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Playing God Gives Punters a Win with 2010 Kingston Town Classic Victory
Neville Parnham’s star Blackfriars colt Playing God maintained his impeccable form this preparation scoring his third successive stakes win at Ascot on Saturday with a dominant victory in the $500,000 Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m).
Three-year-old Playing God was backing up from his wins in the Group 2 WA Guineas (1800m) and Listed Aquanita Stakes (1800m) in the 2010 Kingston Town Classic, and in a win for the favourite backers he stepped up to the challenge of a Group 1 showdown in fine style.
Going out as the clear $3.10 favourite, Playing God was ridden to perfection by Parnham’s son and ran home to defeat a fast finishing Impressive Jeuney ($12) by half a length with Sydney raider Trusting ($6) improving greatly from their last start sixth in the Railway Stakes to claim third place a further three quarters of a length back.
It was a big run from Darren McAuliffe’s mare Impressive Jeuney who lead up until the final strides when Playing God chased her down and the two fought it out in a gripping battle down the straight before Playing God pulled away for the win.
Beaten Railway Stakes favourite Colour Correct ($10) was not disgraced finishing fourth, just ahead of Ranger ($16) coming from last into fifth place.
Last year’s runner-up and older full brother to winner Playing God, God Has Spoken failed to impress coming in eighth while Famous Roman was the other disappointment on the day, the $5.50 second elect beating home just two other runners.
The victory was a milestone for champion local trainer Neville Parnham, his first Group 1 victory from a glittering career.
Playing God, purchased for $27,000 at last year’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, has now won five of his nine career starts for an impressive $636,200 in prize money and will be sent to the paddock for a well deserved spell before any firm plans for the future were made.
Impressive Jeuney’s brave performance has connections looking towards the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) on New Year’s Day.
With the Festival of Perth Racing and the Group 1 features over for another season, there are still plenty of top class summer races to enjoy a punt on.
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2010 Kingston Town Classic Results & Finishing Order
| Place | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Margin | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLAYING GOD | Steven Parhnam | Neville Parnham | 1:48.98 | $3.10F |
| 2 | IMPRESSIVE JEUNEY | Shaun O’Donnell | Darren McAuliffe | 1/2 L | $12 |
| 3 | TRUSTING | James Winks | John P Thompson | 1 1/4 L | $6 |
| 4 | COLOUR CORRECT | Paul Harvey | Ross & Clint Price | 1 1/2 L | $10 |
| 5 | RANGER | William Pike | Grant Williams | 2 1/2 L | $16 |
| 6 | TRIPLE HONOUR (NZ) | Damien Oliver | Chris Waller | 3 L | $21 |
| 7 | MA CHIENNE | Peter Hall | Adam Durrant | 3 L | $20 |
| 8 | GOD HAS SPOKEN | Brad Parnham | Neville Parnham | 3 1/4 L | $14 |
| 9 | BLACK PIRANHA | Daniel Ganderton | Con Karakatsanis | 3 1/2 L | $16 |
| 10 | TRANQUILITY | Alan Kennedy | Grant Williams | 3 1/2 L | $21 |
| 11 | FAMOUS ROMAN | Jason Brown | Jim Taylor | 4 3/4 L | $5.50 |
| 12 | GRAND NIRVANA | Daniel Staeck | Fred Kersley | 5 3/4 L | $16 |
| 13 | GONDORFF (NZ) | Troy Turner | Mike Powell | 20 L | $51 |
| SCR | ALMOHAD | – | Lou Luciani | – | – |
| SCR | LUEN YAT FOREVER | – | Pou Choi | – | – |
| SCR | ADMIRING | – | Michael Grant | – | – |
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