The ‘drinks’ were on All Spritzed Up in today’s Group 3 Great Chase semi-finals (525m) at The Meadows.
All Spritzed Up ($1.80F) – a ‘great’ find during the series for champion Rowsley-based trainer Anthony Azzopardi – showed more than a ‘splash’ of class, easily clocking the fastest time of the six semi-finals.
An exciting “new kid on the block”, All Spritzed Up (Aug ’20 Ritza Lenny x All Dolled Up) ‘poured’ on the pressure with a flying 29.78sec performance. In fact, he was the only semi-finalist to register sub-30sec.
He’s now won six races (with two seconds) from nine starts, with all these wins coming from his past seven outings.
WATCH: ALL SPRITZED UP (B1) ‘spurts’ around The Meadows, taking out a Great Chase semi-final in a spiffy 29.78sec (Best).
All Spritzed Up came to notice as a ‘spiffy’ tyro with three metropolitan middle distance wins from late-July to mid-August prior to a 29.73sec sprint success at Sandown Park early last month. His next start was 24 days later when he finished second in a Great Chase heat (515m) – also at Sandown Park.
Meanwhile, Anakie-based Jeff Britton will launch a three-pronged challenge in next Wednesday’s $70,335 Great Chase final – carrying a $47,000 first prize – courtesy of a slow 30.90sec semi-final win by Westar Commander ($3.30) and the fastest two second placegetters, Mepunga Raider (30.16sec) and Blazing’ Master (30.26sec).
SEMI-FINAL WINNERS (Fastest to slowest)
29.78sec All Spritzed Up
30.25sec Elite Alex
30.31sec Madigan
30.41sec Like An Arrow
30.55sec Lady Lily Hook
30.90sec Westar Commander
Mepunga Raider ($3.60) went down by 5.3L to All Spritzed Up, while Blazin’ Master ($6.40) failed by 0.2L to overhaul the Mark Delbridge-trained Elite Alex ($4.70) in 30.25sec.
Other semi-final winners were Madigan ($2.10F) – Harry Manolitsis – 30.31sec; Like An Arrow ($11.00) – Vicki Wisener – 30.41sec; Lady Lily Hook ($8.70) – Robert Neocleous – 30.55sec.
