The Lee Freedman trained four-year-old mare Well Rounded has won the Group 3 Matriarch Stakes over 1600m at Flemington today on Emirates Stakes Day.
Well Rounded, with jockey Ben Melham, had a strong run to the line and took the lead with about 400m to go from Purple, who had led for the majority of the race. Purple, trained by Peter Snowden, faded towards the end of the race but managed to hold onto second place, 1.8 lengths back. Race favourite Keep The Peace finished strongly for third after going back to last at the start. Next across the line was Music Review to round out the first four placings.
201 Matriarch Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 | WELL ROUNDED(5) | Ben Melham | Lee Freedman | 53.0 | 2-2.55 |
| 2nd | 1 | PURPLE(13) | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden | 57.5 | 1.8L |
| 3rd | 3 | KEEP THE PEACE(16) | Michael Walker | Shaune Ritchie | 55.5 | 2.0L |
| 4th | 8 | MUSIC REVIEW(14) | Craig Williams | John O’Shea | 54.0 | 2.1L |
| 5th | 14 | ZANTELAGH(11) | Michael Rodd | Mark Kavanagh | 53.5 | 2.3L |
| 6th | 7 | MOMENT IN TIME(10) | Nash Rawiller | Mick Huxtable | 54.5 | 2.8L |
| 7th | 17 | PLATINUM PASSION(7) | Glen Boss | Michael Moroney | 53.5 | 4.8L |
| 8th | 11 | GOLDEN CHARMER(9) | Dean Yendall | Dan O’Sullivan | 53.0 | 5.3L |
| 9th | 2 | LADY LYNETTE(15) | Nicholas Hall | David & Scott Brunton | 55.5 | 5.5L |
| 10th | 12 | PICALERO(3) | Michelle Payne | Barbara Marshman | 53.0 | 5.6L |
| 11th | 13 | ASHLEE’S JEWEL(4) | Dwayne Dunn | Jason Coyle | 53.0 | 7.8L |
| 12th | 10 | LADY AVACAN(1) | Holly McKechnie | Sue Jaensch | 53.0 | 10.1L |
| 13th | 16 | RIVER BYPASS(8) | Danny Nikolic | Luke Oliver | 53.5 | 15.1L |
| 14th | 6 | STARMON(2) | Brad Rawiller | Michael Kent | 54.5 | 18.8L |
| 15th | 9 | DELTA GEE(6) | Corey Brown | Michael Grant | 53.5 | 19.8L |
| 16th | 4 | MARHETA(12) | Mark Zahra | Michael Moroney | 54.5 | 19.9L |
| Src | 5 | LOVEMELIKEAROCK | Glen Boss | Anthony Cummings | ||
| Src | 18 | BELLE OF DUBAI | Garry Murphy | Ken Williams | ||
| Src | 19 | OUR TIGRESS | Craig Newitt | Michael Moroney |
