Looking Ahead puts the spotlight on runners of interest across Australia and New Zealand. Whether they are a particularly well-bred or high-priced runner having their first or second start, a promising galloper returning to the track or a horse which has trialled particularly well, we’ll aim to give you something to follow.
On Thursday, Gerald Ryan debuts a colt behalf of Sun Stud at Wyong, where a well-related Godolphin filly looks to break her maiden, while at Warrnambool, a Redoute's Choice colt steps out for his first start for Robbie Griffiths.
Wyong Race 3, 1:20pm AEST, Casanova Oysters & Seafood Mdn, 1350m, $35,000
Judicator (Fighting Sun) makes his debut for Gerald Ryan here against the older horses in the Sun Stud colours. He is the first foal from the Domesday mare Sun Galaxy, a one-time winner, who is a full sister to the stakes winner Backgammon as well as three other winners. They hail from a Woodlands Stud family featuring the Group 3 winner Youth (Quest For Fame {GB}) and the G1 Doncaster Hcp winner Over (Dr Grace {NZ}).
He has looked pretty competitive in a couple of recent Rosehill trials, finishing third at his most recent under a good hold from Tim Clark, who takes the ride on him here at his first start.
Judicator as a yearling
Wyong Race 4, 1:55pm AEST, Blitz Homes Mdn, 1000m, $35,000
Caesura (Exceed And Excel) looks well-placed to break her maiden second-up from a spell having returned with a third place over the same track and distance a couple of weeks ago. She didn’t have a lot of luck there, missing the start and getting cluttered up and you’d expect her to be more forward here under Blake Shinn.
She is out of Segue (Ad Valorem {USA}), who was a three-time winner and a half-sister to Group 1 winner Viscount (Quest For Fame {GB}) and a couple other very talented gallopers in Helsinborg (Danehill {USA}) and Dangerous (Danehill {USA}). Segue's first foal was the Group 3 winner and Group 1 placed Astoria (Medaglia d'Oro {USA}).
Warrnambool Race 6, 2:30pm AEST. Mark Kirchner Food Services 2YO Mdn, 1100m, $35,000.
The stakes-placed mare Happy Hussy (Hussonet {USA}) has already produced the handy Safado (Lonhro) for Kim Waugh and has her third foal debuting on a heavy track at Warrnambool, Our Chevalier (Redoute's Choice), who is trained by Robbie Griffiths. Happy Hussy is from the family of stakes-winners So Gorgeous (Brief Truce {USA}), Sterling City (Nadeem), Tipungwuti (Fusaichi Pegasus {USA}), Wild Queen (Loup Sauvage {USA}), Telperion (Street Cry {Ire}) and Cumbria (Lake Coniston {Ire}).
Our Chevalier's trials don’t look too snappy on paper, but he closed off pretty well in his most recent effort at Pakenham, only a couple of lengths off a horse who performed well in city grade last weekend in Triton Rising (Sebring).
