47 Race 7 5:04pm 1700m Ladbrokes Katherine Cup Of $35,000. 1st $23,450, 2nd $5,600, 3rd $3,500, 4th $2,450. 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 13010 Venting Kerry Petrick 2 Stan Tsaikos 64 85 2 9s008 Vega Magnifico (IRE) Neil Dyer 3 Billy Cray 62.5 79 3 22165 The Girl’s Boy (NZ) Kerry Petrick 6 Lek Maloney (a) 61.5 74 4 7s996 Prince Jofra Jason Manning 1 Wayne Davis 61 73 5 33s24 Capitol Hill Chloe Baxter 8 Dakota Gillett (a) 57 65 6 45382 Hotim English Ella Clarke 7 Jessica Booth (a) 56.5 64 7 76s70 Princess Pancakes Kerry Petrick 5 Deborah Barton (a) 55 65 8 21528 Barocco Bar Patrick Johnston 4 Jade Doyle 54 55 RACE ANALYSIS Terrific Katherine Cup with some real quality engaged, including the 2024 winner VENTING and he thrives on this track. CAPITOL HILL with Dakota Gillett in the saddle has claims, while consider PRINCE JOFRA and HOTIM ENGLISH.. RESULTS / NOTES 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tool Man 1. Venting 6. Hotim English 5. Capitol Hill HOT DOGS 6. Hotim English 1. Venting 5. Capitol Hill 1 Venting (Blks) Rtg 85 Barrier 2 Kerry Petrick (Darwin) Stan Tsaikos 64kg 8yo 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 M Simmons White, Emerald Green Halves, Bronze Mountains And Black Band, Sleeves And Cap, White Pom Pom Career Record 66 Starts 15-7-11 (wc) Career Prizemoney $499,624 1st Up 9:1-1-2 2nd Up 9:2-1-0 Track 2:1-0-1 Dist 3:1-0-1 Trk/Dist 2:1-0-1 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 60:14-6-11 Soft 4:1-0-0 Heavy 1:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1400(3),1600(9),1700(1),2000(1),2050(1) 11-12DRWNm Sat 11Jul26 1600 G WFA L A Maloney(a) (5) 59 $21 1-Magic Defense 57 7.5L 1:34.93 1-11 DRWNm Sat 25Jul26 1600 G HCP A D Sweeney (4) 57.5 $17 2-Rematch 55.5 0.2L 1:35.08 12-12DRWNm Mon 3Aug26 2050 G DARWIN CUP A D Sweeney (9) 54 $31 1-Watadeel 54 14.7L 2:03.85 Tough as teak galloper for trainer Kerry Petrick. Well held in this year’s Darwin Cup behind WATADEEL, however he is the winner of the Katherine Cup in 2024, so must include. 2 Vega Magnifico (IRE) (Blks) Rtg 79 Barrier 3 Neil Dyer (Darwin) Billy Cray 62.5kg 8yo chestnut gelding Sire Lope de Vega (IRE) Dam Hit the Sky (IRE) (Cozzene (USA)) Breeder Knocktoran Stud & Hit The Sky Partnership Owners N J Dyer Gold And Blue Diagonal Stripes, Gold Cap And Pom Pom Career Record 32 Starts 5-0-4 Career Prizemoney $280,943 1st Up 7:1-0-1 2nd Up 6:2-0-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 0:0-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 24:5-0-3 Soft 5:0-0-1 Heavy 2:0-0-0 Synth 1:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1400(1),1500(1),2000(3) 10-12DRWNm Sat 27Jun26 1300 G HCP J L Hampson(a) (2) 59 $21 1-Dakota Lee 64 11.5L 1:13.98 12-12DRWNm Sat 11Jul26 1600 G WFA R A Bensley (3) 59 $41 1-Magic Defense 57 17.0L 1:34.93 8-11 DRWNm Sat 25Jul26 1600 G HCP J J Lyon (5) 57 $26 1-Venting 57.5 4.7L 1:35.08 Looked an improved effort behind VENTING in the Metric Mile 25/7 over 1600m. The Neil Dyer runner-up wasn’t bad last start, and the change of track today may help him.
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