Happy Clapper (Aus) (Teofilo {Ire}) continued an excellent campaign and recorded an overall third Group 1 win with a score in Saturday's A$3-million G1 Doncaster H. The gelding won the G1 Epsom H. in the spring and took the G1 Canterbury S. at Randwick on Mar. 10 before finishing second to Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) two weeks ago in the G1 George Ryder. Battling with Arbeitsam (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) through the opening furlongs before dropping back to stalk on the fence, jockey Blake Shinn opted for the inside route as they turned for home and Happy Clapper, runner-up in this the last two years, would not be denied this time, hitting the line two lengths to the better of Criterion (NZ)'s half-brother Comin' Through (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and Arbeitsam.
Pedigree Notes…
Happy Clapper is a half-brother to this season's G2 VRC Sires' Produce S. winner Not A Single Cent (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}), who failed to factor when 10th in Saturday's G1 Sires' Produce S. on the same card. The dam, Busking (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}), has a yearling full-brother to Not A Single Cent.
DONCASTER H.-G1, A$3,139,250 (US$2,408,816/£1,710,002/€1,960,579), ATC, 4-7, 3yo/up, Open Handicap, 1600mT, 1:33.17, gd.
1–HAPPY CLAPPER (AUS), 57.0, g, 7, by Teofilo (Ire)
1st Dam: Busking (Aus), by Encosta de Lago (Aus)
2nd Dam: Winifred's Prayer (Aus), by Tierce (Aus)
3rd Dam: Vale Nymph (Aus), by Avon Valley (GB)
O-M W Thomas; B-Mr M Thomas ACT; T-P J Webster; J-B Shinn; A$1,879,250. Lifetime Record: 34-11-9-3, A$5,945,050. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Comin' Through (Aus), 51.5, g, 4, Fastnet Rock (Aus)–Mica's Pride (Aus), by Bite the Bullet.
O-Go Bloodstock (Mgr: Sir O G Glenn); B-Go Bloodstock NSW; T-C J Waller; J-Tim Clark; A$565,000.
3–Arbeitsam (Aus), 50.0, g, 4, Snitzel (Aus)–Workhard (Aus), by Red Ransom.
(A$120,000 Ylg '15 MMLJAN) O-Dynamic Syndications Racing (Mgr: D Watt), P Roberts, Mrs M Roberts, G Timmony, H Sookias, Mrs S Halliwell, M Wolens, S Loane, D Batchelor, J Yianni, J Allen, Mrs C Read, C J R Rac; B-Macquarie Stud NSW; T-G Waterhouse & A Bott; J-M J Dee; A$295,000.
Margins: 2.0, 2.2, 2.5. Odds: 4/1, 18/1, 25/1.
Also Ran: D'Argento (Aus), Tom Melbourne (Ire), Cool Chap (Aus), Lanciato (NZ), Humidor (NZ), Endless Drama (Ire), Kementari (Aus), Egg Tart (Aus), Crack Me Up (NZ), Prized Icon (Aus), Invincible Gem (Aus), Tosen Stardom (Jpn), Mister Sea Wolf (Ire).
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