Sandown Park, Thursday 30th October, 2008

Race 5 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT1
Special Event Heat 515 Metres 08:28PM
$5000-1500-750 /1ST LEG QUAD TRI/QUIN R/D EXACTA
Box Form Name Best Trainer
1 24118 MISS JIM NBT T Womann
2 44243 TOTAL MADNESS 30.28 S J Collins
3 27118 VIOLET CRUMBLE 29.66 S B Ralph
4 17845 HEY BAY 30.41 T G Vanorsouw
5 66478 ASHBY BALE 29.86 A L Dailly
6 71274 TIZZ MAGIC 29.86 N King
7 11213 ONE TREE HILL 29.76 R J Britton
8 41111 HOT PUZZLE 30.23 P C Anderton
9 35124 SPIRAL SIREN Res. NBT T Womann
10 13667 WHERE'S LEENA Res. NBT T Womann



Race 6 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT2
Special Event Heat 515 Metres 08:52PM
$5000-1500-750 /2ND LEG QUAD 1ST LEG D/D TRI/QUIN R/D
Box Form Name Best Trainer
1 61553 AMELIA BALE 29.90 K Hunt
2 4F332 BLATISHA BALE 30.10 A L Dailly
3 73763 OKAY SUPREME 29.76 G J Bate
4 21347 QUE SERA SERA 29.74 A Langton
5 55265 SONADOR 29.78 A M Ralph
6 11133 GUN SORT NBT J Magri
7 33211 SWEET ABOUT ME 29.59 P Bartolo
8 13453 TEENA WAVES NBT S L Hastie
9 13667 WHERE'S LEENA Res. NBT T Womann
10 35124 SPIRAL SIREN Res. NBT T Womann



Race 7 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT3
Special Event Heat 515 Metres 09:11PM
$5000-1500-750 /3RD LEG QUAD TRI/QUIN R/D EXACTA
Box Form Name Best Trainer
1 11632 BORA BALE 30.00 G J Bate
2 11218 I GOT MOJO NBT W A Vassallo
3 23342 BETTY'S ANGEL 29.51 P Bartolo
4 66332 PROVEN POLLY 29.77 J Thompson
5 48671 WHO TOLD HELEN 30.18 J R Britton
6 11711 MISS SLICK FSH M J Julien
7 84F12 WILDCARD LASS 29.95 B F Dewan
8 58813 CASUAL LYRICS 30.22 J A Sharp
9 35124 SPIRAL SIREN Res. NBT T Womann
10 13667 WHERE'S LEENA Res. NBT T Womann



Race 8 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT4
Special Event Heat 515 Metres 09:35PM
$5000-1500-750 /4TH LEG QUAD 2ND LEG D/D TRI/QUIN R/D
Box Form Name Best Trainer
1 63576 LITTLE MOP 29.76 A L Dailly
2 51181 MISS MINI MOUSE 29.71 P Bartolo
3 82232 AMITY BALE 29.98 G J Bate
4 15467 FINLANDIA 29.66 L Cockerell
5 35464 THOUGHTFUL MISS 30.18 A Langton
6 13314 HYBRID THEORY 29.92 C Darmanin
7 18116 TOUCH UP NBT K G Greenough
8 32244 SAINT SHE SWEET 30.61 G S J Ennis
9 35124 SPIRAL SIREN Res. NBT T Womann
10 13667 WHERE'S LEENA Res. NBT T Womann



Race 9 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT5
Special Event Heat 515 Metres 09:55PM
$5000-1500-750 /TRI/QUIN R/D EXACTA
Box Form Name Best Trainer
1 13415 ALOTTA MOJO 30.02 W A Vassallo
2 55121 BLACHURA BALE 29.99 A L Dailly
3 1785F LET IT SNOW 29.94 A Langton
4 24267 UNO KISSY 30.14 R J Giles
5 63343 TURBO TUBBS NBT S Trim
6 34167 QUEEN LAURYN 29.72 T Brett
7 13244 KEEKO BALE 29.91 G J Bate
8 45444 COULTA SKY 29.84 R J Britton
9 13667 WHERE'S LEENA Res. NBT T Womann
10 35124 SPIRAL SIREN Res. NBT T Womann

Race 5 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT1 8:28pm
Special Event Heat HT1 515m
These are the unofficial results for race 5.
(Validated and official within 24 hours.)
Place Dog Trainer Box Rug Weight Start Price Hdcp Margin Margin
1 HOT PUZZLE P C Anderton 8 8 27.9 $3.90
2 VIOLET CRUMBLE S B Ralph 3 3 29.0 $3.80F 1.25 1.25
3 TOTAL MADNESS S J Collins 2 2 29.4 $10.50 3.75 2.50
4 ASHBY BALE A L Dailly 5 5 27.4 $10.50 5.25 1.50
5 MISS JIM T Womann 1 1 30.2 $5.30 5.30 HfHd
6 TIZZ MAGIC N King 6 6 27.2 $34.10 9.50 4.20
7 HEY BAY T G Vanorsouw 4 4 29.0 $52.00 9.75 Neck
8 ONE TREE HILL R J Britton 7 7 29.0 $4.30 13.50 3.75
S SPIRAL SIREN T Womann 9

Time 30.02 Split 1 5.10 (8) Split 2 19.20 (8) Split 3 N/A
Win $3.90 Place 1st $1.40 Place 2nd $1.80 Place 3rd $2.60
Quin $8.30 Exa $13.20 Trif $66.60 First 4 $400.90
Run/Dble $21.20 Dly/Dble N/A Quad N/A . .


