2011 VRC Sires Produce Stakes Won by Running Tall – Flemington Race 3 Results

March 12, 2011

2011 VRC Sires Produce Stakes Won by Running Tall – Flemington Race 3 Results

Running Tall

Running Tall wins the 2011 VRC Sires Produce Stakes

Improving colt Running Tall has won the $300,000 Group 2 VRC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at Flemington’s Super Saturday of Racing, giving trainer Danny O’Brien back-to-back wins in the two-year-olds’ feature.

Twelve months ago O’Brien won the VRC Sires Produce Stakes with Shamrocker, who claimed an upset in the Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington last Saturday March 5.

Today O’Brien went one better in a brilliant training effort scored the 2011 VRC Sires Produce Stakes Quinella with Running Tall and Decirles finishing one-two.

Early drama before the VRC Sires Produce Stakes jump with red-hot favourite, the Peter Snowden-trained Helmet, a late scratching.

Helmet played up in the barriers and was vetted, removed from gate one and quickly scratched following veterinary advice.

With the favourite out is was anyone’s race.

Triple-figure roughie of the field Isopach came out firing taking the early lead.

Delago’s Lad had a tough run deep on the speed racing three wide.

Eventual winner Running Tall was given a beautiful ride settling into second with Cash For Matt also settling well in third.

On the home straight Isopach held a shortening lead, but Running Tall soon threw down the challenge and shot to the lead with 250m to go.

Proving to be a lot fitter than last-start when seventh to Sepoy in the Blue Diamond Stakes, Stratum colt Running Tall continued to pull away to score a dominant win.

On the line Running Tall ($11) finished two lengths ahead of stablmate Decircles.

In a photo-finish for third Grand Britannia finished off the Trifecta after coming from well back, just ahead of fourth-placegetter Masthead who was second-favourite in the market behind the withdrawn Helmet.

Today was Running Tall’s maiden win from four career starts.

Next up on the Flemington programme Whobegotyou is odds-on favourite to win the $250,000 Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m).

Luxbet have the best price on Whobegotyou so visit them now and back him for the win!

2011 VRC Sires Produce Stakes Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Jockey Trainer Weight Margin
1st 6 RUNNING TALL(4) Ben Melham Danny O’Brien 55.5 1-24.24
2nd 10 DECIRCLES(3) Dwayne Dunn Danny O’Brien 55.5 2.0L
3rd 4 GRAND BRITANNIA(9) Damien Oliver Robbie Laing 55.5 3.0L
4th 1 MASTHEAD(7) Craig Williams Lee Freedman 55.5 3.1L
5th 7 CASH FOR MATT(2) Danny Nikolic Rick Hore-Lacy 55.5 4.1L
6th 9 MINUTE BY MINUTE(5) Steven Arnold David Hayes 55.5 4.2L
7th 11 ISOPACH(6) Craig Newitt John P Thompson 55.5 4.4L
8th 2 DELAGO’S LAD(8) Chris Symons John McArdle 55.5 4.5L
Src 3 HELMET Mark Zahra Peter Snowden
Src 5 ROCKSHAFT Jason Maskiell Robert Smerdon
Src 8 COVERED IN CLASS Luke Nolen Peter G Moody

Photo courtesy (c) Taron Clarke Photography

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