Aurie’s Star Hcp Race Day – August 7th

VRC Member Julie Purnell Plate

(4yo+ Mares BM84 Handicap - 1410m)

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Winning Horse: Turaath (GB)

4yoM Oasis Dream (GB) - Fadhayyil (Ire)(Tamayuz (GB))

11 starts - 3 wins 1 second 2 thirds 1 fourth $117310

Other Wins

1st Sandown-Lakeside Ladbrokes Bet Ticker (Bm64) 1400m (2021)

1st Gb - Newcastle Aw Ladbrokes Watch Racing Online For Free Fillies' Novice Stakes 1421m (2020)

Other Placings

2nd Geelong Geelong Homes (Bm64) 1130m (2021)

3rd Warrnambool The Fresh Flower Market (Bm64) 1000m (2021)

3rd Gb - Kempton Park Aw Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap 1609m (2020)

Race Result:

1st: Turaath (J McNeil/M Raymond) - $8

2nd: Aidensfield (C Williams/B & J Hayes) - $4
3rd:
 Don’ttelltheboss (A Kelly/R Griffiths & M de Kock) - $18

Winning Time: 1:23.67  Last 600m: 34.97

Margins:  3-3/4L x 3/4L

Winning Trainer: Maddie Raymond

On how she came to the stable: “Myself and my partner Paddy (Bell) travelled over to Dubai, we met John Nicolls, he runs the quarantine over there. He’s just getting into sending a few horses down this way and we were definitely lucky enough to get this mare. ”

On the win: “We are rapt with the result today. We’ve always had a really nice opinion of her, she’s just a tough, honest mare. Still doing a little bit wrong so today’s win had plenty of merit to it. ”

On her next runs: “We’ve always just been taking each run as it comes, obviously this is her first prep coming over from Europe, but she’s a tough mare and handles her work really well.

“We’ll keep taking each step as it comes, she’s well bred so if we can aim for a bit of black type and get that on her card then she’ll make a nice broodmare down the track.”

Winning Jockey: Jye McNeil

First time on Turaath: “The team made me aware that she can be a little difficult, as in she can get a little bit fired up within herself. I took her down to the start nice and quiet and got her in a really good headspace for the race. I was a little surprised I was a touch further forward than I probably planned to, but it didn’t seem to affect her with the weight.”

On track: “It was my first time out there today. It doesn’t feel like a genuine (Soft) 5. We might get to a (Good) 4 at some stage.”