The Craven Plate is a Group 3 weight-for-age race that takes place at Randwick racecourse during the Sydney spring racing carnival in early October each year. The race is run over a distance of 2000 metres and worth $125,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Craven Plate was won by My Kingdom Of Fife from Shootoff with Gazza Guru third.
The Craven Plate is the last weight-for-age race of the spring carnival in Sydney and the race suits horses who are not contesting the Gr1 Epsom Hcp or the Gr1 The Metropolitan on the same day.
Some nice staying types have won this race in recent years including Mummify (2005), Yippio (2000 & 1997), Tie the Knot (1999) and Sharscay (1998).
Horses contesting this race may have previously tackled races like the Gr2 Hill Stakes at Rosehill in September or the Gr1 George Main Stakes one week earlier at Randwick.
My Kingdom Of Fife (2011) ran second in the Gr2 Chelmsford Stakes over 1600m at Randwick prior to scoring in this event and recent Craven Plate winners include C'est le Guerre (2010) and Miss Marielle (2009).
2011 Craven Plate result
1. $1.55 My Kingdom Of Fife 59.0 Nash Rawiller
2. $13.00 Shootoff 58.0 Chris Munce
3. $31.00 Gazza Guru 59.0 Kerrin McEvoy
then followed
4. $9.00 Syreon 59.0 Glyn Schofield
5. $5.50 Older Than Time 57.0 Jim Cassidy
6. $31.00 Zara Dancer 59.0 Nathan Berry
7. $51.00 Bid Spotter 59.0 Michael Rodd
8. $51.00 Lorne Dancer 59.0 Tommy Berry
9. $101.00 Viking Legend 59.0 Chris O’Brien
Margins: 2 1/4 len, 1 3/4 len Time: 2:04.33
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