Race 6 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT2 8:52pm
Special Event Heat HT2 515m
These are the unofficial results for race 6.
(Validated and official within 24 hours.)
Place Dog Trainer Box Rug Weight Start Price Hdcp Margin Margin
1 SWEET ABOUT ME P Bartolo 7 7 25.9 $1.90F
2 AMELIA BALE K Hunt 1 1 26.1 $5.30 0.75 0.75
3 SONADOR A M Ralph 5 5 27.9 $8.50 4.50 3.75
4 BLATISHA BALE A L Dailly 2 2 25.7 $19.60 5.25 0.75
5 GUN SORT J Magri 6 6 27.8 $5.90 7.50 2.25
6 TEENA WAVES S L Hastie 8 8 28.7 $42.10 7.75 Neck
7 OKAY SUPREME G J Bate 3 3 28.8 $8.30 8.50 0.75
S QUE SERA SERA A Langton 4 4

Time 29.88 Split 1 5.17 (7) Split 2 19.17 (7) Split 3 N/A
Win $1.90 Place 1st $1.40 Place 2nd $1.50 Place 3rd $1.90
Quin $5.00 Exa $12.40 Trif $39.40 First 4 $201.70
Run/Dble $9.40 Dly/Dble N/A Quad N/A . .


Race 7 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT3 9:11pm
Special Event Heat HT3 515m
These are the unofficial results for race 7.
(Validated and official within 24 hours.)
Place Dog Trainer Box Rug Weight Start Price Hdcp Margin Margin
1 PROVEN POLLY J Thompson 4 4 27.6 $5.90
2 WHO TOLD HELEN J R Britton 5 5 28.0 $31.50 6.00 6.00
3 CASUAL LYRICS J A Sharp 8 8 30.6 $44.90 6.75 0.75
4 I GOT MOJO W A Vassallo 2 2 29.5 $8.40 12.00 5.25
5 BETTY'S ANGEL P Bartolo 3 3 26.1 $3.20F 12.10 Head
6 WILDCARD LASS B F Dewan 7 7 29.5 $26.60 16.75 4.65
7 BORA BALE G J Bate 1 1 27.2 $3.60 18.75 2.00
8 MISS SLICK M J Julien 6 6 27.3 $4.90 20.50 1.75

Time 29.88 Split 1 5.17 (4) Split 2 19.09 (4) Split 3 N/A
Win $5.90 Place 1st $2.20 Place 2nd $5.10 Place 3rd $5.70
Quin $72.90 Exa $94.60 Trif $921.30 First 4 $2315.70
Run/Dble $6.90 Dly/Dble N/A Quad N/A . .


Race 8 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT4 9:35pm
Special Event Heat HT4 515m
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 FINLANDIA L Cockerell 4 4 30.8 $6.80
2 MISS MINI MOUSE P Bartolo 2 2 26.0 $3.40F 0.50 0.50
3 AMITY BALE G J Bate 3 3 29.4 $6.40 3.00 2.50
4 THOUGHTFUL MISS A Langton 5 5 28.3 $47.30 4.00 1.00
5 HYBRID THEORY C Darmanin 6 6 26.4 $3.50 4.25 Neck
6 LITTLE MOP A L Dailly 1 1 25.6 $10.30 7.25 3.00
7 TOUCH UP K G Greenough 7 7 27.1 $7.40 9.00 1.75
8 SAINT SHE SWEET G S J Ennis 8 8 33.5 $20.90 9.50 0.50

Time 30.32 Split 1 5.20 (5) Split 2 19.39 (2) Split 3 N/A
Win $6.80 Place 1st $2.00 Place 2nd $1.20 Place 3rd $2.10
Quin $16.90 Exa $42.50 Trif $146.20 First 4 $2169.80
Run/Dble $27.00 Dly/Dble $14.80 Quad $241.10 . .


Race 9 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN HT5 9:55pm
Special Event Heat HT5 515m
These are the unofficial results for race 9.
(Validated and official within 24 hours.)
Place Dog Trainer Box Rug Weight Start Price Hdcp Margin Margin
1 QUEEN LAURYN T Brett 6 6 28.9 $2.40F
2 UNO KISSY R J Giles 4 4 25.5 $19.90 1.25 1.25
3 BLACHURA BALE A L Dailly 2 2 26.3 $5.70 3.25 2.00
4 ALOTTA MOJO W A Vassallo 1 1 28.5 $5.90 6.00 2.75
5 KEEKO BALE G J Bate 7 7 28.0 $3.80 6.50 0.50
6 COULTA SKY R J Britton 8 8 27.2 $35.20 7.00 0.50
7 TURBO TUBBS S Trim 5 5 28.6 $41.90 13.50 6.50
8 LET IT SNOW A Langton 3 3 29.7 $16.70 29.75 16.25
R WHERE'S LEENA T Womann 9

Time 29.78 Split 1 5.13 (4) Split 2 18.98 (6) Split 3 N/A
Win $2.40 Place 1st $1.80 Place 2nd $3.10 Place 3rd $1.50
Quin $11.70 Exa $20.30 Trif $122.00 First 4 $682.80
Run/Dble $13.30 Dly/Dble N/A Quad N/A .

