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2023 Toorak Handicap Results: Attrition Holds Out Antino at 25/1
2023 Toorak Handicap Results
2023 Toorak Handicap winner Attrition enjoyed a narrow Group 1 upset on Guineas Day. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
- 1st: #7 Attrition ($26)
- 2nd: #6 Antino
- 3rd: #8 Bankers Choice
After a number of earlier, frustrating close calls at Group 1 level Churchill four-year-old Attrition ($26) showed true grit to extend his neck right on the line and hold out the better-fancied Queenslander Antino ($5) in a thrilling photo-finish Toorak Handicap 2023 result on Caulfield Guineas Day.
A further length back third to complete the Toorak Handicap trifecta was the roughie of the lot, the Michael Moroney-trained Bankers Choice at 200/1.
It was an emotional result as young trainer Mitchell Freedman and winning hoop Beau Mertens both celebrated their maiden Group 1 victory.
The Toorak was Attrition’s breakthrough stakes victory and he atoned for his narrow second as a three-year-old in Flemington’s Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in the autumn.
He also further franked the form out of the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) having run a lead-up 13th to Alligator Blood who won the 2023 Might And Power by two lengths over the 2000m on Guineas Day.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ATTRITION | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 10 | 54kg | $26 | |||
| 2 | 6 | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Blake Shinn | 0.1L | 16 | 54.5kg | $5 | ||
| 3 | 8 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Patrick Moloney | 1.1L | 15 | 53.5kg | $201 | ||
| 4 | 15 | AMENABLE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Wiremu Pinn (a) | 1.2L | 6 | 52kg | $18 | ||
| 5 | 4 | PINSTRIPED | Enver Jusufovic | Ben Allen | 2.95L | 11 | 56kg | $15 | ||
| 6 | 10 | PRIDE OF JENNI | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Declan Bates | 3.35L | 5 | 52kg | $14 | ||
| 7 | 2 | THE INEVITABLE | John Keys | David Pires | 4.35L | 8 | 56.5kg | $12 | ||
| 8 | 5 | POUNDING | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Billy Egan | 5.35L | 9 | 55kg | $26 | ||
| 9 | 3 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Simon A Miller | Damian Lane | 5.45L | 12 | 56kg | $2.40F | ||
| 10 | 13 | SEE YOU IN HEAVEN | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Michael Dee | 5.75L | 13 | 52kg | $31 | ||
| 11 | 9 | CORNER POCKET | Lindsey Smith | Craig Newitt | 5.95L | 4 | 53.5kg | $61 | ||
| 12 | 17 | BELTORO | Robert Hickmott | Teo Nugent | 7.7L | 7 | 52kg | $201 | ||
| 13 | 14 | HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Dean Yendall | 9.45L | 3 | 52kg | $11 | ||
| 14 | 12 | SAVANNAH CLOUD (NZ) | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Moor | 12.45L | 14 | 52kg | $81 | ||
| 15 | 16 | CHARTERHOUSE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jye McNeil | 14.2L | 2 | 52kg | $26 | ||
| 16 | 11 | IRONCLAD (GB) | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | Ms Linda Meech | 26.2L | 1 | 52kg | $81 | ||
| 1 | MY OBERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Mark Zahra | 0 |
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