFA N T Callow ( 5 ) 59 $6 2-Wolfburn 59 4.3L 1:33.95 3 - 12 DRWN m Mon 5Aug24 2050 G DARWIN CUP N T Callow ( 1 ) 61 $2.30f 1-Hadouken 54 2.7L 2:03.78 9 - 10 DRWN m Sat 28Jun25 1300 G HCP A L Herrmann ( 5 ) 63.5 $31 1-Cinque Torri 60 11.5L 1:13.41 9 - 10 DRWN m Sat 12Jul25 1600 G CHIEF MINISTERS R C Vigar ( 6 ) 59 $12 1-Hadouken 59 12.1L 1:34.92 Never came into the race behind HADOUKEN 12/7 over 1600m. A lot better than what he has shown recently, so we are looking for quick improvement.
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