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So You Think's Gentleman Roy On the Up

Tara Madgwick - Saturday February 19


In a week when So You Think quietly passed 100 Australian winners for the season one of his shining lights was progressive five year-old gelding Gentleman Roy , who scored a commanding win at Flemington.

Gentleman Roy wins at Flemington - image Racing Photos

Trained at Lindsay Park by Ben and JD Hayes, Gentleman Roy has been working steadily through his grades this preparation and soared to new heights with this four length win in the Benchmark 84 event over 1600m.

Gentleman Roy has had five runs this preparation for four wins and a second, his overall record standing at five wins and two placings from nine starts with prizemoney topping  $200,000.



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“He can maintain a good hard sprint to the finish line and he improved today and I think it was a very exciting win by the horse,” said Ben Hayes, who indicated the Group II VRC Blamey Stakes on March 5 may be an option going forward.

Retained to race by his breeder Peter Woods, Gentleman Roy is a half-brother to stakes-winner and $1.2million earner Jacquinot Bay and is one of five winners from winning Last Tycoon (IRE) mare La La Land, a half-sister to stakes-winner Wake Me Not.

So You Think is the third stallion this season to crack 100 winners following only I Am Invincible and Written Tycoon.


 

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Race Result - #buybetter @ Inglis (Bm84) 1600m

Flemington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:35.96
1
Gentleman Roy
- 5g So You Think (NZ) x La La Land (AUS) (Last Tycoon (IRE))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: Josh Richards 54.5
2
3.8
Tuvalu
- 4g Kermadec (NZ) x Hangin' Tough (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: Jarrod Fry 58
3
4.6
Threeandfourpence
- 7g War Front (USA) x Liscanna (IRE) (Sadler's Wells (USA))
Tnr: C I Brown Rdr: Jye McNeil 55
4
5.2
Eureka Street
- 8g Street Cry (IRE) x Rathsallagh (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: J Warren & D Krongold Rdr: M Zahra 58
5
6.5
Maserartie Bay
- 5g Artie Schiller (USA) x Navica (AUS) (Snowland (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Will Price 54.5
6
7.0
Zoltan
- 4g Iffraaj (GB) x Ebony Babe (NZ) (Ebony Grosve (NZ))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: Ms L J Meech 59.5
7
7.1
Scarlet Tufty
- 6g Siyouni (FR) x Marie Dar (FR) (Sinndar (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Jamie Kah 58
8
10.8
Zachaz
- 7g Coats Choice (AUS) x Zablinka (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: John Allen 57
9
11.6
Loveplanet
- 4g Ocean Park (NZ) x Venus's Dream (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55
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