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Session II Mares Quinella Caulfield G1

18th Sep 2010

Response and No Evidence Needed reversed their positions from the Let’s Elope Stakes in providing a landmark Group 1 quinella for graduates of Easter Session II at Caulfield today.

Patinack Farm’s No Evidence Needed held the call in the G2 Let’s Elope, but with a turnaround in weights, Response was able to produce a sustained display of front running speed to land the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

RESPONSE ($50,000 2008 Easter II, 4m Charge Forward-Live It Up) was offered for sale by Alanbridge Stud and came to prominence when running second to yet another Easter II star, Faint Perfume, in the Kewney Stakes in March. She franked the strength of that form a week later when easily beating older mares in the Group 3 Matron Stakes.

She was picked out of the sale by Inglis Bloodstock Consultant Ian MacPherson on behalf of owner Barry Griffiths. Response, sporting the colours adorned by 1992 Caulfield Cup winner Mannerism, becomes the second individual Group 1 winner for Arrowfield stallion Charge Forward, following Easter graduate Headway.

NO EVIDENCE NEEDED ($130,000 2008 Easter II, 4m Shamardal-Generosa) has been a wonderful performer right throughout this calendar year and this Group 1 placing only adds further to her already valuable broodmare potential.

The Rupert Clarke quinella followed earlier stakes success for Inglis graduates that included Sydney’s favourite mare Hot Danish and Peter Moody’s emerging classic contender Anacheeva.

HOT DANISH ($32,000 2005 Scone, 7m Nothin’ Leica Dane-Hot ‘N’ Breezy) added to her wonderful record when making a one act affair of the Group 2 Premiere Stakes.

Previously known as the best horse in the country not to have won at Group 1 level, Hot Danish brushed off that tag with wins in the All Aged Stakes and Doomben 10,000 earlier in the year.

This was her 15th win and her earnings have now gone beyond the $2million mark. Remarkably, she has now been a stakes winner in each of the past five racing seasons.

ANACHEEVA ($110,000 2009 Easter, 3c Anabaa-Monroe Magic) made it two stakes wins from as many attempts this preparation when finishing too strongly in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m).

The Widden Stud graduate is on target to emulate his full-brother Headturner as a Group 1 winner, with trainer Peter Moody having a huge range of options open to him in the coming weeks.

RAINBOW STYLING ($300,000 2006 Easter, 6g Zabeel-Done That) added to the Easter theme when he caused an upset in the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes. The team Hawkes trained galloper, who is raced by Nick Moraitis, is now a dual stakes winner of $430,000.