Sandown Park, Thursday 9th October, 2008

Race 3 SIR JOHN DILLON MEMORIAL HT1
Special Event Heat 715 Metres 07:44PM
$4985-1425-710 /TRI/QUIN R/D EXACTA
Box Form Name Best Trainer
1 33368 DENISON FLASH NBT P W McKenzie
2 32252 BREAK THE ICE 42.58 C J Johannsen
3 25354 FLYING KOSMAS NBT J A Selleck
4 13232 FALLEN ZORRO 42.04 S G Whitney
5 * * * VACANT BOX * * *
6 41111 WESTERN LAND FSH J Thompson
7 13426 AWESIMUS MAXIMUS 42.59 P C Brown
8 41651 GUNNADOO MAGIC 42.05 R J Britton
9 * * * NO RESERVE * * *
10 * * * NO RESERVE * * *



Race 4 SIR JOHN DILLON MEMORIAL HT2
Special Event Heat 715 Metres 08:08PM
$4985-1425-710 /TRI/QUIN R/D EXACTA
Box Form Name Best Trainer
1 21151 KULU SPIRIT 42.30 R J Britton
2 57541 WOT PRICE HAROLD FSTD G G Allen
3 73462 GANDHI LAD NBT P W McKenzie
4 51141 OODLES ROCKS 42.56 N Vincent
5 * * * VACANT BOX * * *
6 12161 READY TO STAR 42.34 K G Greenough
7 21112 CHINATOWN LAD 42.14 S G Whitney
8 44755 SONIC JET 42.42 P Reinders
9 * * * NO RESERVE * * *
10 * * * NO RESERVE * * *

Race 3 SIR JOHN DILLON MEMORIAL HT1 7:44pm
Special Event Heat HT1 715m
Place Dog Trainer Box Rug Weight Start Price Hdcp Margin Margin
1 GUNNADOO MAGIC R J Britton 8 8 27.8 $3.60
2 FALLEN ZORRO S G Whitney 4 4 27.0 $2.90 0.25 Neck
3 BREAK THE ICE C J Johannsen 2 2 34.0 $16.80 0.75 0.50
4 FLYING KOSMAS J A Selleck 3 3 34.1 $31.10 1.75 1.00
5 AWESIMUS MAXIMUS P C Brown 7 7 29.0 $22.30 2.25 0.50
6 WESTERN LAND J Thompson 6 6 33.6 $2.40F 3.50 1.25
7 DENISON FLASH P W McKenzie 1 1 30.8 $51.70 10.50 7.00

Time 42.79 Split 1 6.19 (3) Split 2 16.04 (3) Split 3 31.08 (3)
Win $3.60 Place 1st $2.10 Place 2nd $1.80 Place 3rd $NTD
Quin $4.60 Exa $10.60 Trif $65.60 First 4 $246.10
Run/Dble $20.30 Dly/Dble N/A Quad N/A . .


Race 4 SIR JOHN DILLON MEMORIAL HT2 8:08pm
Special Event Heat HT2 715m
Place Dog Trainer Box Rug Weight Start Price Hdcp Margin Margin
1 KULU SPIRIT R J Britton 1 1 33.6 $4.30
2 CHINATOWN LAD S G Whitney 7 7 33.3 $1.70F 0.05 HfHd
3 OODLES ROCKS N Vincent 4 4 27.0 $6.80 1.75 1.70
4 READY TO STAR K G Greenough 6 6 26.5 $6.70 2.25 0.50
5 WOT PRICE HAROLD G G Allen 2 2 35.9 $18.00 5.25 3.00
6 SONIC JET P Reinders 8 8 26.0 $31.80 5.50 Neck
S GANDHI LAD P W McKenzie 3

Time 42.57 Split 1 6.22 (4) Split 2 16.06 (4) Split 3 31.09 (7)
Win $4.30 Place 1st $1.80 Place 2nd $1.40 Place 3rd $NTD
Quin $4.30 Exa $15.60 Trif $38.50 First 4 $81.10
Run/Dble $27.40 Dly/Dble N/A Quad N/A .

