Pierro Filly to Chase Black Type

Tara Madgwick - Saturday May 2

Talented Pierro filly Rocha Clock showed her true form at Randwick on Saturday signalling the potential of Black Type to come.

Prepared by John O’Shea for his close friend Jason Abrahams, Rocha Clock was favourite for the Benchmark 78 event over 1300 metres.

Rocha Clock wins at Randwick - image Steve Hart

Ridden forward at her previous start when unplaced in the Group III ATC JB Carr Stakes, Rocha Clock reverted to her previous pattern of racing this time, settling back and charging to the line to win running away by a length taking her overall record to four wins from six starts.

“She exceeded expectations today to be fair,” said John O’Shea said.

“It was a beautiful ride by Hugh (Bowman). When she relaxes she has a devastating turn of foot.”

O’Shea confirmed she would head to the Inglis Guineas (1400m)  in two weeks at Rosehill before a possible winter carnival campaign in Queensland.

“She will get an opportunity to race against the colts there and then she is on track to possibly go to Queensland for a stakes race up there,” O’Shea said.



Rocha Clock was recorded as a $200,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Coolmore draft, but when that sale fell through the plan was to send her to New Zealand for the Ready to Run Sale for which she was entered.

Rocha Clock as a yearlingAt that point, John O’Shea approached Coolmore to purchase her privately given he and Jason Abrahams had been greatly impressed with her at Inglis Easter and the rest is history.

Rocha Clock has already won nearly $170,000 in prizemoney with the promise of a great deal more to come as her career unfolds.

She is the best of five winners from five foals to race from Group II winning Encosta de Lago mare Rocha, a daughter of Group I South Australian Oaks winner Larrocha.

This is the family of Group I Victoria Derby winner Blackfriars and this year’s Group I ATC Australian Derby winner Quick Thinker.

Coolmore sold the current yearling from Rocha, a filly by Vancouver, for $150,000 at Inglis Easter to O’Brien Thoroughbreds.

Rocha has a weanling filly by Caravaggio (USA) and is in foal to American Pharoah (USA).

There is a close relation to Rocha Clock in the Magic Millions Cornerstone Reduction with Lot 13 a weanling filly by Press Statement from a half-sister to Rocha Clock.


 

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Race Result - Ranvet's Power Formula (Bm78) 1300m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:17.56
1
Rocha Clock
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Rocha (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: J Bowman 57.5
2
1.0
So Taken
- 4m Street Boss (USA) x So Unique (NZ) (Fuji Kiseki (JPN))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 60
3
2.3
Sakura
- 4m Sepoy (AUS) x Cherry Lodge (AUS) (Grand Lodge (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Rachel King 59
4
3.4
My Demetra
- 4m Camelot (GB) x Triple Tiara (AUS) (Beautiful Crown (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: J Parr 56
5
4.0
Miss Redoble
- 5m Drumbeats (AUS) x Larenco (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T J Bartley Rdr: S Clipperton 58.5
6
4.2
Itz Lily
- 4m Snitzel (AUS) x Empress Lily (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: R Dolan 57.5
7
4.4
Stock Up
- 5m Tavistock (NZ) x Quest For Kash (NZ) (Kashani (USA))
Tnr: S I Singleton Rdr: J Innes Jnr 55.5
8
4.5
Peaceful
- 4m Savabeel (AUS) x Paloma (NZ) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: N Rawiller 56
9
5.6
Mayaaseh
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Maysoon (AUS) (Eavesdropper (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tim Clark 55.5
10
6.4
Bring The Ransom
- 3f Sebring (AUS) x Gold Epona (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J R Collett 55.5
11
8.7
Laila De Vega
- 4m Lope De Vega (IRE) x Always Loyal (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck (AUS))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: B Avdulla 55
12
11.7
Who's Knocking
- 5m Star Witness (AUS) x Who's There (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: T J McIlrick Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 56
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