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Shamus Award's Swats That On a Roll

Mark Smith - Saturday October 10

A last-start winner of the Group III Scarborough Stakes at Moonee Valley, Shamus Award filly Swats That kept the ball rolling with a convincing win in Saturday’s Group III Thoroughbred Club Stakes at Caulfield.

Swats That makes it two stakes wins on the trot (Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

With John Allen in the saddle, the Leon and Troy Corstens-trained filly sat on the speed set by Bella Nipotina Bella and Capriccio before drawing clear for a three-quarter of a length win over the I Am Invincible filly Muntaseera with the Pride Of Dubai filly Bella Nipotina staying on strongly to be a further half-length back in third.

The lightly raced Swats That advances her record to 3 wins and a second from 5 starts with earnings of $422,450.

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“She jumped well it was a bit messy for the first 100 metres before they sorted themselves out and once they did she landed in a nice spot,” Allen said.

“I had to get her to relax after she got a bit fierce early, but she came back underneath me, switched off for a couple of furlongs and from where I was she was always going to be hard to beat.”

 

Troy Corstens said the Coolmore Stud Stakes is the goal for the saughter of Shamus Award.

“She’s done a fantastic job. One of her attributes is she will go home tonight and smash her feed.

“The way I was thinking from the start of the preparation was that I was keen to keep her to sprints and the management group was onside. I think that’s the way to go. We might try to stretch her out next preparation but we will try and get to the Coolmore (Stud Stakes) first.

A homebred for Adam Gay, Swats That is a sister to 2-time winner My Sweet Fish, out of the unraced Bel Esprit mare Is It A Mosquito whose dam Yes I Will (USA) (Danzig) is a daughter of the great racemare Let’s Elope.

She's flying Swats That (George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos)

A daughter of Nassipour (USA), Let’s Elope won 11 races including the Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup double in 1991.

It A Mosquito has a 2yo filly by Shamus Award and a yearling filly by Trust In A Gust.

Purchased by Glenrae Stud for $5,500 at the 2018 Inglis Great Southern Sale, It A Mosquito recently foaled a filly by Jimmy Creed (USA), her fifth consecutive filly, before being covered by Shamus Award again.

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Race Result - Thoroughbred Club Stakes Gr3 1200m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.41
1
Swats That
- 3f Shamus Award (AUS) x Is It A Mosquito (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: John Allen 57
2
0.8
Muntaseera
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Moosirra (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Jye McNeil 55
I Am Invincible
3
1.3
Bella Nipotina
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Bella Orfana (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: M Rodd 57
Pride Of Dubai
4
4.0
Letzbeglam
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Miss Charming (USA) (Forestry (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: M J Dee 58
5
4.1
Highly Discreet
- 3f Street Boss (USA) x Very Discreet (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: L Nolen 55
6
5.8
Tarcoola Diva
- 3f Cluster (AUS) x Explosive Cross (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: Gemma Rielly Rdr: J Bowditch 55
7
6.0
Capriccio
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Lonhspresso (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Daniel Bowman Rdr: Declan Bates 55
8
7.0
Cave Hill
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Moojeh (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: C Newitt 55
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