The Valley - Saturday 31st July 2021

34 3 1 Al Galayel (IRE) (Blks) Rtg 102 (5) 60kg Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (Ballarat) Matthew Cartwright (a2/51kg) 7yo b g Zoffany (IRE)-Glympse (IRE) (Spectrum (IRE)) Breeder D. J. Maher Owners M Johnstone, D F Degenhardt, T A Ginnane, G Naylor, A Cox, G M Davis, Al Galayel One (Mgr: T Eddy), C B Elkington, Spruiser Racing, C A Roylance, P D Sidwell, N Todd, A J Willoughby, T A Wilson, D P Sinn, B J Quin, R Smith, M Tait & R C Betts Pale Blue, Cerise Maltese Cross, Striped Sleeves And Cap (dwtc) 28 Starts 9-4-1 $587,593 TECHFORM 95 Track 7:4-1-0 Dist 9:4-0-1 Trk/Dist 1:1-0-0 Wet 11:2-2-0 1st Up 5:2-0-0 2nd Up 5:1-0-1 1 -6 MV m Sat 1Aug20 1600 S5 HCP B JMelham (4) 59 $3.50 2-PrinceZiggy 56 1.8L 1:38.20 Rtg91 1 -10 CAUL m Sat 29Aug20 2000 G4 HCP B JMelham (8) 56 $6 2-Orderofthegarter (IRE) 56.5 0.2L 2:02.21 Rtg94 1 -10 MV mN Fri 25Sep20 2040 S5 JRA CUP -G3 B JMelham (5) 56 $3.80f 2-PleinCiel (GER) 55.5 2.3L 2:07.94 Rtg99 6 -8 CAUL m Wed 14Oct20 2000 G4 COONGY -G3 B JMelham (8) 59 $4 1-Nonconformist 55 3.7L 2:03.75 Rtg103 12 -16 BRAT m Sat 21Nov20 2000 G4 BRATCUP -LR B JMelham (10) 59.5 $15 1-IrishFlame (NZ) 56 5.0L 2:02.79 Rtg103 Vet: gelding to be found lame in the near foreleg 3.7L Coongy Group 3. Raced towards rear, wide turn, battled late 5L Brat Cup Listed. He tends to race extremely well first up and gets in well at the weights with the claim. 2 Aktau (GB) Rtg 100 (6) 59kg Michael Moroney (Flemington) Mark Zahra 5yo b g Teofilo (IRE)-Rare Ransom (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) Breeder Hesmonds Stud Ltd Owners Ballymore Stables (Aust) P/L (Mgr: M Moroney), R&C Legh Racing P/L (Mgr: R Legh), B&C Thoroughbreds P/L (Mgr: B Dorman), Pulitano Thoroughbreds P/L (Mgr: G Pulitano), F & Mrs C Cook, Gee Gee Equine Ltd (Mgr: G Peterson), C & Mrs J Madden, Ms A Bergin, B & Dr A Pang & Vermont Racing Club Aktau Synd Navy Blue, Gold Lightning Bolt, Gold And White Armbands, Gold Cap (d) 10 Starts 4-1-2 $399,545 TECHFORM 92 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 1:1-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Wet 2:0-0-1 1st Up 4:2-0-1 2nd Up 3:0-0-1 3 -8 CAUL m Sat 1Feb20 1800 S7 BM84 JMcNeil (5) 59 $3.80 1-Just Benjamin (GB) 57 0.4L 1:53.85 Rtg78 1 -10 CAUL m Sat 22Feb20 2000 G4 HCP JMcNeil (1) 54 $4 2-Inverloch (IRE) 55.5 0.4L 2:01.46 Rtg79 1 -12 MORN m Sat 21Mar20 2400 G3 MORNCUP -LR JMcNeil (7) 54 $4.60 2-Inverloch (IRE) 54.5 0.8L 2:27.15 Rtg89 9 -14 FLEM m Sat 12Sep20 1700 G4 HCP JMcNeil (7) 59 $3.70f 1-TheChosenOne (NZ) 61.5 3.5L 1:42.73 Rtg100 15 -15 FLEM m Sat 3Oct20 2000 G3 TURNBULL -G1 DMoor (5) 56.5 $71 1-VerryElleegant (NZ) 55.5 14.7L 2:01.84 Rtg100 Midfield, tired 300m, fought on late, fair run 3.5L at Flemington. Midfield, wide, lost ground 800m, left behind late 14.7L Turnbull Group 1. He generally flies first up from a break, will have bigger fish to fry later in the campaign. 