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Race 5 - Danehill Stakes , Group 2 - 1100m
Open Set Weight With Penalties. 3yo. Apprentices Cannot Claim. Total Prizemoney $300,000
1. Bittercreek (3) (BLKS)
3c Snitzel x Rose Of Cimmaron (Bite The Bullet)
T: L and T and W Corstens and Larkin
J: Ben Allen 58.5
Career: 5: 1-2-1 $446,250
Winning Distances: 1200(1)
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $375,000
Track: 1: 0-0-1
Dist: 1: 0-0-1
Good: 3: 0-2-1
Soft: 2: 1-0-0
Heavy: 0: 0-0-0
1st-up: 1: 0-0-1
2nd-up: 1: 0-1-0
3rd-up: 1: 1-0-0
Sire Wet: 15.2% (7594)
Sire Dry: 14.2% (14437)
Tnr 1 Yr: 10% (40)
Joc 1 Yr: 16.1% (471)
Horse/Jockey: 0: 0-0-0
2 of 13
4.3
15/06/2024
Eagle Farm 1600m J.J. Atkins G1 ($1000K - $180000) Good3 B Shinn (9) 57 Btg: $9 ,$8.50 - 1 Broadsiding J B McDonald 57; 3 Bosustow Ryan Maloney 57; 4 El Morzillo Craig Williams 55. (Settle 6 ; 800m 7 ; 400m 7) Raced Greenly..
4 of 18
1.4
01/06/2024
Eagle Farm 1400m Sires' Produce G2 ($1000K - $45000) Soft6 B Shinn (14) 57 Btg: $8 ,$15 - 1 Broadsiding Jamie Kah 57; 2 Zouna Adin Thompson 57; 3 Superalloy J R Collett 57. (Settle 4 ; 800m 4 ; 400m 4)
1 of 10
0.4
18/05/2024
Doomben 1200m Spirit Of Boom G2 ($300K - $174000) Soft7 B Shinn (6) 57 Btg: $12 ,$10 ,$11 - 2 El Morzillo Craig Williams 55; 3 President J B McDonald 57; 4 Zouna Adin Thompson 57. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 5)
--- 56 days ---
2 of 7
2
23/03/2024
Moonee Valley 1200m Valley Pearl LR ($175K - $31500) Good4 Declan Bates (6) 58 Btg: $13 ,$11 ,$12 - 1 Growing Empire Ethan Brown 58; 3 Sassy Jenni Zac Spain 56; 4 Spywire John Allen 58. (Settle 7 ; 800m 7 ; 400m 6) Taken back from wide barrier..
--- 35 days ---
3 of 10
1.6
17/02/2024
Flemington 1100m Talindert Stakes LR ($176.2K - $15750) Good4 M Zahra (8) 57 Btg: $17 ,$21 ,$20 - 1 Aardvark Damian Lane 57; 2 Reasonable Point Declan Bates 55; 4 The Revolution B Shinn 57. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 5) Inconvenienced at start.. Became unbalanced..
