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.
Three promising 3-year-olds by Pinatubo (Ire), Wild Ruler and Maurice (Jpn) chase their first stakes wins at Randwick and Caulfield on Saturday.
Randwick, Race 2, 1.05pm AEDT, G3 Bisley Workwear Reginald Allen Quality, $250,000, 1400m
Pin Up Sheila, 3-year-old filly (Pinatubo (Ire) x Sheilarized {Authorized {Ire}})
The exciting Pin Up Sheila (Pinatubo {Ire}) lines up in the G3 Reginald Allen Quality second-up on Saturday, as she attacks black-type racing for the first time at start number four for her trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton.
She won her two starts at Canterbury and Warwick Farm as a 2-year-old impressively and since having a break, she resumed at Warwick Farm with an improvers run for sixth, and has also won a trial nicely at Randwick since then.
Pin Up Sheila as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Pin Up Sheila is one of four winners from five to race for Sheilarized (Authorized {Ire}), who won twice up to 1600 metres in her own racing career.
Sheilarized is a half-sister to the Listed winner Office Bearer (Officer {USA}) and her second dam is G1 Turffontein Star Sprint winner Super Sheila (Last Tycoon {Ire}).
Sheilarized’s Jacquinot 2-year-old colt was purchased by John Foote Bloodstock (FBAA) this year for $140,000 at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, she has a St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) yearling filly and was left empty last breeding season.
Pin Up Sheila was purchased by D and M Esplin for $50,000 from the Widden Stud draft at the 2025 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Randwick, Race 2, 1.05pm AEDT, G3 Bisley Workwear Reginald Allen Quality, $250,000, 1400m
Saffron Veil, 3-year-old filly (Wild Ruler x Cappadocia {Northern Meteor})
The Chris Waller-trained Saffron Veil (Wild Ruler) chases her first stakes success at start number four at Randwick on Saturday in the Reginald Allen Quality.
She placed second in both of her career starts at Warwick Farm behind the smart types Blessed Eagle (Farnan) and Sequinned (Pinatubo {Ire}), before breaking through at Canterbury a month ago when defeating Affari (Home Affairs) who as also given that form a nice tick after winning subsequently.
Saffron Veil as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Saffron Veil is out of the dual winner and Listed-placed Cappadocia (Northern Meteor), who has already left the G1 Randwick Guineas winner Communist (Russian Revolution) among her four winners.
Cappadocia is also a half-sister to the Group 1 winning sprinter Zip Zip Away (Bellotto {USA}) and the Listed winner and Group 1-placed Zipanese (Bellotto {USA}). She is also a half-sister to the dams of the stakes winners Extremely Lucky (Extreme Choice) and Hostwin Saturn (Stratum).
Cappadocia in recent times has produced a 2-year-old gelding by Russian Revolution and is due to foal to Toronado (Ire) this spring.
Saffron Veil was purchased for $350,000 by Rising Sun Syndicate and Healthy Wood Co from The Chase draft at the 2025 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Caulfield, Race 1, 12.15pm AEDT, G3 Sportsbet Caulfield 3YO Classic, $240,000, 2000m
Vallice, 3-year-old colt (Maurice (Jpn) x Moselle Valley (Ger) {Guiliani {Ire}})
The Ciaron Maher-trained Vallice (Maurice {Jpn}) chases win number two at Caulfield on Saturday over 2000 metres in the G3 Caulfield Classic.
The promising colt was an impressive winner on the Sandown Lakeside circuit back in June and has ran some solid races recently, including a strong finishing second behind Miss Waititi (NZ) (Circus Maximus {Ire}) in the Listed Super Impose at Flemington at his last start.
Vallice as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Vallice is out of the placed mare Moselle Valley (Ger) (Guillani {Ire}), Moselle Valley is very well-bred being a full-sister to the Group 3 winner Mountaha (Ger) (Guillani {Ire}) and a three-quarter-sister to the G1 Doomben Cup winner Mawingo (Ger).
Another family member is the Listed Warrnambool Cup winner Mystery Island (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}).
Moselle Valley, since producing Vallice, has missed to In The Congo and sadly her Schwarz filly foal died after birth this spring.
Vallice was purchased for $200,000 by Ciaron Maher Bloodstock out of the Aristia Park draft at the 2025 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Splendacious (Home Affairs) - Was an impressive winner on debut at Cranbourne. He looks a colt that can work through the grades pretty quickly.
Top Effort (Tagaloa) - Disappointed running seventh on debut at Cranbourne.
