Full Result 6.00 Moonee Valley (AUS) | 25 October 2003

Carlton Draught Cox Plate (Group 1)

(3yo+) (1m2f44yds) 1m2f Good

1st £711,268 2nd £176,056 3rd £88,028 4th £52,817 5th £35,211

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	3. Fields Of Omagh (AUS) Steven King Tony McEvoy	Steven King Tony McEvoy	6	92 b	–	–	123	–
b g Rubiton (AUS) - Finneto (AUS) (Cerreto)
Broke well and raced in 3rd, 6 lengths off leader 7f out, progress from 3f out and led entering straight, ridden and ran on gamely to hold challengers

2⁽⁸⁾ nk	2. Defier (AUS) P Payne Guy Walter	P Payne Guy Walter	6	92	–	–	122	–
b g Dehere (USA) - Lilande (AUS) (Marscay)
Raced in 4th, 9 lengths off lead 7f out, smooth headway from 3f out and 2nd straight, hard ridden to challenge and every chance close home, ran on

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [¾]	1. Lonhro (AUS) Darren Beadman John Hawkes	Darren Beadman John Hawkes	5	92	–	–	121	–
br h Octagonal (NZ) - Shadea (NZ) (Straight Strike)
Broke well and settled in touch, 6th 7f out, steady progress from 3f out and 3rd straight, effort and every chance close home, not reach winner

4⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [3½]	8. Zagalia (NZ) Greg Childs Clarry Conners	Greg Childs Clarry Conners	4	87 b	–	–	110	–
br f Zabeel (NZ) - Snow Quill (IRE) (Bluebird)
Raced in 7th, under pressure 3 1/2f out, ran on steadily in straight to take 4th

5⁽⁵⁾ 4 [7½]	4. Clangalang (AUS) Corey Brown Gerald Ryan	Corey Brown Gerald Ryan	4	813	–	–	109	–
br c Clang (AUS) - Little Recruit (NZ) (Staff Sergeant)
Raced in 5th, headway from halfway to 3f out, 4 lengths off leader straight, outpaced final stages

6⁽³⁾ 10 [17½]	7. Shower Of Roses (NZ) Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse	Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse	4	87 b	–	–	86	–
br f Zabeel (NZ) - Marquise (NZ) (Gold And Ivory)
Tracked leader in 2nd, led 3 1/2f out until entering straight, weakened rapidly when headed

7⁽²⁾ 2 [19½]	5. Natural Blitz (AUS) Kerrin McEvoy Doug Harrison	Kerrin McEvoy Doug Harrison	4	813 b	–	–	88	–
b g Dehere (USA) - Mohave Dancer (NZ) (Zabeel)
Held up in last, progress tracking Lonhro from 3 1/2f out, ridden and ran wide entering straight, soon no danger

8⁽⁴⁾ 12 [31½]	6. Paraca (ARG) Nash Rawiller Andrew Balding	Nash Rawiller Andrew Balding	4	87	–	–	61	–
b f Kitwood (USA) - Paraguaya (ARG) (Country Doctor)
Broke well and led, 3 lengths clear 7f out, under pressure and headed 3 1/2f out, dropped out

8 ran Winning time: 2m 7.61s Total SP: 1%
1st owner: No Big Deal Syndicate (Fields Of Omagh) 1st breeder: M O'Connor
2nd owner: D & Mrs M Koureas & J & Mrs G Murphy (Defier)
3rd owner: Woodlands Stud Syndicate (Lonhro)

6:00 Moonee Valley (AUS) 25 Oct 2003

Carlton Draught Cox Plate (Group 1)