39 Race 6 4:52pm 1700 m Ladbrokes Katherine Cup Of $ 30,000 . 1st $20,100, 2nd $4,800, 3rd $3,000, 4th $2,100. Starter Subsidy of $700 for non prize earning runners. BenchMark NT Handicap. No allowances for apprentices. Track Record: 1-40.77E Mywordsaidthebird (12/08/2017) [Good] No. Last 5 Horse/Trainer Br. Jockey Wgt Rtg 1 s4496 PICAROON Kerry Petrick 8 Paul Shiers 60.5 80 2 1s360 VENTING Kerry Petrick 7 Paul Denton 60 75 3 s6122 HETTINGER (NZ) Neil Dyer 1 Kristo Sardelic 59.5 74 4 0s500 HOLSTEIN Philip Cole 4 Wayne Davis 59.5 74 5 63021 SEGUSO Gary Clarke 9 Stan Tsaikos 59.5 74 6 s8258 AWASH Gary Clarke 5 Jarrod Todd 58.5 72 7 12s40 SEVEN SECRETS Chris Nash 6 Mrs Sonja Logan 58 71 8 s96s4 AICHI ICON Neil Dyer 3 Danielle Hirini 55 65 9 s7L07 TUBTHUMPER Philip Cole 2 Jessica Booth (a) 54 66 RACE ANALYSIS The Katherine Cup is a beauty on paper with plenty of depth and quality. VENTING is back to defend his title and experienced rider Paul ‘Dash’ Denton will ride him well. SEGUSO was terrific last start and can go forward. Consider AWASH. RESULTS / NOTES 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOOL MAN 3 . HETTINGER 2 . VENTING 1 . PICAROON HOT DOGS 3 . HETTINGER 6 . AWASH 2 . VENTING 1 PICAROON Rtg 80 Barrier 8 Kerry Petrick (Darwin) Paul Shiers 60.5kg 8yo chestnut mare SIRE Fiorente (IRE) DAM Naughty Moments (Dr Green (NZ)) BREEDER Dr R White OWNERS J Clisby, Mrs S Clisby, S Sills, J Doherty, Ms K M Petrick, G M Simmons, J Robb, R McDonald, D Kerr & S Maloney CERISE, LIME GREEN CHECKS, YELLOW SLEEVES AND CAP CAREER RECORD 42 Starts 9-4-2 (w) CAREER PRIZEMONEY $636,745 1st Up 10:2-1-1 2nd Up 9:0-3-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 3:0-0-1 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 28:6-2-1 Soft 12:3-2-1 Heavy 2:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1200(2),1400(1),1600(3),2000(3) 4 - 10 DRWN m Sat 12Jul25 1600 G CHIEF MINISTERS P Denton ( 2 ) 57 $13 1-Hadouken 59 5.7L 1:34.92 9 - 12 DRWN m Sat 26Jul25 1600 G HCP P Denton ( 9 ) 57 $26 1-Wolfburn 58.5 11.3L 1:34.10 6 - 12 DRWN m Mon 4Aug25 2050 G DARWIN CUP R C Vigar ( 3 ) 54.5 $10 1-Hadouken 58.5 9.4L 2:03.52 She battled on honestly without threatening in the Darwin Cup behind HADOUKEN, 4/8 over 2050m. Another who won’t have an issue with the trip, so don’t discount. 2 VENTING Rtg 75 Barrier 7 Kerry Petrick (Darwin) Paul Denton 60kg 7yo bay gelding SIRE Star Witness DAM Vintage Strike (USA) (Smart Strike (CAN)) BREEDER B 2 B Bloodstock OWNERS R P McDonald, D P Kerr, J W Lovell & G Simmons WHITE, EMERALD GREEN HALVES, BRONZE MOUNTAINS AND BLACK BAND, SLEEVES AND CAP, WHITE POM POM CAREER RECORD 50 Starts 10-6-8 (wc) CAREER PRIZEMONEY $367,319 1st Up 8:1-1-2 2nd Up 8:1-1-0 Track 1:1-0-0 Dist 2:1-0-0 Trk/Dist 1:1-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 44:9-5-8 Soft 4:1-0-0 Heavy 1:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1400(2),1600(5),1700(1),2000(1),2050(1) 3 - 7 DRWN m Wed 16Jul25 1100 G BMNT 69 P Denton ( 6 ) 61.5 $15 1-Zourata 59.5 4.3L 1:02.60 6 - 12 DRWN m Sat 26Jul25 1600 G HCP R C Vigar ( 11 ) 55.5 $26 1-Wolfburn 58.5 7.3L 1:34.10 10 - 12 DRWN m Mon 4Aug25 2050 G DARWIN CUP P Denton ( 4 ) 54 $19 1-Hadouken 58.5 12.5L 2:03.52 Tough old campaigner who was well held by HADOUKEN 4/8 in the Darwin Cup. Bolted in last year in this race, so he enjoys this track and he must be respected today.
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