2. Bodyguard (9)
3c I Am Invincible x Tumooh (Fastnet Rock)
T: Peter Snowden
J: Mark Zahra 58.5
Career: 4: 2-0-0 $311,515
Winning Distances: 1000(1) 1100(1)
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $1,600,000
Track: 1: 1-0-0
Dist: 1: 1-0-0
Good: 3: 1-0-0
Soft: 1: 1-0-0
Heavy: 0: 0-0-0
1st-up: 2: 2-0-0
2nd-up: 1: 0-0-0
3rd-up: 1: 0-0-0
Sire Wet: 13.4% (6319)
Sire Dry: 16.9% (12945)
Tnr 1 Yr: 7.3% (82)
Joc 1 Yr: 16.8% (351)
Horse/Jockey: 2: 1-0-0
1 of 7
6.3
16/09/2024
Rosehill 1030m Barrier Trl Good4 Tommy Berry (3) - 2 Waterville
--- 177 days ---
14 of 16
6.8
23/03/2024
Rosehill 1200m Golden Slipper G1 ($5044.5K - $0) Good4 M Zahra (10) 56.5 Btg: $26 ,$20 - 1 Lady Of Camelot B Shinn 54.5; 2 Coleman K McEvoy 56.5; 3 Storm Boy Ryan Moore 56.5. (Settle 11 ; 800m 11 ; 400m 12)
4 of 8
2.7
09/03/2024
Randwick 1200m Todman Stakes G2 ($302K - $13250) Good4 Tommy Berry (7) 55.5 Btg: $10 ,$8.50 - 1 Switzerland J B McDonald 55.5; 2 Straight Charge Tim Clark 55.5; 3 Shangri La Express Regan Bayliss 55.5. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 8)
2 of 6
1
09/01/2024
Canterbury 902m 2yo C&G (Barrier Trial) Soft5 M Zahra (2) - 1 Fearless
--- 94 days ---
1 of 9
0.5
10/02/2024
Caulfield 1100m Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) G3 ($301.54K - $181540) Good4 M Zahra (9) 57 Btg: $3.60 ,$3.50 ,$4.20 - 2 Stay Focused D W Stackhouse 57; 3 Holmes A Court Jye McNeil 57; 4 Untapped D Moor 57. (Settle 4 ; 800m 4 ; 400m 5) Checked near 600m..
--- 126 days ---
2 of 6
0.3
22/01/2024
Randwick 1050m 2yo (Barrier Trial) Good4 M Zahra (2) - 1 Fearless
--- 107 days ---
1 of 9
2
07/10/2023
Flemington 1000m Maribyrnong Trl LR ($176.725K - $106725) Soft5 Craig Williams (2) 58 Btg: $4.80 ,$3.70 - 2 Cerons J Mott 58; 3 Altermatum H Coffey 56; 4 Dublin Down Damian Lane 58. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 7)
2 of 6
0.2
18/09/2023
Randwick-Kensington 845m 2yo C&G (Barrier Trial) Good4 Tommy Berry (1) - 1 Espionage
3. Aardvark (5) (BLKS)
3c Capitalist x Hollywood Mistress (All American)
T: L and T and W Corstens and Larkin
J: Damian Lane 58
Career: 4: 1-0-1 $128,950
Winning Distances: 1100(1)
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $240,000
Track: 3: 1-0-0
Dist: 2: 1-0-0
Good: 4: 1-0-1
Soft: 0: 0-0-0
Heavy: 0: 0-0-0
1st-up: 3: 1-0-1
2nd-up: 1: 0-0-0
3rd-up: 0: 0-0-0
Sire Wet: 11.3% (1871)
Sire Dry: 14.2% (2925)
Tnr 1 Yr: 10% (40)
Joc 1 Yr: 19.4% (741)
Horse/Jockey: 2: 1-0-0
8 of 12
3.9
22/09/2024
Flemington 1100m (Bm70) ($50K - $1000) Good3 B Shinn (9) 57.5 Btg: $6.50 - 1 Isthmus M Zahra 59.5; 2 Dual Pressure J Bowditch 60.5; 3 Capper Thirtynine R Mc Leod 59.5. (Settle 7 ; 800m 7 ; 400m 7) Crowded near 50m.. Vetted - no abnormalities..
--- 197 days ---
6 of 8
4.2
26/08/2024
Cranbourne Training 800m Barrier Trl Soft5 B Shinn (6) - 1 Nadal
--- 170 days ---
7 of 14
6.1
09/03/2024
Flemington 1400m Sires Produce G2 ($304.1K - $6000) Good4 Damian Lane (4) 57 Btg: $3.60 ,$3.20 ,$4.40 - 1 Traffic Warden Jamie Kah 57; 2 Rue De Royale B Shinn 57; 3 Bosustow Jye McNeil 57. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 3) Checked near 1000m.. Vetted - no abnormalities..
1 of 10
1.3
17/02/2024
Flemington 1100m Talindert Stakes LR ($176.2K - $106200) Good4 Damian Lane (3) 57 Btg: $5 ,$4.60 - 2 Reasonable Point Declan Bates 55; 3 Bittercreek M Zahra 57; 4 The Revolution B Shinn 57. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 7) Slowly away.. Held up near 400m..
