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December, 2004
Australasias two premier trotting mares,
Sumthingaboutmaori and Allegro Agitato (pictured), are set to wage war
in Friday nights Group 1 Bill Collins Mile at Moonee Valley after both drew
coveted inside alleys.
Sumthingaboutmaori, the reigning Inter Dominion
champion, will start from gate one in the $50,000 feature, whilst Allegro
Agitato, the lone New Zealand raider, has drawn to issue a serious challenge
for the lead in gate three.
Renowned as a brilliant mobile beginner, Allegro
Agitato is out to continue the remarkable record of New Zealand-trained
trotters in the Bill Collins Mile, the Kiwis having captured eight of the nine
titles contested.
The Bryan Healy-trained Sumthingaboutmaori, a good
thing beaten in this race 12 months ago, is out to restore her all-conquering
image after a series of below-par performances during a recent New Zealand
campaign.
Whilst the glamour duo will dominate pre-race discussion
and betting, in-form local Sammy Do Good, a winner at four of his past five
starts, cannot be underestimated for leading father and daughter team Peter
Manning and Kerryn Gath.
The
field for the $50,000 Bill Collins Mile (1609m), to be run at 8.47pm on Friday,
is;
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1
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SUMTHINGABOUTMAORI
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B.HEALY
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GAVIN LANG
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FT
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2
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WAIHEMO HANGER
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A.GATH
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MARK PURDON
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FT
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3
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ALLEGRO AGITATO (NZ)
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P.WILLIAMSON
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PHIL WILLIAMSON
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FT
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4
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CODE OF HONOUR
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M.CALAZ
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CHRIS ALFORD
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FT
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5
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SAMMY DO GOOD
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P.MANNING
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KERRYN GATH
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FT
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6
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STIRLING KIWI
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D.R.HAMILTON
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ROBERT HAMILTON
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FT
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7
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ILLAWONG IAN
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R.KUCHENMEISTER
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BRIAN GATH
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FT
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Second Row
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8
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WEST TEXAS CRUDE
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N.WELSH
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NEVILLE WELSH
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FT
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9
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LOST IN THE PARK (NSW)
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D.WONSON
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GREG BENNETT
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(1EM)
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FT
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10
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GOLD N GOLD (NSW)
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M.MARAIS
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MICHAEL MARAIS
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FT
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11
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OUR FIRST JEWEL
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G.TIPPET
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DARYL DOUGLAS
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FT
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The Bill Collins Mile is
the headline act on night one of the new SEW-Eurodrive Victoria Cup Carnival, a
meeting that also features the $25,000 Popular Alm Free For All the final
lead-up race to Saturday weeks SEW-Eurodrive Victoria Cup.
