Moments before a freak storm hit Melbourne and blanketed the famous Flemington racecourse in hailstones the size of lemons, the Peter Moody-trained Wanted put an end to his frustrating succession of minor Group 1 placings and finally scored the big one, taking out the $1million Newmarket Handicap (1200m).

In a powerful all-the way win, three-year-old Wanted ($13) got to the lead early after jumping well from gate seven and held on to beat home the fast-finishing Eagle Falls ($10) by a length with Starspangledbanner ($8.50) just a neck back in third.

It was a disappointing finish for the $6.50 favourite All Silent who crossed the line a distant 11^th after finding the wet track too difficult.

The victory was a further triumph for Moody and Wanted following the Fastnet Rock colt?s recent string of runs that saw him place fourth to Starspangledbanner in the Oakleigh Plate last start and finishing as runner-up in three consecutive Group 1 features before that.

Wanted has now won three of his 14 career starts for $1, 191, 000 in prizemoney. Moody will next run his champion colt, destined for a lucrative career at stud, in the Group 1 T J Smith Stakes at Randwick on April 10.

Only six of the scheduled races were run at the meeting, the Newmarket Guineas the last of the day, with intense rainfall and damaging storms hitting the course mere minutes after Wanted ran the race of his life.

The other two major Group 1 races scheduled on the Super Saturday of Racing were cancelled due to the torrential rain and dangerous track conditions. The $1million Group 1 Australian Cup and the $750, 000 Group 1 Australian Guineas have been rescheduled for next Saturday, March 13, where they will be added to the exciting Blamey Stakes card.

2010 Newmarket Handicap Results:

Placing	Horse	Trainer	Jockey
1	WANTED	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen
2	EAGLE FALLS	David Hayes	Kerrin McEvoy
3	STARSPANGLEDBANNER	Leon Corstens	Danny Nikolic
4	KING PULSE	Michael Moroney	Stephen Baster
5	TURFFONTEIN	Anthony Cummings	Michael Rodd
6	HEADWAY	Peter G Moody	Clare Lindop
7	TOLLESPRIT	Shane Fliedner	Jason Maskiell
8	ARINOS	David Jolly	James Winks
9	DUPORTH	Peter G Moody	Dwayne Dunn
10	TRUSTING	John P Thompson	Craig Williams
11	ALL SILENT	Grahame Begg	Nicholas Hall
12	LIGHT FANTASTIC	Mick Price	Craig Newitt
13	GRAN SASSO	Mick Price	Chris Symons
14	NICCONI	David Hayes	Damien Oliver
15	EL SEGUNDO (NZ)	Colin Little	Steven Arnold
16	TICKETS	Peter G Moody	Jason Benbow
17	SHELLSCRAPE	Chris Waller	Glen Boss
18	CANNONBALL (USA)	Gai Waterhouse	Steven King
Failed to Finish	FIVE CAR STUD	Anthony Cummings	Brent Evans