Winning Horse: Ranting (NZ)

4yoG Zoustar (Aus) - Vanilla Ice Cream (Aus)(More Than Ready (USA))

17 starts - 2 wins 2 seconds 6 thirds 1 fourth $492225

Black Type Wins

1st G3 Caulfield Blue Sapphire 1200m (2020)

Black Type Placings

3rd G2 Morphettville Tobin Bronze Stakes 1200m (2021)

3rd G2 Flemington Danehill Stakes 1200m (2020)

2nd G3 Caulfield Neds Vain Stakes 1100m (2020)

3rd G3 Morphettville M&J Chickens Breeders' Stakes 1200m (2020)

Race Result:

1st: Ranting (L & T Corstens/M Dee) - $20

2nd: Ocean Beyond (A Bobbin/A Kelly) - $13
3rd: Starry Legend (J Sadler/T Nugent) - $4.80

Winning Time: 1:04.43 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: ¾ length x ¾ length

Winning Trainer: Leon & Troy Corstens (stable rep Dom Sutton speaking)

Recent surgery: “He’s had surgery at both ends this horse, he had a wind operation and the ultimate gear change (gelding) so it was really good to see him back in the winner’s circle today.”

“He had his vocal cords snipped, just when the vocal cords come in and close off the windpipe a little bit. He was always a horse that made a slight noise in his work and he’s come back really clean in his wind so it’s obviously done the job.”

On the win: “He was gutsy, he ended up being three wide with no cover, not a place we thought we’d be being barrier three but it was probably good he had something out in front to chase down.”

What’s next: “It was all about getting him back today so we’ve ticked that box and we’ll come up with a plan.”

Winning Jockey: Michael Dee

Running down the leader: “I always had it in the back of my mind that the leading couple felt like the went quite quick and we were closing in on them quickly and in the end we won quite comfortably.”

Different horse: “It’s probably given him a new lease for life for racing, and with that ultimate gear change it has put the spark back into him. I didn't get the best of luck today but he won like the horse he used to be.”