Shamus Award's Noname Lane Claims Seymour Cup

Mark Smith - Sunday October 2

Fresh off a win in the Listed Balaklava Cup, the Shamus Award gelding Noname Lane held off the local hopes Just Folk and Hi Stranger in the $200,000 Listed Seymour Cup (1600m) at Bendigo on Sunday.  

Learn his name - Noname Lane and Linda Meech (image Brett Holburt/Racing Photos)

Another front-running masterpiece by Linda Meech, the Will Clarken-trained gelding made it five wins from his last six starts in defeating the brave topweight Just Folk (Magnus) by a half-length with Hi Stranger (Zoffany) a half-head back in third.

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With his second stakes success, Noname Lane advances his record to nine wins, five seconds, and two thirds from 22 starts, with earnings of $420,025.

“Every time they came at me, he gave a kick, and they were out on their feet chasing him,” Meech said.

“I kept it simple, sat there and let him do his thing.

“Will has done a fantastic job with the horse. He came here in terrific order. He was fresh and well and has had a lot of racing, so it’s a credit to Will.

“I can’t see why they couldn’t pick off a nice race at Flemington during Cup week because that was a quality field he put away easily.”

Bred by Golden Grove Stud Farm and owned by Vic Oldfield’s G & C Pastoral Co Pty Ltd, Noname Lane is a brother to Sovereign Award, whose nine wins are headlined by the Group III VRC Matron Stakes, Group III MRC Ladies Day Vase, and Group III MVRC Tesio Stakes.

Noname Lane (image Brett Holburt/Racing Photos)

They are two of the four winners from five to race out of the winning Show A Heart mare Sovereign Charm, which sold in 2019 for just $1,750 when carrying the unraced Shamus Award gelding Delcredere.

Sovereign Charm has a yearling colt by Barbados and was among the 2016 mares covered by Rosemont Stud’s Shamus Award last season.

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Race Result - Bet365 Seymour Cup LR 1600m

Bendigo Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:35.69
1
Noname Lane
- 6g Shamus Award (AUS) x Sovereign Charm (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: Will Clarken Rdr: Ms L J Meech 54
2
0.5
Just Folk
- 6g Magnus (AUS) x Fast Ruby (AUS) (Desert Sun (GB))
Tnr: Joshua Julius Rdr: H Coffey 60
3
0.6
Hi Stranger
- 6g Zoffany (IRE) x Luxury Suite (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: S Fliedner Rdr: Damien Thornton 55
4
1.0
Saint Bathans
- 4g Maurice (JPN) x Princess Natural (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: Andrew Forsman Rdr: Dean Holland 54
5
1.2
So Si Bon
- 9g So You Think (NZ) x Black Minx (NZ) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: L Nolen 56.5
6
1.3
Sir Davy
- 5g Street Boss (USA) x Catechuchu (AUS) (Catbird (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Ethan Brown 54.5
7
2.3
Esti Feny
- 8g Pigeon Catcher (IRE) x Ejtihaad (IRE) (Nayef (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: C Newitt 55
8
3.0
Territory Titan
- 7g Red Element (AUS) x Stox And Blondes (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: James & Lisa Dodgson Rdr: J Lorensini 54
9
4.3
Tokorangi
- 5m Redwood (GB) x Agent Ziva (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: M J Dee 54
10
4.5
Barbie's Fox
- 6m Foxwedge (AUS) x So Barbie Says (AUS) (Kenvain (AUS))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 54
11
5.7
Flash Aah
- 7g Lucas Cranach (GER) x Never Despair (AUS) (Hotel Grand (AUS))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: B Prebble 54
12
6.5
White Hawk
- 9g Tough Speed (USA) x White Yard (AUS) (Partners Choice (USA))
Tnr: Angela Brakey Rdr: Teodore Nugent 54
13
7.2
Attractable
- 4g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Affable (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: Patrick Moloney 54
14
8.2
Deepstrike
- 5g Tavistock (NZ) x Obey (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: D Moor 54
15
20.2
Heavenly Emperor
- 7g Echoes Of Heaven (AUS) x Race Empress (AUS) (St. Petersburg (AUS))
Tnr: S V Brown Rdr: Alana Kelly 54
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