(375) Australian Derby-G1

Randwick. April 19. $1,900,000. 3YO SW. 2400m.

1. CLANGALANG (S Seamer 56.5) br c 3 Clang - Little Recruit (NZ), by Staff Sergeant (GB). Trainer: G A Ryan.

2. Strasbourg (D Beasley 56.5) ch g 3 Umatilla (NZ) - Bella Ragazza, by Myocard (NZ)

3. Mummify (D Nikolic 56.5) b g 3 Jeune (GB) - Cleopatra's Girl, by At Talaq (USA)

1-1/4 len. 1/2 len. 2m 32.31s. 18 strs.

CLANGALANG (19-c)

Brown colt foaled 1999

Breeder: Mrs J Thorne, NSW.

Owners: M J McDonald, J & Mrs K G Cignarella, V D'Aspromonte, M Marson, R J & Mrs B M Holmes & Mrs S J H, A J & T F Grills.

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Werk Nick Rating: D

GP Inbreeding: Star Kingdom 5m, 5m x.

Age

Starts

Wins

2nds

3rds

2

3

1

1

1

3

10

3

-

1

 

13

4

1

2

Sire: CLANG - Brown 1993. Group winner; 5 wins, $536,970, STC Silver Slipper S-G2, VRC Stanley Wootton S-G2, SAJC D C McKay S-G3, 2d AJC Sires' Produce S-G1, 3d VRC Sires' Produce S-G1, VATC Oakleigh P-G1, 4th AJC Champagne S-G1, VATC Blue Diamond S-G1. Half-brother outstanding racehorse and sire STRATEGIC, and DESTRUCT. To stud 1997. Standing at Willowbend Stud, Beaudesert, Qld. Sire of 55 winners of $5.6 million inc SWs CLANGALANG, CALAWAY GAL, PRINCESS CLANG, CLASSIC MARCO, also Clanger, Limited Impulse, Sovereign Impulse, Oodles 'n' Boodles, Gee Eye Jane, Gold King, Star of Clang, Gonzo, Sydanee, White Wolf, Our Laa Dee Da, Carissima, Raw Prawn, Dick's My Dad, Miss Louisa, Decibels, etc.

Dam

LITTLE RECRUIT (NZ) (1979). 6 wins, 1200m-2200m, Avondale Championship S-G2, Bay of Plenty Laser Sports S, 2d ARC Royal S-G2, Waikato Lady Norrie S-G3, Wanganui Cup-LR. Dam of 8 living foals, 7 raced, 5 winners -

87 Trace of Gold (NZ), b c by Otehi Bay (AUS). Placed.

88 Excelsior Bay, b g by Tights (USA). 7 wins, 1200m-1600m; placed Eagle Farm, Doomben.

90 Little Bighorn, br c by Rubiton. 1 win at 1600m, in NZ.

93 Lieutenant Austen, br f by Rodwell (USA). 6 wins, 1000m-2050m, BTC Le Filou H.

94 Aranah, br f by Rodwell (USA). Started twice.

95 Mabroukah, br f by Snaadee (USA). Unraced.

96 Hot Ash Slay, b c by River of Light (USA). 5 wins, 1400m-1650m, QTC Positano H, BTC Champions Bar H.

99 CLANGALANG. 4 wins, $1,450,610, 1200m-1600m, AJC Australian Derby-G1, NJC Spring 3YO S-G3, STC Club NSW & Club Keno H, 2YO H, 3d STC Peter Pan S-G2.

Slipped in 1985, 1986, 1998; her 1989 and 1991 foals died; missed in 1992, 1997. No returns in 2000, 2001. Mare died August, 2002.

2nd Dam

KHAKI. Unraced. Dam of 7 living foals, 5 raced, 4 winners -

LITTLE RECRUIT. See above.

Choir Boy. 2 wins at 1200m, 3d Waikato Travel Centre S-LR.

Hard Copy. 2 wins at 1300m, 1400m, ARC Improvers H, Maiden H.

Abdullah. 3 wins, 1400m-2200m.

3rd Dam

KALASPIRA. 1 win at 6f, ARC Meadowbank H. Half-sister to AFFECTIONATE (QTC Oaks, AJC Reginald Allen H, 2d QTC Brisbane Cup, AJC Flight S, 3d AJC Oaks, 4th VATC 1000 Guineas, VRC Wakeful S), the grandam of VIVACITE, SWAIN. From KALAMIRA (ARC Christmas H, Avondale John Wells H), a half-sister to CILLDARA (PARC Oswald J Smith Challenge S). Dam of 6 foals, 5 raced, 2 winners -

DYNAMO. 4 wins at 1200m, 1600m, MVRC Waterford Crystal Mile-LR, Carrington Champagne S-LR, VATC Scene H, 2d VRC Standish H-G3, Grey-Smith S-LR, VATC Norman Robinson S-LR, 3d VRC St Leger-G2, VATC Schweppes Cup-G3, Eclipse S-LR. Sire.

ON THE face of it the Derby field looked strong with Helenus and Hydrometer (first and second in the Victoria Derby), and St Reims (winner of the New Zealand Derby) in the field but there still remains a question mark on the class of this season's staying three-year-old colts.

St Reims led early at a genuine speed with Helenus and Mummify tracking and the rest of the field strung out. The New Zealander capitulated quickly at the turn, with Mummify hitting the front and the well supported Strasbourg coming on strongly. However, it was Clangalang, an unlucky runner in both the Canterbury and Rosehill Guineas, who got through on the fence under clever and confident riding by Scott Seamer, and quickly raced clear for a well deserved win.

Trainer Leon Caustens has been having temperament and minor injury problems with Helenus, who disappointed again, and some of the other runners probably did not handle the soft going. Examination of Clangalang's pedigree, however, should have pointed to his ability in the going, his sire Clang having won on a dead track and the stock of grandsire Bellotto absolutely excelling in such conditions.