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.
For Friday, we have a trio of 3-year-olds on debut, with two at Cranbourne and one at Gosford. We start the day at Cranbourne with a gelding from a lovely New Zealand family, before heading to Gosford, where a colt by Extreme Choice steps out for Scott Singleton. Our third runner is a Written Tycoon colt from the family of six-time Group 1 winner Typhoon Tracy (Red Ransom {USA}).
Cranbourne, Race 1, 12.30pm AEDT, Silks Cranbourne 3YO Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1300m
Five Rings (NZ), 3-year-old gelding (Savabeel x Daisy Chain {NZ} {Pins})
Bred by the Chitticks at Waikato Stud, this gelding was offered by Ohukia Lodge at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale, where he was sold to Phill Cataldo Bloodstock (BAFNZ) / Mick Price Racing for NZ$200,000.
His grandam is Daffodil (NZ) (No Excuse Needed {GB}), who won three Group 1s and was named New Zealand’s Champion 3-Year-Old in 2008/09. She is the dam of G2 Sunline S. placegetter Grand De Flora (NZ) (Savabeel). Group 3 victress Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) also hails from this family.
Savabeel, sire of Five Rings (NZ) | Standing at Waikato Stud
Rupert Legh is among the ownership group and jockey Patrick Moloney will be wearing his silks.
Gosford, Race 3, 2.30pm AEDT, NSW Apprentice of the Year Dylan Gibbons Country Boosted Mdn Plate, $35,000, 1100m
Remlaps Commander, 3-year-old colt (Extreme Choice x Mira Chavali {General Nediym})
Scone trainer Scott Singleton paid $70,000 for this colt from the Mane Lodge draft at the 2021 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. He is from a 1100-metre winner, who is a half-sister to Listed winner The Travelling Man (Mossman).
Remlaps Commander’s third dam is Glory Girl (Best Western), who won the G2 Tea Rose S. in 1987.
Remlaps Commander as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
The 3-year-old has had four trials ahead of his debut, where he will be ridden by apprentice Bailey Wheeler.
Cranbourne, Race 5, 2.40pm AEDT, Security 123 Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1000m
Penman, 3-year-old colt (Written Tycoon x Madam Tracy {Encosta De Lago})
Hutchins Thoroughbreds bred this colt, who was consigned to the Element Hill draft at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. He was bought for $340,000 by Anthony Freedman Racing/Blue Sky Bloodstock P/L (FBAA).
Penman’s dam is a three-quarter sister to Lake Superior (Encosta De Lago), the dam of multiple Group 1 winner Alligator Blood (All Too Hard). The colt’s second dam, Tracy’s Element (Last Tycoon {Ire}), won four Group 1s in South Africa and has thrown multiple Group 1 heroine Typhoon Tracy and Listed winner Red Element.
Penman as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Penman’s third dam is the dual Group 3 winner Princess Tracy (Ire) (Ahonoora {GB}). In addition to Tracy’s Element, she has produced stakes winners Towkay, Cullen, Danasinga and Topasannah (Ire) (Commanche Run {GB}).
Damien Thornton will partner Penman for Anthony and Sam Freedman.
Looking Back
Vincenzo (Real Impact {Jpn}) was favourite in race 3 at Hawkesbury and won in good style before Melissa (Not A Single Doubt) finished out of the money in race 4. At Ballarat, Girl (Zoustar) was an encouraging fourth on debut.
