One to Watch – Wyong

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday September 22

Choisir had three promising maiden three year-old winners on Tuesday and one of them is our pick as the ‘One to Watch’.

Prepared by Bjorn Baker, Malkovich has been a Trial Watch horse on numerous occasions and was a hot favourite to cast off maiden status in the 1100m maiden at his third start.

A close third at Randwick last month when resuming from a spell, he took plenty of improvement from that run and bolted in today running a slick 1:02.89 seconds when cruising clear to win by four and a half lengths.
 


 

Malkovich was bought by Darby Bloodstock for $240,000 at the Inglis Ready 2Race Sale last year from the draft of Woodpark Stud, who had pinhooked him from Inglis Classic for $85,000.

Malkovich was one of the star lots at last year's Inglis Ready2Race Sale clocking 10.4 seconds for his breeze.

He is a half-brother to four winners including Group III placed Seewhatshebrings and stakes-placed Wandabaa and is from the family of Group I winners Rewaaya and Sense of Occasion.

Malkovich looks a bright prospect for evergreen sire Choisir, who stands at Coolmore this spring at a fee of $16,500.






 

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Race Result - Wyong Race Club Mdn Plate 1100m

Wyong Track: Good(4) Time: 1:02.89
1
Malkovich
- 3c Choisir (AUS) x Mabkhara (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 56.5
2
4.5
Finally Realise
- 3g All Too Hard (AUS) x Found The One (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Robl Rdr: R Hutchings 56.5
3
4.6
Born A Warrior
- 4g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Soorena (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tommy Berry 59
4
13.3
Thundozer
- 5g Tickets (AUS) x Rasay Mist (AUS) (Nediym (IRE))
Tnr: B A Perrett Rdr: A Bullock 59
5
13.5
Secret Lago
- 6g Encosta De Lago (AUS) x Secret Relations (AUS) (Secret Savings (USA))
Tnr: Ms A Lee Rdr: Ms M Weir 57
6
17.5
Sippin Season
- 3g Excelebration (IRE) x Niello Josie (AUS) (Niello (AUS))
Tnr: R N Godbolt Rdr: J Penza 56.5
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