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April, 2004
Star New South Wales mare Ashlees Babe (pictured)
is on target to win back-to-back Vicbred Super Series Finals after an emphatic
semi final win last night at Moonee Valley.
Despite drawing inside the second line in next
week?s $100,000 Group 1 final, she?ll start a long odds-on favourite to add the
four-year-old crown to the three-year-old title she captured as a $1.20
favourite last year.
After a somewhat shaky start to the season, the
Peter Morris Jnr-trained mare has relished the return to her own age and sex as
evidenced by last night?s arrogant win.
With big race specialist Gavin Lang driving
confidently, Ashlees Babe ($1.40) put paid to her rivals in the twinkling of an
eye, sprinting from last-to-first to comfortably account for outsiders Lombo
Silhouette ($26.90) and Golden Slippa ($35.30).
In the other semi final, classy sit-sprinter
Awesomely ($6) enjoyed the perfect trail to upstage odds-on favourite Aleppo
Lady ($1.40) who only battled into third placing. Gallant leader Under The
Mattress ($9) hung on to the quinella spot.
Trainer Ruth Shinn will be hoping for better luck in
next week?s lucrative showdown than last year?s three-year-old final where
Awesomely fell behind Ashlees Babe. The duo are two of five horses returning
from that Vicbred Super Series.
The field for the $100,000 Vicbred Super Series 4YO
Mares Final (Group 1), to be run over 2570 metres at Moonee Valley next
Thursday night, 8 April, is;
1.
Golden
Slippa (NSW)????????? Norm Jerrick?????????????????????????????? Daniel Jack (C)
2.
Aleppo
Lady (VIC)??????????????? Andy Gath?????????????????????????????????? Kerryn Gath
3.
Rosalee
Hanover (Emerg)?? Julian Jobe????????????????????????????????? Julian Jobe
4.
Coiffeuse
(VIC)??????????????????? Bill Goulding??????????????????????????????? *Driver TBC
5.
Albertique
(VIC)??????????????????? Ruth Shinn????????????????????????????????? Chris Alford
6.
Shakali
(VIC)??????????????????????? Graeme Morgan????????????????????????? *Driver TBC
7.
Julies
Equity (VIC)??????????????? Austin Mifsud?????????????????????????????? Austin Mifsud
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8.
Ashlees
Babe (NSW)????????? Peter Morris Jnr????????????????????????? Gavin Lang
9.
Sorriso
(VIC)??????????????????????? Glenn Gath????????????????????????????????? Glenn Gath
10.
Under
The Mattress (VIC)??? Bernie Blackshaw?????????????????????? *Driver TBC
11.
Ally
Luvzit (VIC)??????????????????? Merv
Dillon????????????????????????????????? *Driver
TBC
12.
Awesomely
(VIC)???????????????? Ruth Shinn????????????????????????????????? Gerrard
Surkitt
13.
Lombo
Silhouette (VIC)??????? Peter Manning???????????????????????????? *Driver TBC