Looking Ahead highlights runners of interest across Australia and New Zealand. Whether they are an exceptionally well-bred or high-priced runner early in their career chasing maiden success, a promising galloper returning to the track or a horse that has trialled particularly well, we’ll aim to give you something to follow.
On Tuesday, a duo at Kilmore catch the eye as potential winners. The daughter of a Derby winner looks poised to make it third time lucky, and a filly by Proisir finds her feet on debut.
bet365 Park Kilmore, Race 1, 2.00pm AEDT, bet365 Bet Boost Maiden Plate, $32,000, 1457m
Full Confidence, 3-year-old filly (I Am Invincible x Qafila {Not a Single Doubt})
Tony and Calvin McEvoy will have 'full confidence' in their filly third up after Full Confidence (I Am Invincible) came from near the tail at the 400-metre mark to finish fourth last start by a length and a quarter. She was third on debut but found the 1200 metres a touch short, whereas the 1400-metre plus range looks to suit.
This filly should improve further out in distance, given her dam Qafila (Not A Single Doubt) was a G1 South Australin Derby winner. Qafila's three-quarter-sister Musandam (Snitzel) has kept the family rolling, having won the Listed Maribyrnong Trial this spring.
I Am Invincible | Standing at Yarraman park
Their dam Zighy Bay (USA) (Tapit {USA}) is a half-sister to G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen winner Mozu Superflare (USA) (Speightstown {USA}) and a three-quarter-sister to G3 Old Hat Stakes winner Sacristy (USA) (Pulpit {USA}), who has produced Listed winner and G1 Santa Anita Oaks runner-up Flor De La Mar (USA) (Tiznow {USA}) and Listed winner Catiche (USA) (Arrogate {USA}).
Another of Sacristy's daughters is the dam of this year's G3 Mint Julep Stakes winner Sweet Treasure (USA) (Twirling Candy {USA}).
Breeder Jonathan Munz retained Full Confidence to race under his Pinecliff Racing banner, but he did part with her I Am Invincible half-sister in January at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, where Waller Racing and Mulcaster Bloodstock paid $1.25 million for her.
Zighy Bay delivered a colt by Zoustar last spring before going back to I Am Invincible.
bet365 Park Kilmore, Race 2, 2.30pm AEDT, Adroit Countrywide Maiden Plate , $32,000, 1207m
Prolocutor (NZ), 3-year-old filly (Proisir x Emcee (NZ) {Darci Brahma {NZ}})
On debut for Lindsey Smith, Prolocutor (NZ) (Proisir) takes aim over the sprint trip in Kilmore's second event after a pair of trials. Damien Lane sticks on from her last trial, where she finished last without being left in the dust by horses with a greater turn of foot over the 1000 metres.
Prolocutor is the latest foal out of Emcee (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}), an unraced granddaughter of G1 Auckland Cup victress Royal Tiara (NZ) (Blanco {NZ}). Her Group-performed daughter Diamond Hill (NZ) (Danehill {USA}) is the dam of G3 Taranaki 2YO Classic winner Ransom Express - Fair Comment (Mac) (NZ) (Red Ransom).
Prolocutor (NZ) as a yearling | Image courtesy of New Zealand Bloodstock
Further amongst Royal Tiara's descendants are G2 Crystal Mile and G3 Shaftesbury Avenue Stakes winner Von Hauke (NZ) (Savabeel) and G3 Turffontein Fillies Mile winner Sidera (Galileo {Ire}).
Prolocutor was a NZ$90,000 New Zealand Thoroughbred National Yearling Sale purchase for majority owner Mr B Spicer. Emcee visited Ribchester (Ire) last spring.
Looking Back
Carnevale (Pinatubo {Ire}) - Finished third by five lengths behind the fast-finishing Valaroso (Nicconi) at Seymour.
Quemax (NZ) (Circus Maximus {Ire}) - Finished sixth after being only a couple of places further forward in the run.
Jean Georges (NZ) (Noverre {NZ}) - Well beaten in sixth.
