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December, 2004
Champion trotter Lyell Creek (pictured) will
be out to take his unbeaten Moonee Valley record to a perfect 10 when he lines
up in Saturday nights $100,000 SEW-Eurodrive Australian Trotting Grand Prix at
Moonee Valley.
Dubbed The Freak, the New Zealand superstar will
be in search of his 16th Group 1 title and his 57th
career win when he makes what is his final Australian appearance.
Despite being well into the veterans category at the
age of 11, the remarkable trotter is expected to start favourite in what will
be his first appearance at Moonee Valley since capturing the Group 1 Bill
Collins Mile on April 7, 2001.
Hoping to spoil his farewell party are defending
titleholder Sumthingaboutmaori, last Fridays runaway Bill Collins Mile winner
Sammy Do Good and runner-up, the New Zealand-trained speedster, Allegro
Agitato.
Sumthingaboutmaori, the reigning Inter Dominion
champion, was unlucky in the Mile when held up and is tipped to lead the
challenge against Lyell Creek from gate four.
The
field for the $100,000 SEW-Eurodrive Australian Trotting Grand Prix (2570m), to
be run at 8.30pm on Saturday at Moonee Valley, is;
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1
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ANDANDON (VIC)
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G.QUINLAN
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JODI QUINLAN
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(1EM)
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FT
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2
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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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FT
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3
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WAIHEMO HANGER (VIC)
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A.GATH
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Driver TBC
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FT
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4
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SUMTHINGABOUTMAORI (VIC)
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B.HEALY
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GAVIN LANG
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FT
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5
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STIRLING KIWI (VIC)
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D.R.HAMILTON
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ROBERT HAMILTON
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FT
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6
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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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7
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OUR FIRST JEWEL (VIC)
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G.TIPPET
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DARYL DOUGLAS
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FT
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Second Row
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8
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SAMMY DO GOOD (VIC)
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P.MANNING
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KERRYN GATH
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FT
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9
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ILLAWONG IAN (VIC)
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R.KUCHENMEISTER
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BRIAN GATH
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FT
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10
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LYELL CREEK (NZ)
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T.BUTT
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ANTHONY BUTT
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FT
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11
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CODE OF HONOUR (VIC)
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M.CALAZ
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CHRIS ALFORD
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FT
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12
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ALLEGRO AGITATO (NZ)
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P.WILLIAMSON
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TONY HERLIHY
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FT
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The SEW-Eurodrive Australian Trotting Grand Prix is the
co-feature on a bumper 10 race program at Moonee Valley that will also see
Australasias best pacers chase Group 1 glory in the prized $300,000
SEW-Eurodrive Victoria Cup.
