Full Result 3.40 Flemington (AUS) | 29 October 2016

Lexus Stakes (Group 3 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m4f110yds) 1m4½f Good

1st £89,851.49 2nd £26,732.67 3rd £13,366.34 4th £6,683.17 5th £3,712.87 6th £2,970.30 7th £2,970.30 8th £2,970.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	8. Oceanographer 17/10F Kerrin McEvoy Charlie Appleby	Kerrin McEvoy Charlie Appleby	4	87	–	–	106	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Que Puntual (ARG) (Contested Bid)
Held up to race second last, last 3f out, pulled wide for a run turning in, good headway from 2f out, still 3 lengths behind long time leader entering final furlong, continued to close, led final strides

2⁽²⁾ ½	5. Tom Melbourne (IRE) 17/5 Glen Boss Lee & Anthony Freedman	Glen Boss Lee & Anthony Freedman	5	88 t	–	–	105	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Roshanak (IRE) (Spinning World)
Led, clear after 2f, came back to field 4f out, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, weakened last 50yds, headed close home

3⁽⁹⁾ 3 [3½]	3. Tally (AUS) 10/1 James McDonald J O'Shea	James McDonald J O'Shea	4	92 p	–	–	111	–
b c Street Cry (IRE) - Itemise (USA) (Kris S)
In rear of midfield early, some headway back straight, ridden along 2f out, 2nd 1f out but unable to close on leader, kept on final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [3¾]	7. De Little Engine (AUS) 17/2 Chad Schofield Danny O'Brien	Chad Schofield Danny O'Brien	6	87	–	–	99	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Arapaho Miss (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Held up towards rear, ridden and kept on from 2f out, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 3¾ [7½]	9. Black Tomahawk (AUS) 14/1 Craig A Williams Darren Weir	Craig A Williams Darren Weir	7	87 b¹	–	–	93	–
bk g Seul Amour (NZ) - Willisa (AUS) (Vite Cheval)
Chased clear leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [8]	2. Real Love (AUS) 5/1 Brad Rawiller Darren Weir	Brad Rawiller Darren Weir	6	93 t	–	–	102	–
ch m Desert King (IRE) - Flaming Heart (AUS) (Salieri)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from over 2f out

7⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [11½]	4. Pentathlon (NZ) 40/1 Mark Du Plessis John Wheeler	Mark Du Plessis John Wheeler	5	89	–	–	89	–
ch g Pentire - Pinders Prize (NZ) (Prized)
In touch, headway to track leaders 4f out, ridden 2f out weakened over 1f out

8⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [12¼]	12. Transfer Allowance (AUS) 200/1 Chris Symons Peter Roche	Chris Symons Peter Roche	7	87	–	–	85	–
bb g Danzero (AUS) - Banishing (AUS) (Red Ransom)
Held up in rear, ridden and no headway from 2 1/2f out, passed beaten rivals inside final furlong, never a factor

9⁽¹¹⁾ 2¼ [14½]	1. Junoob 25/1 Hugh Bowman Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman Chris Waller	8	94 tb	–	–	93	–
ch g Haafhd - Faydah (USA) (Bahri)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 1/2f out, ridden 3 1/2f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened last 1 1/2f

10⁽⁷⁾ shd [14¾]	11. The Bandit (JPN) 80/1 Craig Newitt John D Sadler	Craig Newitt John D Sadler	4	87 t	–	–	82	–
br g Empire Maker (USA) - Ravi's Lovin (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Held up towards rear, effort 2 1/2f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong

11⁽³⁾ ¾ [15½]	10. Rose Of Virginia (NZ) 70/1 Ben E Thompson Lee & Shannon Hope	Ben E Thompson Lee & Shannon Hope	7	87 b	–	–	80	–
b m Thorn Park (AUS) - Centapin (NZ) (Pins)
Dwelt, took keen hold in midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out

12⁽¹⁾ ¾ [16¼]	6. Hippopus (NZ) 150/1 Timothy Clark Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Timothy Clark Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	7	87 b	–	–	79	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Straight Eight (NZ) (Danske)
Tracked leaders, gradually lost place from 5f out, ridden under 3f out, beaten 2f out

12 ran Winning time: 2m 35.68s Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Godolphin (Oceanographer) 1st breeder: Earle I Mack
2nd owner: OTI Racing, Kiwiana Syndicate Et Al (Tom Melbourne)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Tally)

3:40 Flemington (AUS) 29 Oct 2016

Lexus Stakes (Group 3 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)