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YEAR: 1985
FEATURE RACE COMMENT
1985 NEVELE R STUD NZ OAKS
Southland filly Chipaluck looks to have a mortgage on the DB Export Flying Fillies Final at Alexandra Park after her runaway victory in the Nevele R Stud NZ Oaks.
Chipaluck was having her 15th start for the season and she has come through a campaign, which has seldom seen her enjoy an easy run, in peak condition. Driver Kerry O'Reilly took her to the front at the 1800 metres and from then on, she had her rivals well covered. Jack Smolenski took Adios Trick forward to sit in the open at the 1200 metres, pulling a punctured tire from there, but she was beaten soon after turning from home and finished ninth. Chipaluck established a winning break at that stage and maintained a three length advantage to the line, posting 3:21.1 for the mobile 2600 metres. It was left to Maddie to battle gamely into second nearly four lengths clear of Springfield Countess, conqueror of Chipaluck in the Southland Oaks.
Southland fillies have enjoyed a successful couple of seasons in the NZ Oaks, Josephine Bret running out an impressive winner last term.
Springfield Countess enjoyed a good run behind Passover early, improved on the home turn, and fought on well to take third b a length from Bonover, who also ran on well without threatening. Lunar Dawn, who lead early then trailed Chipaluck, had little left in the straight, finishing fifth, while Golden Rolex just battled into sixth ahead of Folie Bergere who did not get the best of runs.
Trained by Ron MacDonald at Myross Bush, and raced by him in partnership with his son Charles, Chipaluck is out of the unraced Majestic Chance mare Native Chance. She has earned $39,505, the result of five wins, three seconds and four thirds from her 15 races, all this season.
Credit: Tony Williams writing in NZ Trotting Calendar