2021 Apiam Bendigo Cup

39 Race 5 2:45pm Bendigo Locksmiths BM78 Handicap 1400m Of $100,000 . 1st $55,000, 2nd $18,000, 3rd $9,000, 4th $5,000, 5th $3,000, 6th $2,000, 7th $2,000, 8th $2,000, 9th $2,000, 10th $2,000. BenchMark 78 Handicap. Apprentices can claim. Track Record: 1-21.86E Bangerang Brave (22/12/1999) [Good3] No. Last 5 Horse/Barrier/Trainer/Techform Jockey Wgt Rtg 1 2564s VUNGERS (2) Brendon Hearps 88 Josh Richards (a1.5/50kg) 61.5 81 2 1s10s OSAKA (NZ) (7) Cliff Brown 90 Jamie Mott 61 80 3 2s871 CAFE TORTONI (8) Patrick Payne 87 Thomas Stockdale (a0/54kg) 59.5 77 4 3s075 TATUNKA (3) Bob Donat 86 Harry Coffey 59 76 5 31s8s KISSINGER (NZ) (1) Lindsey Smith 73 Declan Bates 58.5 75 6 2s167 RUBY STREET (5) Kevin Corstens 100 Glen Boss 55 72 7 440s4 JAZZ STAR (9) Peter Chow 89 Blaike McDougall 54 70 8 s0N10 LAFFALONG (10) Nigel Blackiston 100 Michael Dee 54 70 9 7105s EATON (6) Michael & Luke Cerchi 76 Teodore Nugent (a0/49kg) 54 65 10 s6677 ALL TOO TERRIFIC (4) Danny Curran 68 Alana Kelly (a0/51kg) 54 56 TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1. 6 -Ruby Street 100 2. 8 -Laffalong 100 3. 2 -Osaka 90 4. 7 -Jazz Star 88 5. 1 -Vungers 88 RACE SUMMARY NZ gelding OSAKA disappointed as favourite at Caulfield however he does have the class to bounce back and should be given time to acclimatise to Aus conditions. VUNGERS races well on his home track and will take catching. RUBY STREET is back from G2 company. 1st..............2nd...............3rd ..............4th .............. Time 1 VUNGERS (Blks) Barrier 2 Brendon Hearps (Bendigo) Josh Richards (a1.5/50kg) 61.5kg 8yo br g Reset-Blushow (Show a Heart) Breeder: Bowness Stud Owner: D T Moore, G J Teasdale, R G Fabry, P S Saunders, R O Fisher, N M Hein, M L Penny, B K Nickelson, B J Rowan, B J Mckenna, B F Peck, P D Peck, P M Head, M S Peck, L J Herben & Ms M B Herben, A J Hearps & D Sanderson LIME, MAROON CROSS OF LORRAINE 38 Starts 6-12-5 $348,275 (wt) TECHFORM Rating 88 1st Up 7:0-1-2 2nd Up 6:0-5-1 Track 9:2-3-3 Dist 4:0-3-0 Trk/Dist 1:0-1-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 27:5-8-4 Soft 10:1-3-1 Heavy 0:0-0-0 Synth 1:0-1-0 Distance(s) Won 1300(1),1600(4),2050(1) 8 -9 BDGO m Sat 27Mar21 1100 S 5 BM84 J McNeil (1) 60 $11 1-Sam’s Image 54 5.8L 1:03.63 Rtg 84 2 -14 CAUL m Sat 17Apr21 1400 G 3 BM78 H Grace (3) 62.5 (59.5) $31 1-Dice Roll (FR) 58.5 0.2L 1:22.93 Rtg 83 5 -8 BRAT Sun 9May21 1400 S 6 BM78 H Grace (5) 62.5 (61) $9.50 1-Reckoning 58 3.1L 1:26.97 Rtg 83 6 -12 CAUL m Sat 29May21 1600 G 3 BM84 H T Coffey (3) 59 $11 1-Strategic Phil 56.5 8.7L 1:35.00 Rtg 82 4 -10 SW H Sun 13Jun21 1600 G 4 SW H CUP L King (a) (4) 54 (54.5) $21 1-Adelaide Ace (NZ) 56 2.7L 1:36.39 Rtg 81 Sat behind tearaway leader, stuck on gamely late 8.7L at Caulfield Bm84 over 1600m. Showed best work late when the race was over 2.7L at Swan Hill Sw H Cup over 1600m.