Oozing confidence...That's trainer Mark Riley as he shapes up for Sat's big Grp 1 1600m Railway Stakes in Perth with his top performer Gold Salute. MR says he'd like to think that the favorable Railway Stakes draw (gate #7) is the start of Lady Luck smiling at Gold Salute nafter a frustrating spring. Gold Salute ran well but with little luck in the Toorak Handicap and Emirates Stakes. He worked very well on Tuesday and MR says: 'I could not be happier with how he's come over here, settled in and

Oozing confidence...That's trainer Mark Riley as he shapes up for Sat's big Grp 1 1600m Railway Stakes in Perth with his top performer Gold Salute. MR says he'd like to think that the favorable Railway Stakes draw (gate #7) is the start of Lady Luck smiling at Gold Salute nafter a frustrating spring. Gold Salute ran well but with little luck in the Toorak Handicap and Emirates Stakes. He worked very well on Tuesday and MR says: 'I could not be happier with how he's come over here, settled in and worked. He did everything we wanted him to do this morning.'

7-03.40 CARLTON DRAUGHT-RAILWAY STAKES 1600 M
Of $1000000 and $15400 trophies. 1st $612500 and trophies of $7700 to owner $3850 to trainer $3850 to jockey, 2nd $200000, 3rd $90000, 4th $40000, 5th $20000, 6th $12500, 7th $12500, 8th $12500.(GROUP I) For three years old and upwards.No Allowances for apprentices.
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No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barr Wgt Pen RTG
1 MEGATIC Albie Beckett Patrick Carbery 11 57
2 SNIPER'S BULLET Tracey Bartley Nash Rawiller 14 56.5
3 ALL AMERICAN David Hayes Corey Brown 2 56
4 GOLD SALUTE Mark Riley Damien Oliver 7 55.5
5 LARGO LAD David Hayes Glen Boss 10 54
6 ORTENSIA Tony Noonan Craig Williams 13 53.5
7 TARZI Neville Parnham Paul Harvey 4 53
8 COLOUR CORRECT Ross Price Lucas Camilleri 17 52
9 ELLIOTTO Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 1 52
10 FAMOUS ROMAN Ken Williamson Jason Whiting 3 52
11 GRAND NIRVANA Fred Kersley Daniel Staeck 12 52
12 KASABIAN Darren McAuliffe Shaun O'Donnell 5 52
13 KEYTOMONEY Michael Lane William Pike 16 52
14 LORDS RANSOM Peter Morgan Alan Kennedy (a) 8 52
15 OROYA GOLD Daniel Morton Troy Turner 15 52
16 SPIRITED ONE Paula Wagg Peter Knuckey 6 52
17e LAMBTON CASTLE Lindsey Smith Shaun Mc Gruddy 18 52
18e COCONUT GROVE Tony Noonan 9 52