--- 122 days ---
3 of 7
0.4
29/01/2024
Caulfield Heath 1000m Barrier Trl Good4 Damian Lane (7) - 1 Flyer
--- 103 days ---
3 of 8
4.1
18/10/2023
Caulfield 1000m Debutant Stakes LR ($175.75K - $15750) Good4 Craig Williams (4) 58 Btg: $6 ,$5.50 ,$7 - 1 Coleman B Melham 58; 2 Arabian Summer H Coffey 56; 4 Alaa Plenty L Nolen 58. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 5)
4. First Settler (1)
3c Written Tycoon x Graciousness (Street Cry)
T: M G and M Price and Kent
J: Michael Dee 57
Career: 3: 2-1-0 $196,500
Winning Distances: 1000(2)
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $750,000
Track: 2: 1-1-0
Dist: 1: 0-1-0
Good: 1: 1-0-0
Soft: 2: 1-1-0
Heavy: 0: 0-0-0
1st-up: 1: 1-0-0
2nd-up: 1: 1-0-0
3rd-up: 1: 0-1-0
Sire Wet: 11.4% (6600)
Sire Dry: 14% (16179)
Tnr 1 Yr: 15.3% (888)
Joc 1 Yr: 14.5% (654)
Horse/Jockey: 3: 2-1-0
2 of 10
1.3
14/09/2024
Flemington 1100m Poseidon Stakes LR ($176K - $31500) Soft7 M J Dee (9) 57 Btg: $5.50 ,$6.50 ,$6 - 1 Growing Empire M Zahra 58.5; 3 King Of Roseau Jamie Kah 56; 4 High Octane J B Mc Donald 57.5. (Settle 8 ; 800m 8 ; 400m 6)
--- 56 days ---
1 of 11
0.2
20/07/2024
Flemington 1000m 2yo Open Hcp ($150K - $82500) Soft6 M J Dee (9) 58 Btg: $2.05 ,$1.85 ,$1.95 - 2 Landmark B Shinn 57; 3 Skipjack Damian Lane 56; 4 Just Like Gaby Jamie Kah 54. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 3) Began awkwardly..
1 of 7
2.3
29/06/2024
Caulfield 1000m 2yo Hcp ($150K - $82500) Good4 M J Dee (6) 54 Btg: $4.40 ,$4.20 - 2 Landmark L Currie 55; 3 Husk D Yendall 54.5; 4 Butternut Princess Carleen Hefel 54. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 3) Began awkwardly.. Lost a plate..
5. Tarpaulin (7)
3c Harry Angel x Shelters (Lonhro)
T: James Cummings
J: Joao Moreira 57
Career: 5: 2-1-0 $165,600
Winning Distances: 1100(1) 1200(1)
Track: 0: 0-0-0
Dist: 4: 1-1-0
Good: 0: 0-0-0
Soft: 2: 0-0-0
Heavy: 3: 2-1-0
1st-up: 2: 0-1-0
2nd-up: 1: 1-0-0
3rd-up: 1: 1-0-0
Sire Wet: 15.9% (245)
Sire Dry: 16.8% (333)
Tnr 1 Yr: 15.7% (790)
Joc 1 Yr: 21.9% (32)
Horse/Jockey: 0: 0-0-0
3 of 9
0.4
30/09/2024
Warwick Farm 821m Barrier Trl Heavy8 J B Mc Donald (8) - 1 Don't Doubt Merlin
--- 44 days ---
7 of 7
5
17/08/2024
Rosehill 1100m The Rosebud LR ($200K - $3500) Soft5 Zac Lloyd (4) 55 Btg: $3.20 ,$3 - 1 Gatsby's J B McDonald 56.5; 2 Clear Proof C Schofield 55; 3 High Octane Tommy Berry 55. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 4)
1 of 7
2.5
27/07/2024
Randwick 1100m 2yo Open Hcp ($160K - $82500) Heavy8 J B Mc Donald (1) 58 Btg: $1.85 ,$1.90 ,$1.80 - 2 Sakima Tyler Schiller 55.5; 3 Ride The River Rachel King 56.5; 4 Pride To Follow J R Collett 55. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 3)
1 of 9
2.3
10/07/2024
Warwick Farm 1200m 2yo Hcp ($60K - $28400) Heavy9 Zac Lloyd (5) 57.5 Btg: $2.05 ,$1.75 ,$1.80 - 2 Diamond Firetail Jean Van Overmeire 56; 3 Trunk N Rawiller 58.5; 4 Cindersea K S Latham 56. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 2) Wide throughout..
