Newitt Wins Another Devonport Cup With Decorum

Wednesday, 06 January 2010 10:18

Craig Newitt was rewarded for making the trip back to his home-state of Tasmania once again on Wednesday when the John Blacker trained With Decorum won the $120,000 Listed Total Care Devonport Cup (1800m).

Lifting his mount over the line with the vigour punters have become accustomed to, Newitt gave an expansive celebratory salute after steering With Decorum first past the post.

With Decorum ($3.70 fav) defeated Speedy Sky ($22.70) by a length with Beven Heights ($19.30) a further half length away in third.

The fancied Troy Blacker pair of Dream Pedlar ($5.10) and Mystery Quest ($5.90) finished sixth and seventh respectively while topweight Life To The Full ($9.70) finished in eleventh, under five lengths from the winner, on the tight-turning circuit that claimed more than a few hard-luck stories throughout the afternoon.

Newitt has now won four Devonport Cup’s from only seven rides in the race and needs one more victory to equal the most amount of wins by a jockey in the feature middle-distance event.

In 2004, he became the only rider in history to complete the Devonport, Hobart and Launceston Cup treble in the same season aboard Chardere in the Devonport Cup and the Peter Moody trained Zacielo in the Hobart and Launceston Cup.  

The win was also an emotional one for both jockey and trainer as they were touched by tragedy in 2009.

It was the first major race Newitt has won in Tasmania since his father, Guy, passed away in a car accident back in February while Maree Blacker – wife of John – died in September’s Samoa tsunami on a family holiday celebrating her 50th birthday.

Craig Newitt’s Devonport Cup Record

2001 – Almost Precious ($41) 13th

2002 – Chardere ($8) 1st

2003 – Dream Quest ($6) 1st

2004 – Chardere ($2.50) 1st

2006 – Di’s Angel ($4) 4th

2009 – Saval Prince ($4.20 fav) 5th

2010 – With Decorum (3.70 fav) 1st

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