Impressive Kiwi Debut Winner for All Too Hard

Media Release - Saturday July 3

A sparkling win at the Te Rapa trials back in late May indicated that promising three-year-old All About You would be hard to beat when he made his raceday debut and that proved correct as he bolted away with the first race on the card at Ruakaka on Saturday.

The son of All Too Hard put paid to a handy field of age-group rivals over 1200m in the hands of Sam Spratt, racing clear in the final stages to win by one and a half lengths from the well-favoured Express Desire and One Power.

All About You and rider Sam Spratt cruise to the winning post at Ruakaka Photo Credit: Race Images – Megan Liefting

Trainer Alex Oliveira had been expecting a bold performance, but not necessarily a winning one, despite making the long trip north from his Cambridge base.

“He’s a horse I’ve always liked but he has taken a while to mature and for the penny to drop in respect of what the whole game is all about,” he said.

“He had three trials before he won over 900m at Te Rapa.

“I think it clicked for him then as Jasmine Fawcett rode him for me in a gallop last weekend and she said to me afterwards that he went really well.

“That gave me the confidence to enter him today, although it would have been a long way there and back if he hadn’t have gone any good.”

Oliveira didn’t need to worry about that as All About You settled nicely in midfield for Spratt before looping the field to issue his challenge on the home bend.

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Striking the front at the 300m, Spratt kept him up to the mark over the concluding stages to register a dominant victory that suggests there is more in store in the coming months.

“I’m not too sure what we will do next with him as he doesn’t want the wet tracks, so if he has another run, it is likely to be back here at Ruakaka,” Oliveira said.

“Sam got off and told me the horse had relaxed nicely in the run which suggests he will get over more ground, but I think I will stick to 1200m for his next start at least.

“His future probably lies in Hong Kong if he does keep improving like I think he can.”

All About You is raced by Paul Chow who purchased him under his Tartan Meadow Bloodstock banner for $65,000 from the Westbury Stud draft during the Book 1 sale at Karaka in 2019.

He is out of the Snitzel mare Woman In Love, a daughter of multiple Group Two winner Magic Music, who was also placed in both the Gr.1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) and Gr.1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Flemington. – NZ Racing Desk

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Race Result - 17/7 Whangarei Gold Cup Mdn 1200m

Ruakaka Track: Dead(4) Time: 1:11.09
1
All About You
- 3g All Too Hard (AUS) x Woman In Love (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: A Oliveira Rdr: S C Spratt 57.5
2
1.5
Express Desire
- 3f Shamexpress (NZ) x La Valeta (NZ) (Falkirk (NZ))
Tnr: C W Cole Rdr: T L Newman 53.5
3
2.3
One Power
- 3g Power (GB) x Lady Fashion (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: S Autridge & K Shailer Rdr: C J Grylls 57.5
4
2.5
Castle Of Love
- 3f Castledale (IRE) x Lady Love (NZ) (Shinko King (IRE))
Tnr: W D Larsen Rdr: V A Colgan 55.5
5
2.7
Darci's Flight
- 3f Darci Brahma (NZ) x Star Of Flight (AUS) (Marscay (AUS))
Tnr: S B Marsh Rdr: M J Mc Nab 55.5
6
3.7
Kate Velour
- 3f Showcasing (GB) x Kate Cross (NZ) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: R D Collett Rdr: A J Calder 55.5
7
6.2
Eupolia
- 3f Super One (AUS) x Ephoral (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: C W Cole Rdr: K Asano 55.5
8
6.5
Lady Mak
- 3f Redwood (GB) x Vinskible (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: D B Hollinshead Rdr: J Kamaruddin 52.5
9
6.9
Tavirock
- 3c Tavistock (NZ) x Capital Diamond (NZ) (Lucky Unicorn (AUS))
Tnr: Team Rogerson Rdr: L G Innes 57.5
10
8.3
Every Show
- 3f Showcasing (GB) x Okcoral (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: Ms M Saunders Rdr: J J Fawcett 55.5
11
15.6
True North
- 3f Zacinto (GB) x Melikah (NZ) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: L A Burton Rdr: T D Thornton 55.5
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