Written by Paul Vettise
With the aid of an inside gate, Plutocrat delivered a first black type success for her Woodside Park Stud-based sire Rich Enuff when she got in the deciding stride to claim the Listed Tattersall’s Club S. at Eagle Farm.
The filly had done well to win one of her previous start, in which she started from wide barriers on each occasion, and she took full advantage of the inside barrier on Saturday.
Rider Michael Cahill was able to give the Glenlogan Park-raced Plutocrat the perfect run behind the pace and when the gap presented itself in the straight they punched through for a slender victory at the expense of Zero To Hundred (So You Think {NZ}).
“I think she’s very deserving and she’s been luckless. She hasn’t drawn a gate in her career and we’ve either had to press forward and lead like she did when she won on debut or go right back,” trainer Chris Anderson said.
“It’s been almost impossible and Michael gave her the gun run today and glad she poked her nose out because I’ve run a lot of seconds in stakes races during the carnival. I’m pleased to get this.”
Time for break
Anderson said Plutocrat would now enjoy time out and he was excited about her future prospects over more ground.
“There’s a stack of upside to her. She’s a big, leggy filly with plenty of scope about her and time will be an asset, there no doubt about it,” he said.
“Once she’s had a bit more time at home she’ll come back a beautiful 3-year-old and I’d suggest she’ll really relish a mile.”
Plutocrat as a yearling
Plutocrat was a $110,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale buy and is out of the two-time winner Personal Guarantee (Danzero).
A half-sister to the stakes performer Monards (Danehill {USA}), Plutocrat’s grand-dam is the well-related Chalet Girl (NZ) (Imposing).
She is an unraced half-sister to the dual Group 1 winner and sire Danewin, whose brother Commands was a Group 3 winner and champion sire.
Emerging stallions Deep Field and Shooting To Win are also members of this family, as is Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed {NZ}), three times successful at the highest level.
