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Past the post: Randwick wrap

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Roar Guru
18th April, 2015
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The Sydney Autumn Carnival wrapped up at Randwick on Saturday with a couple of $400,000 Group 1 races: the Champagne Stakes (1600m) and All Aged Stakes (1400m).

I’ll start with the All Aged.

Dissident bowed out of racing with his fourth Group 1 win of the season, and probably Australian horse of the year honours after a superb on-speed win in the feature.

Dissident out-slogged Wandjina in a thrilling finish which saw two of the jockey ranks’ greats, Damien Oliver and Jim Cassidy, go head-to-head for the last furlong.

Chautauqua ran a brave third after copping a nasty check shortly after the start and losing momentum. He looked in all sorts at the top of the straight, but picked up late and closed off strongly. He’ll be winning the big sprints in the Spring if he’s fit and healthy.

As for Terravista, he copped the worst interference and was four wide no cover before sliding in three wide. Still, he was very poor, reflecting his ordinary trials.

In the Champagne, Pasadena Girl showed she’s the best filly of her generation. She came from near last on the home turn to swallow up her rivals in a great win.

Street Rapper did all the work near the speed and was very brave in running second, while Tarquin poked through for third.

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Early leader The Barrister probably went too hard in front and punctured late, while the other fancied runners in Takedown and Odyssey Moon were looking at the spelling paddock.

As for the winner, she’s a beauty and looks the perfect type to win the Thousand Guineas and the Crown Oaks.

The other highlight of the day was clearly the ‘Rockhampton Rocket’ Our Boy Malachi, who blitzed his rivals in the Hall Mark Stakes (1200m). He was outstanding given he was outside a very hot speed, and he dipped badly at the top of the straight, and for a moment he looked in trouble. But he picked up, went past Rain Affair and beat off Craftiness to get the win.

He’s a star, and it’s going to take a really good horse to beat him when he goes to the Brisbane Winter Carnival.

That’s the Sydney carnival done and dusted. It’s been an absolute pleasure to share my thoughts with you all, and I look forward to doing it again in the Spring!

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