HK Buyers Circling Impressive Friday Winner

Media Release - Friday October 2

Punters betting into early markets for the Grroup I  Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 48th New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) should tread warily with Friday's impressive Te Rapa winner Mega Bourbon.

Mega Bourbon winning at Te Rapa on Friday. Photo: Trish Dunell

The Stephen Marsh-trained son of El Roca made it back-to-back wins at Te Rapa when winning the NZB Ready To Run Breeze Ups 12-13 October 3yo (1200m), closing well to run down highly-rated filly Babylon Berlin.

Bookmakers were quick to react, installing Mega Bourbon a $14 chance in the Guineas, despite the colt not being nominated for the race.

However, Marsh confirmed there had been significant interest from Hong Kong buyers in the promising galloper.

“He has been very popular. He has won his last two in good times and been very popular with Hong Kong buyers,” Marsh said.

“If he is not sold, he will be coming back here in three weeks for the Sarten (Gr.2, 1400m).

“I never really looked at him as a miler, especially a Riccarton miler. If he can come out and do something similar in the Sarten, I might be talking to the owners and we might be looking at a late nomination (for the Guineas).

“I thought as an early three-year-old he would be more a 1200-1400m horse, but they can change.”

Another Marsh runner sure to be at Te Rapa on October 24 is Atishu, who also closed well to be third to Mega Bourbon.

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“I thought she was very good today. She had a bit of a freshen-up since her last start second at Wanganui and she has had a good blow,” Marsh said.

“She got caught three wide early and Sam (Spratt, jockey) had to niggle at her the whole way and she didn’t get to unleash with that good sprint she has got.

“She will come back here for the Soliloquy (Gr.3, 1400m) and then onto the 1000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m).

“She is going super and has probably got the most improvement out of all of them.”

Marsh also had All Black Bourbon finish eighth in the same race, a horse that looks like it will relish going further and easing in the ground.

“He probably needs a mile and a wetter track. He won’t run again on a dead track, he needs a Slow7 or worse. He is tidy and he is going to go through the grades but certainly on rain-affected,” Marsh said.

Both Mega Bourbon and All Black Bourbon are raced by The Bourbon Lane Stable LLC, led by American investor Dennis Foster, with the ownership group to be represented by the Marsh-trained Bourbonaire in Saturday’s Gr.2 Dundeel At Arrowfield Hawke's Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings. – NZ Racing Desk

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Race Result - Nzb Breeze Ups 12-13 Oct. 3yo 1200m

Te Rapa Track: Dead(4) Time: 1:09.46
1
Mega Bourbon
- 3c El Roca (AUS) x Megara (NZ) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: S B Marsh Rdr: M J Mc Nab 57.5
2
0.2
Babylon Berlin
- 3f All Too Hard (AUS) x You Can't Say That (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: B W Foote Rdr: S T Collett 55.5
3
3.2
Atishu
- 3f Savabeel (AUS) x Posy (NZ) (No Excuse Needed (GB))
Tnr: S B Marsh Rdr: S C Spratt 54
4
3.6
Rose 'n' Power
- 3f Power (GB) x Diamond Rose (NZ) (Danroad (AUS))
Tnr: F P Cornege Rdr: L H Satherley 54
5
4.6
On Display
- 3g Showcasing (GB) x Gatestopper (NZ) (Carnegie (IRE))
Tnr: D A Walker Rdr: A C Goindasamy 55.5
6
9.1
True Blessing
- 3f Roc De Cambes (NZ) x Okagbare (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: Team Rogerson Rdr: C J Grylls 55.5
7
9.8
Alice Tinker
- 3f Il Cavallo (AUS) x True Star (NZ) (Ishiguru (USA))
Tnr: Ms N Fraser Rdr: T D Thornton 55.5
8
10.2
All Black Bourbon
- 3g Highly Recommended (AUS) x Airflight (NZ) (Golan (IRE))
Tnr: S B Marsh Rdr: D S Johnson 57.5
9
10.3
La Romanee
- 3g Burgundy (NZ) x Celtic Dream (NZ) (Casual Lies (USA))
Tnr: Daniel Miller Rdr: T N Harris 58.5
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