William Reid Stakes Night (Moonee Valley) – March 19th

Independent Turf Services Handicap

(BM70 Handicap - 1200m)

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Winning Horse: Marabi (Aus)

4yoM I Am Invincible (Aus) - Nakaaya (Aus)(Tiger Hill (Ire))

3 starts - 3 wins $88000

Other Wins

1st Moonee Valley Sally Bruten Memorial Hcp (C1) 1200m (2021)

1st Pakenham Racing.Com Mdn Plate 1200m (2021) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: Marabi (B Allen/C Maher & D Eustace) - $1.22F

2nd: Cielo D’oro (T Stockdale/T Dabernig & B Hayes) - $17

3rd: Zabelarina (M Cartwright/A Alexander) - $21

Winning Time: 1:10.59  Last 600m: 33.59

Margins: 2½L x 2L

Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (Ciaron interviewed)

“Greg Perry puts a lot of time and effort into these matings and he’s very patient. It has paid off. He is always very cautious with his horses and would rather give them plenty of time.

“The team have done a great job and it is quite satisfying. She has put a few in a row now so we’ll see if we can raise the bar again.

“It’ll be interesting to see what Ben (Allen) thinks but she’s always been very sharp, very natural. I’d say at 1200 metres she’s been very good. She may get 1400 metres but I don’t see any reason to step her up just yet.”

On Ben Allen: “The wiz, he does a lot for the stable and you do the work and you get the opportunities and that’s what he’s going at the moment.”

Winning Jockey: Ben Allen

“She jumped out well and the first thing was she steered across towards the fence. She had it quite comfortably in front and got herself into a rhythm. Just had to keep her balanced and she did the rest.

“I probably went a bit slower on her than I normally would. The track is firmer, I think she might appreciate a bit of give in it. The last 200 metres she was tough to the line and she’s going great guns. She’s improving each run.

“I think her first two runs, I don’t know if she has been beating much but she was winning impressively. The horses tonight have run well in higher grade races so this was always going to be a test for her.”