Mungrup Stud Sprint: What History Says
Mungrup Stud Sprint: What History Says
MUNGRUP STUD SPRINT
The $100,000 Mungrup Stud Sprint, Mount Barker’s premier short-course race, was first staged in 1985 and won by Red Dragon, a son of Stylish Century.
With the scratching of Flytego a field of 11 will contest Sunday’s feature race, headed by top weight and last year’s champion, Dream Lifter.
TRAINER.
Darren McAuliffe, Dixie Solly, Steve Wolfe and Paul Hunter are in line to become the most successful trainer of the Mungrup Stud Sprint.
McAuliffe saddles Rebel King, Hunter prepares Dream Lifter, Solly has a two-pronged attack with Bindaree Lady and Blizzard Express, while Wolfe pins his faith in last year’s runner-up, Tiger Pete.
McAuliffe won previously with Impressive Stats (2005) and Spitfire Ace (2010), Hunter first tasted success with My Leo (2007) and then Dream Lifter (2016), Solly prepared Northern Blizzard (1999) and Noble Steed (2008) and Wolfe On Our Selection (1990) and Star State (1993).
Roy Rogers (Potent Secret-Candlelight Star) Dan Morton (Red Ora) Cliff Green (Calabria Joe) Angela Smith (Corporate Larrikin) and Des Atwell (Long Knife) will look to add their name to the honour roll for the first time.
JOCKEY
Danny Miller can edge past Jim Lemon as the most successful rider in the Mungrup Stud Sprint when he partners, Bindaree Lady.
Miller enjoyed a purple-patch in the nineties aboard Power Quest (1994), National Pleasure (1996) and Northern Blizzard (1999).
Mitchell Pateman, who will combine with Dream Lifter, can become the first jockey to win successive Mungrup Stud Sprints since Alana Williams steered home Shane’s Boy (2003) and Chucka Khan (2004).
Chis Parnham can join his trainer-father, Neville Parnham, on the Mungrup Stud Sprint trophy board when he combines with, Red Ora.
Neville Parnham is a dual winner, training Jumallique (2002) and Electric General (2009).
Ben Kennedy (Potent Secret), Kate Witten (Blizzard Express), Matthieu Autier (Calabria Joe), Jerry Noske (Candlelight Star), Clint Johnston-Porter (Corporate Larrikin), Alan Kennedy (Long Knife), William Pike (Rebel King) and Shaun McGruddy (Tiger Pete) are looking for their first success in the race.
Noske’s brother, Jarrad, won aboard Xaaravid in 2011.
BARRIERS
Potent Secret, Bindaree Lady and Corporate Larrikin will start from barriers, two, four and ten respectively, the most successful starting positions since 2000.
Calabria Joe will be out to become the first horse in the past 15 years to win from barrier seven.
GENDER
Dream Lifter, Red Ora, Blizzard Express, Calabria Joe, Candlelight Star, Corporate Larrikin, Long Knife, Rebel King and Tiger Pete will look to extend the strike rate of geldings who have won 10 of the 16 editions of the Mungrup Stud Sprint.
Bindaree Lady will fly the flag for the ladies, Ring Road the only mare to have tasted success this century after her twin wins in 2000 and 2001.
LEAD-UP FORM
11 of the past 16 winners have either won or been placed in their previous race.
Long Knife is the only last-start winner, Bindaree Lady, Candlelight Star, Corporate Larrikin and Tiger Pete were placed.
2016 | Dream Lifter | Paul Hunter | Mitchell Pateman |
2015 | Dawn Approach | Vaughn Sigley | Takahide Ikenushi |
2014 | Comfysofa | Simon Miller | Jason Whiting |
2013 | Watermans Bay | Peter & Matt Giadresco | Troy Turner |
2012 | Reimbursement | Ross Price | Kyra Yuill |
2011 | Xaaravid | George Daly | Jarrad Noske |
2010 | Spifire Ace | Darren McAuliffe | Shaun O’Donnell |
2009 | Electric General | Neville Parnham | Mark Forder |
2008 | Noble Steed | Dixie Solly | Link Robertson |
2007 | My Leo | Paul Hunter | Dan Staeck |
2006 | Metallurgy | Link Robertson | Allen McNamara |
2005 | Impressive Stats | Darren McAuliffe | Paul Harvey |
2004 | Chucka Khan | Chris Wolfe | Alana Williams |
2003 | Shane’s Boy | Michael Pateman | Alana Williams |
2002 | Jumallique | Neville Parnham | Mark Sestich |
2001 | Ringroad | John Askevold | Jim Lemon |
2000 | Ringroad | John Askevold | Paul Harvey |
1999 | Northern Blizzard | Dixie Solly | Danny Miller |
1998 | Skip The Country | Debbie Panizza | Ricky Farrell |
1997 | Turn A Glow | C.Jones | Jim Lemon |
1996 | National Pleasure | N.Lee | Danny Miller |
1995 | Legerman | Ross Price | Mark Sestich |
1994 | Power Quest | F.Maynard | Danny Miller |
1993 | Star State | Steve Wolfe | Jason Oliver |
1992 | Albany Gold | W.Wilkinson | M.Hunter |
1991 | Split Image | S.Hunter | Jim Lemon |
1990 | On Our Selection | Steve Wolfe | Noel Rudland |
1989 | Doozemburg | S.Keti | Stephen Miller |
1988 | Manhattan | W.Felt | Paul Dyson |
1987 | Ossie Pak | Warren Jeffries | A.Smith |
1986 | Talastar | K.Fasolo | C.Fox |
1985 | Red Dragon | Paul Parsons | Vaughn Sigley |
Julio Santarelli