Race 8 SIR JOHN DILLON MEMORIAL FINAL
S/E Final 715 Metres 09:35PM
$25000-7500-3500 /4TH LEG QUAD 2ND LEG D/D TRI/QUIN R/D
Box Form Name Best Trainer
1 11413 OODLES ROCKS 42.56 N Vincent
2 65151 GUNNADOO MAGIC 42.05 R J Britton
3 23232 FALLEN ZORRO 42.04 S G Whitney
4 21614 READY TO STAR 42.34 K G Greenough
5 11242 CHINATOWN LAD 42.14 S G Whitney
6 11511 KULU SPIRIT 42.30 R J Britton
7 22523 BREAK THE ICE 42.58 C J Johannsen
8 53544 FLYING KOSMAS NBT J A Selleck
9 75415 WOT PRICE HAROLD Res. NBT G G Allen
10 34265 AWESIMUS MAXIMUS Res. 42.59 P C Brown

Chinatown Lad scratched
Champion stayer to miss Group 2 Sir John Dillon Memorial

Dual Group 1 winning stayer Chinatown Lad has been scratched from the final of the $36,000 Group 2 Sir John Dillon Memorial after succumbing to a tail injury.

Trainer Shane Whitney made the decision after the tail became infected following a mishap in the kennels during the recent Sydney Cup.

“It was clear of a break and I thought if he could get through the Sir John Dillon heats I could get him right for the final,” said Whitney.

“I took him to the vet on Monday and unfortunately he’s picked up an infection."

The reigning Group 1 Sandown Cup winner is a winner of 21 of his 39 career starts and over $215,000 in prizemoney, and was a $2.25 favourite in the TAB pre-post market. He will now be set for the $36,000 Group 2 Bold Trease Carnival Cup to be run at Sandown Park on Schweppes Melbourne Cup night, Thursday 27 November.

“He’ll miss the Hume Cup at The Meadows, but he’s been up for a while and I was looking to give him a spell anyway,” said Whitney.

First reserve Wot Price Harold, winner of the 2007 Group 2 Great Chase over 525m at The Meadows will take Chinatown Lad’s place in the final.

The final of the Group 2 Sir John Dillon Memorial will be run at Sandown Park at 9.35pm on Thursday 16 October.

I think Gunnadoo Magic will take this race out.

I have a feeling that Fallen Zorro will find trouble during the race (dont ask me why just do) lol

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My Tips

1st 3 FALLEN ZORRO
2nd 2 GUNNADOO MAGIC
3rd 6 KULU SPIRIT

I think Gunnadoo Magic will get up to win this one.

With Kulu Spirit and Break the ice to place.

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Race 8 SIR JOHN DILLON MEMORIAL FINAL 9:35pm
S/E Final FINAL 715m
These are the unofficial results for race 8.
(Validated and official within 24 hours.)
Place Dog Trainer Box Rug Weight Start Price Hdcp Margin Margin
1 FALLEN ZORRO S G Whitney 3 3 27.0 $2.80F
2 GUNNADOO MAGIC R J Britton 2 2 27.6 $4.50 0.02 Nose
3 READY TO STAR K G Greenough 4 4 26.4 $8.20 0.25 Neck
4 KULU SPIRIT R J Britton 6 6 33.3 $4.70 2.25 2.00
5 BREAK THE ICE C J Johannsen 7 7 34.4 $22.60 2.50 Neck
6 OODLES ROCKS N Vincent 1 1 27.1 $6.70 4.25 1.75
7 FLYING KOSMAS J A Selleck 8 8 33.8 $29.10 8.50 4.25
8 WOT PRICE HAROLD G G Allen 5 9 35.6 $26.10 10.75 2.25
S CHINATOWN LAD S G Whitney 5
R AWESIMUS MAXIMUS P C Brown 10

Time 42.68 Split 1 6.20 (1) Split 2 16.11 (1) Split 3 31.21 (2)
Win $2.80 Place 1st $1.50 Place 2nd $1.60 Place 3rd $2.10
Quin $5.20 Exa $11.80 Trif $51.50 First 4 $113.40
Run/Dble $8.90 Dly/Dble $4.80 Quad $98.30 .

Very close!

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well done shane another great training effort congradulations.