One To Watch - Kembla Grange

Mark Smith - Tuesday May 19

A luckless fifth when making her career debut over 1200 metres at Canterbury a fortnight back, the Gerald Ryan-trained Zoustar filly Zoumist displayed a dazzling turn of foot to put paid to a good looking field of two-year-olds over 1400 metres at Kembla Grange on Tuesday.

Settled back second last in the 13-horse field by Adrian Layt, Zoumist tracked in to the three-wide line approaching the home turn.Zoustar

Godolphin’s Namazu, a Medagia d’Oro (USA) colt out of the Blue Diamond winner Earthquake, looked to have set up a winning lead at the 200 metres before Zoumist came with a barnstorming finish to prevail by a widening one and three-quarter lengths.

Another Godolphin runner, Silhouette, a daughter of Teofilo out of the Group III winning Shamardal mare Cameo, was another half-length back in third just ahead of the Kermadec colt Kermanding, who once again had little luck.

However, Zoumist was a class above her rivals here and looks to have the talent to go on to bigger and better things.

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The homebred daughter of Zoustar is the seventh winner from nine to race out of the god producing General Nediym mare Surprise Bid who is a granddaughter of the top-class Bustino mare Kittyhawk, winner of the Lowther stakes and was runner-up in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Surprise Bid has a weanling colt by Dissident and was covered by Flying Artie last spring.

Zoustar will stand the forthcoming season at Widden Stud at a fee of $121,000.

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Race Result - Wiseman Insurance Mdn Hcp 1400m

Kembla Grange Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:24.35
1
Zoumist
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Surprise Bid (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: G A Ryan Rdr: A Layt 55.5
2
1.8
Namazu
- 2c Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Earthquake (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: K Jennings 58
3
2.3
Silhouette
- 2f Teofilo (IRE) x Cameo (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: C Lever 55.5
4
2.6
Kermanding
- 2c Kermadec (NZ) x Final Stretch (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Nick Heywood 58
5
3.1
Switch Play
- 2c Shamexpress (NZ) x Waltz In The Park (NZ) (Thorn Park (AUS))
Tnr: R & M Freedman Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 57
6
3.2
Real Peace
- 2c Real Impact (JPN) x Kirovskaya (AUS) (French Deputy (USA))
Tnr: C E Conners Rdr: J Ford 57
7
3.3
Desert Flame
- 2f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Daisy Lane (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: A B Collett 55.5
8
4.6
Nuclear Energy
- 2c Sebring (AUS) x Ringhals (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Brodie Loy 57.5
9
4.7
Black Bolt
- 2c Savabeel (AUS) x Simply You (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: S Guymer 58.5
10
7.0
Toostar
- 2f All Too Hard (AUS) x Persian Star (AUS) (Shot Of Thunder (AUS))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Brock Ryan 54
11
7.1
Reelclass
- 2f No Nay Never (USA) x Reeltop (USA) (Quality Road (USA))
Tnr: Jean Dubois Rdr: Travis Wolfgram 55
12
7.8
Firebomb
- 2f Husson (ARG) x Hearth (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: Ms W Costin 55
13
8.6
Essential Sky
- 2f Reliable Man (GB) x Jupiter Moon (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Ms J Taylor 55.5
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