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Tara Madgwick - Saturday August 15

Exciting young sire Vancouver posted another impressive winner on Saturday with a resounding seven length victory for red hot favourite Night Raid .

Prepared by Mick Price and Mick Kent Jr, Night Raid was fourth beaten a little over a length at her only previous start at Flemington behind subsequent stakes-winner A Beautiful Night back in January.

Night Raid - image Brett Holburt / Racing Photos

She led all the way at Tatura at her first run since then and thrashed her rivals to win the 1100m maiden running away by seven lengths eased down.

A $160,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Three Bridges Thoroughbreds draft for Sheamus Mills Bstock (FBAA)/Mick Price Racing, Night Raid is a half-sister to stakes-placed Mujallad and Tarismo being the fifth winner from five foals to race from stakes-winning Pins mare Raid.

Raid is a full sister to the dam of dual Group I winner Stratum Star and last season’s promising Group III winning colt Prague, the family tracing back to champion racemare Emancipation.

Night Raid is the 13th winner from the first Australian bred crop by Vancouver and is his second Australian winner since the start of the new season.

Golden Slipper winner Vancouver stands at Coolmore Australia at a fee of $30,250.


 

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Race Result - Kevin Hicks Real Estate Mdn 1100m

Tatura Track: Heavy(9) Time: 1:07.52
1
Night Raid
- 3f Vancouver (AUS) x Raid (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Zac Spain 55
2
7.3
Javelina
- 4g Animal Kingdom (USA) x Copper (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: D S Archard Rdr: M Aitken 59.5
3
8.6
Jacob
- 5g Equiano (FR) x Lissom (AUS) (Reset (AUS))
Tnr: M & L Cerchi Rdr: Dean Holland 59.5
4
12.7
Most Elegant
- 4g Mulaazem (AUS) x In Elegance (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: Nathan Hobson Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 58
5
13.2
Raise The Summit
- 5m Canford Cliffs (IRE) x Decryption (AUS) (Bletchley Park (IRE))
Tnr: Brett Bunfield Rdr: Madison Lloyd 55.5
6
14.5
Brony's Reward
- 4m Reward For Effort (AUS) x Bakula (AUS) (Lion Hunter (AUS))
Tnr: M Cornish & Ms D Gaskin Rdr: J Maskiell 57.5
7
15.7
She's Not Easy
- 6m Easy Choice (AUS) x In The Spirit (AUS) (Double Vice (USA))
Tnr: Ms J Schmidt Rdr: Ms S Hunter 57.5
8
17.0
Chilli Bean
- 3g Spill The Beans (AUS) x Escape The Rain (AUS) (Strategic (AUS))
Tnr: Logan McGill Rdr: Chris Symons 57
9
19.0
Ms Niccs
- 4m Nicconi (AUS) x Vintage Rock (AUS) (Thunder Gulch (USA))
Tnr: J E & C Ledger Rdr: Harry Grace 56
10
20.7
Murals
- 4m Dawn Approach (IRE) x On The Wall (AUS) (Any Given Saturday (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: H Coffey 57.5
11
23.2
Bimmies Twin
- 5m Redente (AUS) x Rosebud Avenue (AUS) (Keep The Faith (AUS))
Tnr: Ms B Bamford Rdr: J Keating 57.5
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