Trainer Annabel Neasham made it four straight wins in the A.D. Hollindale Stakes claiming the 2024 edition in a stylish upset with her game veteran Numerian first-up at the Sunshine Coast.
Numerian (pictured winning the Gosford Cup) was too good first-up winning the 2024 Hollindale Stakes at the Sunshine Coast. Photo: Steve Hart.
Neasham had won the last three editions of the Group 2 $500,000 A.D. Hollindale Stakes (1800m) thanks to the triple shot by Zaaki.
She finished on top again this season with the important Doomben Cup lead-up run at the Sunshine Coast for the second year running on Heavy going.
Resuming in his first run since a brave fourth in January’s Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) over in WA, talented Holy Roman Emperor gelding Numerian had residual fitness and ability on his side to claim the Queensland showdown at a big price.
Enjoying another Group 2 to add to his Ted Van Heemst victory at Ascot last December and the 2022 The Q22 in Brisbane, the good galloper was given a perfectly-time ride by Jamie Mott who had his horse settled mid-field as Wapiti led them around in the Hollindale.
Once on the straight, Mott asked for more and Numerian ($31) responded in earnest, hitting the front with less than a furlong to go and running on strongly.
The horse dashed clear and went on to defeat Just Folk ($5) by a solid 1.5 length margin, while the beaten Chris Waller-trained favourite Kovalica ($3F) got out late to finish third with improvement to come over further this winter.
The Hollindale has served as an excellent guide to Brisbane’s Group 1 $1 million Doomben Cup (2000m), run this year on May 25th.
Huetor wont he past two editions of the Doomben Cup on the back of lead-up starts in the Hollindale when 4th in 2022 and 2nd last year.
Numerian meanwhile was a devastatingly close second to Huetor in last year’s Doomben Cup.
He has firmed into $7 in all-in Doomben Cup 2024 betting at Ladbrokes.com.au with markets led by Kovalica ($4.20) and the dual defending champion Huetor ($6) who ran fifth in today’s Hollindale.
Zaaki (2021) was the last horse to complete the Hollindale Stakes – Doomben Cup double.
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2024 A.D. Hollindale Stakes Results & Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | NUMERIAN (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Jamie Mott | 9 | 59kg | $31 | |||
| 2 | 5 | JUST FOLK | Gavin Bedggood | Mark Zahra | 1.5L | 6 | 59kg | $5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | KOVALICA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 1.6L | 11 | 59kg | $3F | ||
| 4 | 8 | MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Ryan Maloney | 3.9L | 5 | 59kg | $12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | HUETOR (FR) | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tommy Berry | 4.1L | 12 | 59kg | $3.90 | ||
| 6 | 14 | OSMOSE (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 4.2L | 8 | 57kg | $21 | ||
| 7 | 6 | UNSPOKEN (IRE) | Peter & Paul Snowden | Vlad Duric | 4.3L | 2 | 59kg | $31 | ||
| 8 | 7 | HOO YA MAL (GB) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 5.3L | 3 | 59kg | $16 | ||
| 9 | 9 | NAVAL COLLEGE (GB) | Annabel Neasham | John Allen | 9.3L | 1 | 59kg | $17 | ||
| 10 | 12 | WAPITI | Gary Duncan | Robbie Dolan | 11.1L | 7 | 59kg | $101 | ||
| 11 | 11 | JIMI HENDRIX (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Damien Thornton | 16.9L | 4 | 59kg | $18 | ||
| 12 | 3 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | Ciaron Maher | James Orman | 19.7L | 10 | 59kg | $26 | ||
| 10 | LUNCIES (GB) | Kris Lees | James McDonald | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) | Michael Kent | Opie Bosson | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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