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 Tuesday, we believe a well-related youngster can provide a winning start on Cup day at Flemington where we also like a richly-bred 3-year-old from the McEvoy stable. On the Kensington track at Randwick we’ve taken a shine to a filly on debut with a rich pedigree to back her claims.
Flemington, Race 1, 10.55am, G3 Darley Ottawa S., $200,000, 1000m
Muntaseera (I Am Invincible) boasts an impressive pedigree with a strong international flavour. The filly is a daughter of the unraced Redoute’s Choice mare Moosirra and she is a sister to the former champion South African 2-year-old colt and G1 Greyville Golden Horseshoe winner Musir.
I Am Invincible, sire of Muntaseera
She is also a half-sister to the South African Group winners Merhee (Elusive Quality) and Moofeed (Duke Of Marmalade {Ire}) while the family also includes the former champion Japanese 3-year-old colt and sire King Kamehameha (Jpn). Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Muntaseera hasn’t trialled, but there is plenty of confidence to be drawn from her speedy pedigree and a bold debut showing is on the cards.
Flemington, Race 10, 5.15pm, Hong Kong Jockey Club S., $175,000, 1400m
Xilong (Deep Field) is from a well-performed sprinting family and she’s made a strong start to her career. The filly’s only defeat in a brief career came when she finished third in the G3 National S. Trained by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, Xilong was a runaway winner in age group company last time out and while this is a step up, she looks more than capable of handling it.
Xilong as a yearling
She was a $360,000 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale buy and is a daughter of the G3 Silver Shadow S. winner and multiple Group 1 placegetter Pane In The Glass (Testa Rossa). The multiple Group 2 winner and ill-fated sire Gold Brose also features on the pedigree page.
Kensington, Race 3, 1.00pm, Drinkwise Plate, $50,000, 1000m
Hyannis Port (Redoute’s Choice) is a daughter of the G1 Oakleigh Plate winner Mrs Onassis (General Nediym) and will be her first foal to race. The dam is a half-sister to the G3 How Now S. winner Miss Judgment (Strategic) and she produced the G3 Percy Sykes S. winner Missrock (Fastnet Rock), who sold at this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Broodmare Sale for $2.3 million.
The late Redoute's Choice, sire of Hyannis Port
Prepared by Gerald Ryan, Hyannis Port showed she has inherited a measure of the family ability when she was a trial winner at Rosehill last month. Trained by a master with young horses, the filly will be ridden by James Innes Jnr and a bold performance at the first of asking can be expected.
