45 2:30pm 5 MORNINGTON 5 Congratulations David & Liz Ransom 50 Years Wed 2000m Of $130,000. 1st $71,500, 2nd $23,400, 3rd $11,700, 4th $6,500, 5th $3,900, 6th $2,600, 7th $2,600, 8th $2,600, 9th $2,600, 10th $2,600. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3.5% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution. For ThreeYears-Old and Upwards. BenchMark 84 Handicap. Apprentices can claim. Track Record: 2-02.10E Cheval Cavalier (23/02/1994) [Firm2] Class Record: NPR-E First running under these conditions & distance 1 70s52 Ziryab (GB) (14) Ciaron Maher (wt) .............................. Jabez Johnstone (a2/50kg) 61 2 115s9 Vegas Jack (3) Craig Conron (wc) ......................................................Neil Farley 60.5 3 44214 Taka Speed (NZ) (7) Matt Laurie (dwt) .....................................Daniel Stackhouse 58 4 79026 Lincoln Rocks (NZ) (10) Gavin Bedggood (dw) ................................Blake Shinn 57.5 5 67s54 Raging Bull (13) Arthur Pace (w) ............................................ Patrick Moloney 56.5 6 279s0 Bur Dubai (GB) (12) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (w) ............... Jamie Melham 56 7 s3843 Federer (5) Ciaron Maher (d) ........................................................... Ethan Brown 56 8 9s416 Politely Dun (9) Danny O’Brien (dw) .....................................Damien Thornton 56 9 61s00 House Of Lords (NZ) (11) Peter Gelagotis (dw) .................................Jye McNeil 55 10 0s166 Itazura (4) Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman .................................Luke Nolen 55 11 131s1 Sapphire Siren (2) Bill Papazaharoudakis (w) ..................................Teo Nugent 54 12 055s1 Johnich (6) Jason Warren (c) ...........................................................Harry Coffey 54 13 417s3 Mr O’reilly (8) Richard Laming (w) ..............................Logan Bates (a1.5/51kg) 54 14 09243 Nothingelsematters (1) Nikki Burke (dw) ..... Luke Cartwright (a1.5/51kg) 54 FORM SUMMARY SAPPHIRE SIREN returned in super order over 1600m, the step up to 2000m is no issue and draws to get a perfect run. FEDERER is typically competitive in this class and is at peak fitness. ZIYRAB the class but drawn wide with top weight and may need luck, TECHFORM’S TOP 5 11 Sapphire Siren 100 1 Ziryab 100 12 Johnich 99 10 Itazura 97 2 Vegas Jack 97 1 Ziryab (GB) R86 (14) 61kg Ciaron Maher (Cranbourne) Jabez Johnstone (a2/50kg) 7yo b g Kingman (GB)-Reem (Galileo (IRE)) BREEDER Essafinaat Uk Ltd Owners P Trainor, R W Gamble, Mrs S J Gamble, M J Burns, B S David, Miss S T Flannery, Four-Point Racing, Northside Crew, P T Van Der Meer, T Chan, The Four R’s & Coco’s Crew White, Bottle Green Hoops, Halved Sleeves, Hooped Cap (wt) 28 Starts 5-5-3 $351,759 TECHFORM 100 Track 1:1-0-0 Dist 5:0-1-1 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 12:1-3-2 1st Up 6:2-1-0 2nd Up 5:1-2-0 2-13 HOBm Sun 8Feb26 2363 S5 HOBART CUP-G3 B Mertens (10) 54.5 $3.20f 1-Blonde Star 54 0.02L2:29.67R86 7-15 LAUNm Wed 25Feb26 2400 G4 LAUN CUP-G3 B Mertens (2) 54 $3.60f 1-Asva (NZ) 54 3.1L 2:33.51R88 12-12 FLEMm Sat 28Mar26 2000 H8 BM84 L K Cartwright(a) (2) 60(58) $26 1-Zakouma 54 7.5L 2:04.44R84 5-12 SANHm Sat 22Aug26 1600 H8 BM84 T Stockdale (2) 59.5 $31 1-Stay Silent 55 2.2L 1:39.58R83 2-15 FLEMm Sat 12Sep26 1700 G3 HCP J A Johnstone(a) (9) 54 $8 1-St Lawrence (NZ) 54 2.0L 1:42.24R83 Midfield, clear str, battled on, better on pace 2.2L at Sportsbet Sandown Hillside Bm84. Stalked pace, pushed to turn, got gaps, good run 2L at Flemington. Classy horse getting back to his best form, awkward draw doesn’t make it easy.
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