Hot favourite Hay List produced a dominant run to win the 2010 Manikato Stakes over 1200m at Moonee Valley tonight, firming as Australia’s new star sprinter.
After missing the jump jockey Glyn Schofield quickly recovered and managed to move Hay List forward and was able to take full control of the race. After fighting off a challenge from Reward For Effort in the middle of the race Hay List pulled away to win comfortably by 2 1/2 lengths from True Persuassion with Eagle Falls more than a length further back in third.
Trained by John McNair at Gosford, 5 yeard-old Hay List’s record stands at 11 wins and 1 second from 13 starts with prize money totalling almost $800,000.
At [sportsbet] Hay List paid $1.40 for the win and for the dividends on the 2010 Manikato Stakes exotic bets go to Manikato Stakes.
2010 Manikato Stakes Results
| HORSE | Rider | Finish | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAY LIST | GLYN SCHOFIELD | 1st | $1.50F |
| TRUE PERSUASION | CRAIG NEWITT | 2nd | $51 |
| EAGLE FALLS | DAMIEN OLIVER | 3rd | $12 |
| LOVE CONQUERS ALL | JIM CASSIDY | 4th | $8.50 |
| ALL SILENT | BLAKE SHINN | 5th | $10 |
| STANZOUT | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 6th | $61 |
| REWARD FOR EFFORT | LUKE NOLEN | 7th | $8.50 |
| LATIN NEWS | STEVEN ARNOLD | 8th | $21 |
| BANK ROBBER | MICHAEL RODD | Scratched | – |