2 of 9
1
26/06/2024
Warwick Farm 1100m 2yo C&G Hcp ($60K - $10350) Heavy8 J B Mc Donald (1) 57 Btg: $2 ,$2.05 ,$1.80 - 1 Mawjood Zac Lloyd 56; 3 Metaphorically K McEvoy 57; 4 Buckingham Palace Tommy Berry 58.5. (Settle 4 ; 800m 4 ; 400m 4) Held up near turn..
--- 186 days ---
2 of 9
0.1
17/06/2024
Warwick Farm 786m Barrier Trl Heavy8 J B Mc Donald (9) - 1 Party Prophet
--- 177 days ---
2 of 9
1.3
21/05/2024
Warwick Farm 812m Barrier Trl Soft6 N Rawiller (9) - 1 Il Passero
--- 150 days ---
4 of 6
4.56
23/12/2023
Randwick 1100m 2yo Plate ($160K - $7100) Soft5 Tommy Berry (1) 57 Btg: $8 ,$6.50 ,$7 - 1 Straight Charge Tim Clark 57; 2 Erno's Cube Tyler Schiller 55; 3 Pisces Craig Williams 57. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 5) Began awkwardly..
2 of 6
0.8
18/12/2023
Rosehill 900m 2yo (Barrier Trial) Good4 Tyler Schiller (2) - 1 Dark Arts
6. Enriched (8)
3c I Am Invincible x Miss Atom Bomb (Encosta De Lago)
T: Michael Freedman
J: Jye McNeil 57
Career: 3: 1-0-0 $47,150
Winning Distances: 1100(1)
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $450,000
Track: 0: 0-0-0
Dist: 2: 1-0-0
Good: 1: 0-0-0
Soft: 2: 1-0-0
Heavy: 0: 0-0-0
1st-up: 2: 1-0-0
2nd-up: 1: 0-0-0
3rd-up: 0: 0-0-0
Sire Wet: 13.4% (6319)
Sire Dry: 16.9% (12945)
Tnr 1 Yr: 20.6% (321)
Joc 1 Yr: 12.8% (695)
Horse/Jockey: 0: 0-0-0
6 of 9
5.5
31/08/2024
Rosehill 1300m Up And Coming Stakes G3 ($251K - $4000) Good4 J R Collett (1) 53.5 Btg: $12 ,$11 ,$13 - 1 Autumn Glow K McEvoy 53; 2 Wanaruah Tommy Berry 54.5; 3 Snack Bar Tyler Schiller 53.5. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 6) Held up in straight..
1 of 10
0.3
21/08/2024
Warwick Farm 1100m 3yo Mdn ($60K - $28400) Soft5 J R Collett (2) 57.5 Btg: $4.60 ,$4.20 - 2 Couples Retreat Tommy Berry 55.5; 3 Celerity Zac Lloyd 57.5; 4 Sound Banker K Mc Evoy 56.5. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 4)
--- 186 days ---
2 of 9
2.8
05/08/2024
Randwick 1050m Barrier Trl Soft7 Tommy Berry (4) - 1 Kingdom Undersiege
--- 170 days ---
3 of 9
1.6
19/07/2024
Randwick 740m Barrier Trl Soft5 Tommy Berry (2) - 1 Shangri La Express
--- 153 days ---
7 of 7
3.9
17/02/2024
Randwick 1100m 2yo (Open) ($160K - $3500) Soft5 Tommy Berry (3) 56 Btg: $11 ,$7.50 - 1 Switzerland J B McDonald 57; 2 Shangri La Express Regan Bayliss 57; 3 Extreme Diva Tyler Schiller 54. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 3) Overraced early stages..
