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High Noon proves his class |
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Craig
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Jockey Vlad Duric believes High Noon has a bright future following his victory in the $95,000 Open Benchmark 83 Stakes over 1800m on Sunday. Having his first start in five weeks, High Noon raced a little keenly early in the race before scoring a three-quarter length victory over Empire Crown (Olivier Placais) with King Faalcon (Joao Moreira) a neck away third. ¡°When he
learns how to settle I think he¡¯ll have a pretty good future as a stayer,¡±
said Duric. ¡°He pulled most of the way today. He was jumping from 1400m to 1800m and hadn¡¯t raced in five weeks. ¡°He was giving away weight to the second and third horses and he dug deep. ¡°It has been a pretty good win.¡± Trainer Steven Burridge said he trialled High Noon during the week after the gelding missed a run on March 19 when a race was cancelled. ¡°I had him in a 1600m Class 2 race in which he had 51kg,¡± said Burridge. ¡°That race was going to get him ready for the extra trip here. ¡°I had to trial him during the week as he can pull a bit in his races. He was jumping from 1400m to 1800m and hadn¡¯t raced for about five weeks. ¡°It has been a good effort.¡± Burridge said he would give High Noon every opportunity to make his way to the Group 1 Singapore Derby over 2000m in July. ¡°That¡¯s where I would like to get him to,¡± said Burridge. ¡°I think he can handle the trip. He¡¯s only lightly-raced and still improving. He¡¯s a promising horse.¡± With Sunday¡¯s victory, High Noon topped the $200,000 mark in prizemoney after recording his fifth win in 10 starts. High Noon is a
four-year-old by Scenic from the Old Spice mare Spice On Ice and came up to |
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