First G1 of 2009-10 on Saturday - the Mudgway at Hastings!
1 8702X Sarrera (AUS) 18 115 59.0 Mike & Paul Moroney, Matamata
2 13261 Bulginbaah 15 110 59.0 Trudy Thornton Ken Cropp & Catherine Wilson, Wanganui
3 1130X Mufhasa 12 110 59.0 Stephen McKee, Ardmore
4 71X58 Jacowils 3 104 59.0 Mark Hills Kristine Stead, Te Rapa
5 104X2 Maximum Star 2 104 59.0 Darryl Bradley Patrick Campbell, Hastings
6 709X1 Fritzy Boy 19 103 59.0 Alby MacGregor, Opaki
7 32310 Pindy 4 103 59.0 Kate Hercock Gary Hennessy, Matamata
8 8061X Prince Kaapstad 13 103 59.0 Opie Bosson Richard Yuill, Pukekohe Park
9 92316 Penrickson 6 102 59.0 Noel Harris Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
10 2435X Vosne Romanee 8 100 59.0 Hayden Tinsley Jeff Lynds, Awapuni
11 383X6 Sterling Prince 5 99 59.0 Cameron Lammas Vanessa & Wayne Hillis, Matamata
12 235X9 Occidentalis (AUS) 1 92 59.0 James McDonald (a) Richard & Chris Otto, Te Awamutu
13 140X3 Tavistock 17 93 58.5 Jason Waddell Andrew Campbell, Opaki
14 1500X Altered Image 16 90 58.5 Mike & Paul Moroney, Matamata
15 655X7 Il Quello Veloce 10 95 56.5 Mark Du Plessis John Sargent, Matamata
16 6470X Alagant Satin 20 82 56.5 Troy Harris Murray & Bjorn Baker, Cambridge
17 71121 Alpha Pukeko (AUS) (B1) 9 100 59.0 Wayne Jones, Hawera
18 6X233 High Octane (B2) 7 98 59.0 Gregor Robson, Cambridge
19 X08X8 Cent Per Cent (AUS) (B3) 14 97 59.0 Scratching Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
20 3163X Arlington (AUS) (B4) 11 90 59.0 Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
Excellent field, but I think Mufhasa is so hard to beat here. The race has been won by so many of our best horses in the last 10 years - Sunline, Miss Potential, Xcellent and Seachange - and he was so amazingly good last season, I think his name belongs on that list. He's got a wide gate, but I don't think that'll stop him. He's at even money.
Prince Kaapstad could be a bit of a surprise horse at 12-1. He's a G1 winner and was 3rd in this race last year.
There's a really nice race on the undercard too - 3yos.
1 2041X Joey Massino 3 80 58.0 Peter McKay, Matamata
2 3120X Seven Schillings 7 78 57.0 Sam Spratt Richard Yuill, Pukekohe Park
3 5335X Corsage 5 75 56.0 James McDonald (a) Mark Walker, Matamata
4 7313X Bear Heart 1 74 55.5 Jason Waddell Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
5 1223X St Germaine 8 73 55.5 Mark Du Plessis John Sargent, Matamata
6 1X2 The Hombre (AUS) 6 69 54.5 Michael Walker John Bary, Hastings
7 5016X Cat Woman 4 68 54.0 Noel Harris John Sargent, Matamata
8 5 Thundermore (AUS) 9 52 53.0 Peter McKay, Matamata
9 Benny The Ball 2 50 53.0 Mike & Paul Moroney, Matamata
Joey Massino and Seven Schillings are stakes winners, Corsage and St Germaine are G1-placed and Bear Heart is stakes-placed. Really nice field. Don't know anything about Benny The Ball. I would say that it's crazy to put a horse in for his debut in this race, but it's the Moroneys... Wait and see.
I'm really excited about Saturday.