Courtesy of GRV

Queen reigns supreme
Queen Lauryn lights up Sandown Park

Queen Lauryn showed why she is regarded as one of Australia’s most exciting bitches after she qualified fastest for the final of the $72,500 Group 1 Solo Sapphire Crown at Sandown Park tonight.

The multiple track record holder began well from box 6 to take up a threatening position behind early leader Uno Kissy ($19.90). Queen Lauryn ($2.40F) assumed the lead down the back straight and was never threatened, racing to a 1.25 length victory.

Click here to see Queen Lauryn win her heat.

Sweet About Me continued her steady rise to stardom, winning her heat in 29.88. Beginning well from box 7, Sweet About Me ($1.90) led all the way to defeat the gallant Amelia Bale ($5.30) by ¾ of a length. Paul Bartolo’s chances of a second Sapphire Crown were improved when his new kennel star drew box 3 for the final.

Proven Polly provided Jason Thompson with yet another runner in a feature final when she led all the way to win her heat by six lengths in 29.88.

After winning the Group 1 Topgun at the Meadows last Saturday, Thompson will prepare favourite Nitro Burst for the Group 1 Vic Peters at Wentworth Park on Saturday, before his attention returns to winning his first Sapphire Crown. Three time Group 1 winner Betty’s Angel ($3.20F) was unable to recapture the form that led her to victory in the 2006 Sapphire Crown, finishing fifth in her heat.

Earlier in the night, Group 1 Laurels finalist Hot Puzzle ($3.90) flew from box 8 to score an impressive all-the-way victory in 30.02.

After leading clearly through the first turn, Hot Puzzle withstood considerable pressure from the hard-railing Miss Jim ($5.30) down the back straight, and then from favourite Violet Crumble ($3.80) to win by 1.25 lengths and qualify for her second Group 1 feature final.

Finlandia ($6.80) will have her second tilt at the Sapphire Crown after her last-gasp victory over Miss Mini Mouse ($3.40F) in 30.32.

Miss Mini Mouse began well from box 2 and appeared to have opened a race winning margin coming off the back straight, however Finlandia switched to the centre of the track to sweep over the top of the 2006 Melbourne Cup runner-up to win by half a length.

In addition to the $50,000 first prize, the winner of next week’s final will also receive a free service to leading American sire Kiowa Sweet Trey courtesy of World Class Sires.

The Group 1 Solo Sapphire Crown is Ladies Night at Sandown Park, and to celebrate Sandown is offering free entry to all ladies. The first 250 ladies through the gate will also receive a free showbag.

The final of the 2008 Group 1 Solo Sapphire Crown will be held on Thursday 6 November 2008 at Sandown Park.
9.40pm, Race 8: $72,500 Group 1 Solo Sapphire Crown (515m)

1 Violet Crumble Stan Ralph
2 Queen Lauryn Tony Brett
3 Sweet About Me Paul Bartolo
4 Amelia Bale Kylie Hunt
5 Proven Polly Jason Thompson
6 Finlandia Lisa Cockerell
7 Hot Puzzle Paul Anderton
8 Uno Kissy Ron Giles
9 Who Told Helen (1st Res) Jeff Britton
10 Miss Mini Mouse (2nd Res) Paul Bartolo

My Tips

1st 2 Queen Lauryn
2nd 3 Sweet About Me
3rd 1 Violet Crumble

Race 8 SOLO SAPPHIRE CROWN FINAL 9:40pm
S/E Group 1 FINAL 515m
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 QUEEN LAURYN T Brett 2 2 28.9 $3.40F
2 AMELIA BALE K Hunt 4 4 26.1 $23.50 4.25 4.25
3 UNO KISSY R J Giles 8 8 26.0 $11.50 6.75 2.50
4 VIOLET CRUMBLE S B Ralph 1 1 29.2 $6.90 9.00 2.25
5 FINLANDIA L Cockerell 6 6 30.9 $16.90 9.50 0.50
6 HOT PUZZLE P C Anderton 7 7 28.4 $9.40 14.75 5.25
7 SWEET ABOUT ME P Bartolo 3 3 26.0 $3.50 15.75 1.00
F PROVEN POLLY J Thompson 5 5 27.6 $6.10 F
R WHO TOLD HELEN J R Britton 9
R MISS MINI MOUSE P Bartolo 10

Time 29.79 Split 1 5.20 (2) Split 2 19.00 (2) Split 3 N/A
Win $3.40 Place 1st $1.40 Place 2nd $3.80 Place 3rd $2.80
Quin $54.10 Exa $61.90 Trif $399.70 First 4 $2143.60
Run/Dble $39.20 Dly/Dble $30.60 Quad $811.00 . .