2 of 6
0.2
05/02/2024
Rosehill 900m Barrier Trl Good4 Tommy Berry (4) - 1 Shangri La Express
5 of 7
2.5
22/01/2024
Randwick 850m 2yo (Barrier Trial) Good4 M Zahra (5) - 1 Linebacker
7. Reserve Bank (10)
3c Capitalist x Our Songbird (Fastnet Rock)
T: M G and M Price and Kent
J: Luke Currie 57
Career: 2: 2-0-0 $34,100
Winning Distances: 1000(1) 1100(1)
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale $410,000
Track: 0: 0-0-0
Dist: 1: 1-0-0
Good: 0: 0-0-0
Soft: 2: 2-0-0
Heavy: 0: 0-0-0
1st-up: 2: 2-0-0
2nd-up: 0: 0-0-0
3rd-up: 0: 0-0-0
Sire Wet: 11.3% (1871)
Sire Dry: 14.2% (2925)
Tnr 1 Yr: 15.3% (888)
Joc 1 Yr: 12.7% (472)
Horse/Jockey: 2: 2-0-0
1 of 8
2.8
20/09/2024
Ballarat 1000m (Bm64) ($35K - $19250) Soft5 L Currie (7) 57.5 Btg: $1.60 ,$1.45 ,$1.50 - 2 Geminga Craig Williams 60; 3 She Daresthe Devil W Egan 57.5; 4 Mr Tickles J Mott 61. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 3)
--- 108 days ---
1 of 10
0.2
26/08/2024
Cranbourne Training 800m Barrier Trl Soft5 L Currie (8) - 2 Big Swinger
--- 83 days ---
1 of 8
5.5
04/06/2024
Bendigo 1100m Mdn Plate ($27K - $14850) Soft5 L Currie (3) 57 Btg: $3.20 ,$4.20 ,$3.30 - 2 Cool Charlie Ethan Brown 59.5; 3 Trevenson John Allen 59.5; 4 Gojiboy J Maskiell 59.5. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 2)
8. Lofty Arch (4) (BLKS)
3c Snitzel x Soneva (Cherokee Run)
T: Alexander Rae
J: Ethan Brown 57
Career: 1: 1-0-0 $20,625
Winning Distances: 1200(1)
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $200,000
Track: 0: 0-0-0
Dist: 0: 0-0-0
Good: 1: 1-0-0
Soft: 0: 0-0-0
Heavy: 0: 0-0-0
1st-up: 1: 1-0-0
2nd-up: 0: 0-0-0
3rd-up: 0: 0-0-0
Sire Wet: 15.2% (7594)
Sire Dry: 14.2% (14437)
Tnr 1 Yr: 16.5% (121)
Joc 1 Yr: 17% (470)
Horse/Jockey: 1: 1-0-0
1 of 9
0.5
19/09/2024
Cranbourne 1200m 3yo Mdn Plate ($37.5K - $20625) Good4 Ethan Brown (8) 58 Btg: $4.60 ,$5 ,$4.80 - 2 Certain Rise B Shinn 56; 3 Superata Craig Williams 58; 4 Acta Non Verba Damian Lane 58. (Settle 1 ; 800m 1 ; 400m 1)
9. Eneeza (6)
3f Exceed And Excel x Sweet Sherry (Bel Esprit)
T: P and K Moody and Coleman
J: Luke Nolen 56.5
Career: 7: 2-2-0 $1,074,250
Winning Distances: 1000(1) 1200(1)
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $1,100,000
Track: 1: 0-1-0
Dist: 0: 0-0-0
Good: 4: 1-1-0
Soft: 3: 1-1-0
Heavy: 0: 0-0-0
1st-up: 1: 0-1-0
2nd-up: 1: 1-0-0
3rd-up: 1: 0-1-0
Sire Wet: 12.2% (6642)
Sire Dry: 13.1% (18619)
Tnr 1 Yr: 15.2% (631)
Joc 1 Yr: 18.5% (271)
Horse/Jockey: 0: 0-0-0
7 of 12
6.7
25/05/2024
Doomben 1050m Mm Nat 2yo Clsc ($1002.5K - $12000) Soft6 Damian Lane (3) 55 Btg: $2.40 ,$2.70 - 1 Arabian Summer H Coffey 55; 2 King Of Roseau Tyler Schiller 57; 3 Embassy B Shinn 57. (Settle 11 ; 800m 11 ; 400m 6) Began awkwardly..