3 No Effort (Blks) Rtg 96 (2) 55kg Gavin Bedggood (Cranbourne) Carleen Hefel (a3/50kg) 6yo b m Reward for Effort-Hold the Lion (Lion Cavern (USA)) Breeder Monomeith Stud Farm Owners R S Hennessy, Ms M Buys, G A Kemp, Mrs J A Cooper & A E Cooper Leopard Print, Black Pom Pom (dw) 41 Starts 9-3-7 $558,255 TECHFORM 97 Track 3:0-0-2 Dist 13:1-1-3 Trk/Dist 2:0-0-1 Wet 22:6-3-6 1st Up 5:0-0-0 2nd Up 4:0-1-0 7 -8 CAUL m Sat 24Apr21 1400 S5 ANNIV VASE -LR DMoor (8) 54 $61 1-Still AStar 54 9.1L 1:23.71 Rtg84 2 -10 CAUL m Sat 8May21 1600 S5 MARES BM84 LKing(a) (8) 60(58) $21 1-RubySkye 54 0.1L 1:36.72 Rtg84 5 -12 CAUL m Sat 29May21 1600 G3 BM84 L JNeindorf(a) (7) 58(56) $12 1-StrategicPhil 56.5 6.2L 1:35.00 Rtg84 1 -9 SANH m Sat 12Jun21 1800 H9 HCP CHefel(a) (4) 54(51) $4.80 2-Bedford (NZ) 54.5 0.4L 1:53.91 Rtg83 1 -10 CAUL m Sat 26Jun21 2000 S7 HCP LKing(a) (9) 54.5(53) $7 2-Pancho 54.5 3.0L 2:05.87 Rtg93 Led, kept solid tempo, nothing could catch him 0.4L at Hillside. Led, let go 600m, never in danger, low flying 3L at Caulfield. She is in flying form this campaign and looks well placed here to make it a hat trick of wins here. 4 Hi Stranger (Blks) Rtg 90 (3) 54kg Shane Fliedner (Bendigo) Damien Thornton 4yo ch g Zoffany (IRE)-Luxury Suite (Viscount) Breeder Mr M Cesnik Owners S R Fliedner, M Cesnik, C Baker, I L Carmichael, G C Chapman, L J Chapman, P T Collins, A Dhar, R Ross, M C L Sparkes & N S B C (Mgr: D A Brebner) White, Red Diagonal Stripes And Cap (wc) 28 Starts 5-6-4 $423,450 TECHFORM 100 Track 1:1-0-0 Dist 6:1-1-1 Trk/Dist 1:1-0-0 Wet 14:1-4-3 1st Up 6:3-1-0 2nd Up 6:0-2-0 5 -15 BDGO m Sat 27Mar21 1600 G4 GOLDENMILE -LR BMertens (3) 54 $9 1-Ironclad (GB) 54 2.9L 1:35.37 Rtg89 3 -10 CAUL m Sat 10Apr21 1600 S5 HCP JMcNeil (7) 54 $4.20 1-Inverloch (IRE) 57.5 1.4L 1:38.02 Rtg89 2 -11 FLEM m Sat 19Jun21 1100 S7 HCP D Yendall (2) 54 $8.50 1-TheAstrologist 54 0.2L 1:05.17 Rtg89 9 -11 FLEM m Sat 3Jul21 1200 S6 ALL VIC SPRINT -LR D Yendall (11) 54 $4.40ef 1-TheAstrologist 55 3.9L 1:10.67 Rtg91 2 -10 FLEM m Sat 17Jul21 1600 S5 HCP DThornton (6) 56 $19 1-BartholomeuDias (GB) 52.5 1.3L 1:37.02 Rtg90 Raced back, poor effort late, never likely 3.9L All Vic Sprint Listed. Produced best over the final 400m for a solid second after settling midfield 1.3L at Flemington. He boasts an impressive record at this track/distance.