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Of $65,000 . 1st $35,750, 2nd $11,700, 3rd $5,850, 4th $3,250, 5th $1,950, 6th $1,300, 7th $1,300, 8th $1,300, 9th $1,300, 10th $1,300. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. For Four-Years-Old and Upwards. BenchMark 70 Handicap. Apprentices can claim. Track Record: 1-20.60E Lovey (12/12/1992) [Firm2] Class Record: 1-22.40E Nicolini Vito (15/01/2022) [Good4] TAB Assessed Odds 1 6913s Gracias Amigo (9) Grahame Begg (t) ........................... Logan McNeil (a2/55kg) 63 $23 2 s7222 Bel Air (14) Anthony & Sam Freedman (dw) ...................................... Damian Lane 62 $4.40 3 s2s43 Tasman Park (NZ) (10) Michael Moroney (w) .......... Celine Gaudray (a1.5/53kg) 61.5$7.50 4 1751s Desperado (NZ) (2) C Maher & D Eustace (d) ......... Dylan Browne McMonagle 60 $15 5 21806 Helix (12) Clinton McDonald (d) ............................................................... Jamie Kah 60 $12 6 12s71 Le Ferrari (13) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (d) ........................... Tatum Bull (a3/49kg) 60 $14 7 0s239 Airclash (NZ) (5) Matt Laurie (w) .................................................... Beau Mertens 59.5 $34 8 11 Call Him Iggy (3) C Maher & D Eustace (d) .......... Dylan Browne McMonagle 59 $4.20 9 77823 Harbin (11) Lindsey Smith ............................................................ Craig Williams 59 $14 10 19s32 He’s Beset (8) Nick Ryan (dw) ............................................................ Luke Currie 59 $6.50 11 10s14 Nijiko (7) Maddie Raymond (w) .......................................................... Michael Dee 59 $15 12 34s02 Serenaur (6) Brent Stanley (dw) ............................................ Blaike McDougall 59 $41 13 9s232 El Soleado (4) Robbie Laing (dw) ................................................ Jordan Childs 58.5 $18 14 4151s Cours Vite (NZ) (1) Clayton Douglas .................................................. Blake Shinn 56.5 $41 FORM SUMMARY Hard to go past CALL ME IGGY who has burst onto the scene and yet to put a foot wrong. Drawn to go forward again he will be hard to beat. SERENAUR was only beaten by the outstanding PLENTY OF AMMO last time. LE FERRARI looks to be a 1400m specialist. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 8 Call Him Iggy 100 6 Le Ferrari 95 13 El Soleado 93 2 Bel Air 93 5 Helix 93 GEORGE JOHN WATSON George Watson (1827–1906), Irish born racing entrepreneur, became appropriately known as Melbourne’s ‘Prince of Starters’. Being official starter at Flemington required horsemanship of the highest order in the days before automatic starting machinery. He is credited with starting 33 Melbourne Cups, including the first in 1861. His equine interests were wide. He bred and trained horses, rode in steeplechases, ran Kirk’s Horse Bazaar and Cobb and Co. coaches, was Master of the Melbourne Hunt Club, and was a foundation Victoria Racing Club committee member. In 2018 he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
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