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 Wednesday, a son of Deep Impact (Jpn) looks to break his maiden at Warwick Farm, while at Sandown, we have a couple of debutants, one from the Anthony Freedman's stable and one prepared by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, who both have Group 1 winners on their pedigree pages.
Warwick Farm, 11:25am AEDT, Race 1, TAB Plate, $50,000, 1300m
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Adversity (Deep Impact {Jpn}) put in a terrific debut at Newcastle last time out, charging from a long way back to finish third in a run which indicated a big future for the well-bred colt, especially up to longer distances.
Adversity as a yearling
He was a $450,000 buy for China Horse Club and Newgate Bloodstock at the 2019 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. He is the first foal from Bring Me The Maid (Sebring), who was a multiple Group 2 winner and was placed in a G1 Golden Slipper S. She is from the family of Slipper winner Polar Success (Success Express {USA}) and the likes of stakes winners Ain't Seen Nothin' (Nothin' Leica Dane), Sambro (Fastnet Rock) and Bons Away (Bon Hoffa).
Sandown Lakeside, Race 1, 3:40pm AEDT, Ladbrokes Plate, $50,000, 1300m
Perfect World (Pride Of Dubai) makes her debut for Freedman and has got a bit of a pedigree to live up to. She is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Silent Sedition (War Chant {USA}) as well as two other winners, out of the unraced Fiorentina (Dubai Destination {USA}), a half-sister to G1 Dubai World Cup winner Monterosso (Dubawi {Ire}). The second dam is the Group 1 winner Porto Roca (Barathea {Ire}).
Perfect World as a yearling
She was a $300,000 Inglis Easter Sale buy for her trainer and Blue Sky Bloodstock. She has been competitive enough in a couple of recent Balnarring jump-outs to suggest she won't be far away in her first assignment here.
Sandown Lakeside, Race 2, 4:15pm AEDT, Clanbrooke Racing Plate, $50,000, 1300m
Sky Horse (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) was a NZ$180,000 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale purchase at Karaka two years ago for Yulong. She is a half-sister to the Group 1 placed filly The Lustre (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}) out of the stakes winner The Pearler (NZ) (Volksraad {GB}).
Sky Horse (NZ) as a yearling
That's the New Zealand 'The' family which has been making an impression for the past 30-40 years on either side of the Tasman, including stakes winners The Wink (NZ) (Noble Bijou {USA}) and The Penny (NZ) (One Pound Sterling {GB}), and Group 1 winners The Jewel (NZ) (O'Reilly {NZ}), The Phantom (NZ) (Noble Bijou {USA}) and The Phantom Chance (NZ) (Noble Bijou {USA}).
She showed early pace in a recent Geelong trial, before fighting on well to finish within a length of the winner and her trainers Maher and Eustace obviously think she has enough ability to debut in city midweek class.
