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17
February, 2004
Unbeaten local colt It Is I
looms as the horse to beat in Saturday night?s $100,000 ?Christian Cullen?
Alabar Victoria Derby at Moonee Valley after the barrier draw was conducted
live on Radio Sport 927?s Racing Central today.
The David Murphy-trained and
driven three-year-old has been installed the $2.30 nominal favourite for the
2570 metre classic after drawing perfectly in gate four.
Affectionately known as the
?Dunnstown Destroyer?, It Is I is yet to taste defeat in nine starts for novice
owners Basil, Margaret & Allan King and Rachel Toohey.
It was a different tale for
fellow heat winners The Sentry (gate nine) and Blatant Lie (gate 11) who both
must overcome second line draws to add to their Group 1 hauls.
Grant Crane?s budding
superstar The Sentry, a winner of the SA Derby and Breeders Crown has been
installed the $3.50 second elect, while noted frontrunner Blatant Lie, a winner
of the Group 1 Vicbred Super Series, has drifted alarmingly to $11.
Tactics will play a key role
in the outcome with Tasmanian Derby winner, the brilliant Bendigo colt Bo
Jasper, drawn to chase an all-the-way win from the coveted pole.
The field for the $100,000
?Christian Cullen? Alabar Victoria Derby, to be run at 10pm (AEST) on 21
February at Moonee Valley, is;
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1
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21212
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BO JASPER (VIC)
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B.
MORGAN
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JOHN CALDOW
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$4.20
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2
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91114
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ONLY THE ONE (VIC)
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G.
DOUGLAS
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DARYL DOUGLAS
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$26
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3
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31814
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ZANEDEN (VIC)
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G.
TAYLOR
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BRIAN GATH
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$13
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4
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11111
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IT IS I (VIC)
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D.
MURPHY
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DAVID MURPHY
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$2.30
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5
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22103
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FLAMING ROADSTAR (VIC)
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K.
TIPPET
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Driver T.B.C.
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$99
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6
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32152
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WILLIE WALKER (VIC)
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G.
LANG
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Driver T.B.C.
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$21
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7
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11112
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MISTER MARTINI (QLD)
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M.
BELFORD
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MARK BELFORD
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$21
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Row-----------------
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8
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27355
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AIR RAID (1 EM)
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T.
YOUNG
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GRANT CAMPBELL
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-
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9
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13111
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THE SENTRY (VIC)
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G.
CRANE
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GAVIN LANG
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$3.50
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10
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14274
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OCTOBER SON (VIC)
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T.
DEMMLER
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CRAIG DEMMLER
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$51
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11
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15111
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BLATANT LIE (VIC
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A.
GATH
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KERRYN GATH
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$11
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12
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21133
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JACCKA HAUGHTY (VIC)
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B.
ALFORD
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CHRIS ALFORD
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$34
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13
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65323
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CULLOMBO (VIC)
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T.
DEMMLER
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TED DEMMLER
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$99
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