--- 42 days ---
1 of 15
0.8
13/04/2024
Randwick 1200m Percy Sykes Stakes G2 ($1114.5K - $694500) Good4 Damian Lane (6) 55 Btg: $4.80 ,$5 ,$4.20 - 2 Lady Of Camelot B Shinn 59; 3 Erno's Cube M Zahra 57; 4 El Morzillo Craig Williams 54. (Settle 6 ; 800m 6 ; 400m 5)
7 of 16
2.7
23/03/2024
Rosehill 1200m Golden Slipper G1 ($5044.5K - $100000) Good4 Damian Lane (14) 54.5 Btg: $61 - 1 Lady Of Camelot B Shinn 54.5; 2 Coleman K McEvoy 56.5; 3 Storm Boy Ryan Moore 56.5. (Settle 13 ; 800m 13 ; 400m 14) Taken back from wide barrier..
4 of 16
1.3
24/02/2024
Caulfield 1200m Blue Diamond G1 ($2015K - $90000) Good4 Damian Lane (5) 55 Btg: $13 ,$12 - 1 Hayasugi Jamie Kah 55; 2 Lady Of Camelot A Hyeronimus 55; 3 Kuroyanagi B Avdulla 55. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 5)
2 of 5
2.8
03/02/2024
Caulfield 1000m Chairman's Stakes G3 ($200.99K - $36000) Good3 Damian Lane (4) 57 Btg: $1.95 ,$2.45 ,$2.40 - 1 Coleman B Melham 59; 3 The Revolution B Shinn 57; 4 Evaporate M J Dee 57. (Settle 5 ; 800m 5 ; 400m 5) Began awkwardly.. Tactics queried..
--- 63 days ---
1 of 9
2.3
02/12/2023
Caulfield 1000m Merson Cooper LR ($175.75K - $105750) Soft5 Damian Lane (6) 56 Btg: $3 ,$2.40 - 2 Flattered W Egan 56; 3 Express Yo'Self Jye McNeil 56; 4 Hand Crafted Craig Williams 56. (Settle 2 ; 800m 2 ; 400m 4) Raced four wide..
2 of 7
1
09/11/2023
Flemington 1000m Ottawa Stakes G3 ($203.125K - $36000) Soft5 Damian Lane (1) 56 Btg: $4.60 ,$4.20 - 1 Karavas Jake Toeroek 56; 3 Arabian Summer H Coffey 56; 4 Tessa's Choice M Zahra 56. (Settle 1 ; 800m 1 ; 400m 3)
10. Savagery Vibe (2)
3f Brutal x Kiss Moon (Malibu Moon)
T: Nick Ryan
J: Ben Melham 55
Career: 1: 1-0-0 $20,625
Winning Distances: 1100(1)
Track: 0: 0-0-0
Dist: 1: 1-0-0
Good: 0: 0-0-0
Soft: 1: 1-0-0
Heavy: 0: 0-0-0
1st-up: 1: 1-0-0
2nd-up: 0: 0-0-0
3rd-up: 0: 0-0-0
Sire Wet: 11.5% (52)
Sire Dry: 19.5% (41)
Tnr 1 Yr: 15.1% (299)
Joc 1 Yr: 16.8% (208)
Horse/Jockey: 0: 0-0-0
1 of 12
3.3
18/08/2024
Bendigo 1100m 3yo F Mdn Plate ($37.5K - $20625) Soft6 Ethan Brown (3) 57 Btg: $2.45 ,$2.25 ,$2.60 - 2 Heat Of The Night B McDougall 57; 3 Campari Twist H Coffey 57; 4 Barbie'Sdreamworld Tom Madden 57. (Settle 3 ; 800m 3 ; 400m 1) Began awkwardly..