Sniper’s Bullet Wins Kingston Town Stakes

December 7, 2009

Sniper’s Bullet Wins Kingston Town Stakes

At Ascot on Saturday the Tracey Bartley-trained Sniper’s Bullet claimed victory in the $500 000 Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) with local hero Damien Oliver aboard.

The six-year-old put on an impressive display of speed and ability, overcoming his wide draw to defeat his rivals and atone for his third to Niconero in the race last year. It was the Bite The Bullet gelding’s second Group 1 victory in Perth this season, coming on the back of his sensational win in the Railway Stakes (1600m) two weeks earlier.

Sniper’s Bullet ($5) beat home a gallant God Has Spoken ($9) with odds-on favourite Scenic Shot ($3.10) coming in a fast-finishing third. The winner clocked a very sharp 1:46.96 seconds over the 1800m, a mere 0.06 seconds outside of Niconero’s race record set last year.

Pacesetter Dante’s Banquet ridden by Danny Miller set a blistering cadence from the barriers while Oliver masterfully positioned Sniper’s Bullet in an excellent spot before pulling out a sharp burst of acceleration on the straight, stealing the lead and running home first.

It was Oliver’s first Kingston Town victory and came after he last week successfully appealed a one month suspension.

Sniper’s Bullet now boasts a record of eight wins from 34 career starts.

2009 Kingston Town Classic Results:

Placing

Horse

Jockey

Trainer

1
SNIPER’S BULLET
Damien Oliver Tracey Bartley
2
GOD HAS SPOKEN
Steven Parnham Neville Parnham
3
SCENIC SHOT
Jason Brown Daniel Morton
4
CASSANDARA SHADOW
Peter Knuckey Shane A Edwards
5
THORN DANCER
Troy Turner Frank Maynard
6
MEGATIC
Patrick Carbery Albie Beckett
7
GRAND NIRVANA
Daniel Staeck Fred Kersley
8
STAR ENCOUNTER
Brad Parnham Adam Durrant
9
DANTE’S BANQUET
Danny Miller Owen Cocking
10
LARGO LAD
Glen Boss David Hayes
11
LORDS RANSOM
Alan Kennedy Peter Morgan
12
FRIAR’S TOUCH
Shaun O’Donnell Peter Giadresco
13
TARZI
Paul Harvey Neville Parnham
14
FAMOUS ROMAN
Peter Hall Ken Williamson
15
DELTA GEE
Jason Whiting Michael Grant
16
STREETFIGHTER
Shaun MC Gruddy L Smith

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