Final Man Continues Reward for Effort Hot Streak

Media Release - Tuesday April 14

Reward For Effort has enjoyed a scalding hot start to April with twelve winners in the past twelve days. Eight of which are three-year-olds, headed by Final Man. Trained by Nick Harnett, Final Man has won three of six career starts including a gutsy performance at Sandown on Monday with Thomas Stockdale lifting him off the canvas in a quality field.

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Reward for Effort has had 12 winners in 12 days

Final Man was bred by Michael Philips and is easily the best of eight runners from Chowder Bay (Strategic). Reward For Effort has seven runners from Strategic mares for five winners, four of which are city winners including Group Placed Tuff Bickie.

Final Man will now progress to Saturday grade on May 2nd in a 1200m Three-Year-Old Handicap.

Another eye catching winner this month was the Chatswood bred Sphera who lead all the way to win by 7 lengths over 1750m at Geelong. Trained by Nathan Dunn, Sphera will contest the Group 3 Schweppervescence Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday.

Congratulations to the connections of other Reward For Effort winners so far this month: Zizi La Fille, Ocean Drive, Bud, Oh So Rewarding, Reward Seeker, That's Justified, Shift The Risk, Tomahawk Lad and My Boy Nick.

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Switch (Bm70) 1200m

Sandown-Lakeside Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:13.14

1

Final Man

- 3g Reward For Effort (AUS) x Chowder Bay (NZ) (Strategic (AUS))

Tnr: N J Harnett Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 56.5

2

0.2

Alburq

- 3g Rubick (AUS) x Euro Chic (AUS) (Dehere (USA))

Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: Michael Poy 60.5

3

1.7

Sovereign Legend

- 3g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Danrego (AUS) (Danzero (AUS))

Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: M Zahra 58

4

2.2

Vici

- 3g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Emmalene (AUS) (Jet Spur (AUS))

Tnr: Ms W Kelly Rdr: Craig Williams 58.5

5

2.9

Defiant Dancer

- 3g Foxwedge (AUS) x Ennerdale (GB) (Singspiel (IRE))

Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: L Nolen 58

6

3.0

Helavabel

- 3g Bel Esprit (AUS) x Helvetia (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))

Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: D Oliver 57.5

7

4.0

Exeter

- 3g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Vivacious Spirit (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))

Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: Regan Bayliss 59.5

8

5.3

Mister Yu Shu

- 3c Artie Schiller (USA) x Wai Lin (AUS) (Scenic (IRE))

Tnr: J T Conlan Rdr: Clayton Douglas 57

9

10.3

Valley Of Hearts

- 3g Show A Heart (AUS) x Syzygy (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))

Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: D Yendall 58.5

10

10.7

Miroku

- 3g Shooting To Win (AUS) x Ray Of Sun (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))

Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Damien Thornton 59

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