Long-priced filly Beethog claimed an upset win on Saturday when, after starting at $51, she beat home a field of classy rivals in the $125,000 Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas (1200m).
A local runner from the Gold Coast, the Les Kelly-trained Beethog ($51) proved her black type talent when she narrowly defeated Temple Of Boom ($5) by a long neck, with the fast-finishing Fifteen Carat ($21) running strong to the line a half-head further back in third.
In the Gold Coast Guineas Beethog was successful in her first attempt at Group level
In a close top six finish, the Chris Waller-trained favourite Stryker ($4) and last year’s Golden Slipper winner Phelan Ready ($12) both did well to overcome horror barrier draws and finish in a dead-heat for fourth just head back from Fifteen Carat.
Three-year-old Shovhog filly Beethog now boasts an impressive record of three wins and two placings from seven career starts for over $114,600 in prizemoney.
To read more about Beethog’s Gold Coast Guineas win visit Races.com.au or Gold Coast Races.
The other highlight race at the meeting on Saturday was the $300,000 Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) where the Chris Waller-trained Metal Bender beat home the hot favourite Road To Rock.
Results of the 2010 Gold Coast Guineas
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Trainer |
SP |
| 1 |
BEETHOG |
Justin P Stanley | Les Kelly | $51 |
| 2 |
TEMPLE OF BOOM |
Michael Cahill | Tony Gollan | $5 |
| 3 |
FIFTEEN CARAT |
Brad Pengelly | Howard Wilson | $21 |
| = 4 |
PHELAN READY |
Stathi Katsidis | Jason McLachlan | $12 |
| = 4 |
STRYKER |
Jim Cassidy | Chris Waller | $4F |
| 6 |
DEER VALLEY |
Jim Byrne | Steele Ryan | $5.50 |
| 7 |
LOCHIEL |
Hugh Bowman | Gerald Ryan | $17 |
| 8 |
SWISS ROSE (NZ) |
Michael Rodd | Gillian Heinrich | $26 |
| 9 |
TIERQUALO |
Matthew Palmer | Kelly Doughty | $6.50 |
| 10 |
SARGE IN CHARGE (NZ) |
Shane Scriven | Liam Birchley | $31 |
| 11 |
EDITAVE |
Michael Walker | Trevor Whittington | $101 |
| 12 |
STREETS AWAY (NZ) |
Peter Robl | Alan Bailey | $26 |
| 13 |
PAPRIKA |
Glen Colless | Liam Birchley | $8 |
| 14 |
UMANUGGET |
Scott Seamer | Brian Gentle | $51 |
| 15 |
PRINCESS QUALO |
Damian Browne | Robert Heathcote | $21 |
| Scratched: | ||||
| DOM PALO | ||||
| FALLS CREEK | ||||
| FASTER SON | ||||
| LATIN NEWS | ||||
| SPOT ON TARGET (at Barriers) | ||||
| IRISH DREAM |
