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Rommel Off The Mark

Mark Smith - Saturday December 5

Mogumber Park Stud’s Rommel became the 11th first-crop sire to get off the mark before Christmas when the Neville Parnham-trained filly Ultimare Comand made a winning career debut at Ascot.

With Brad Parnham in the saddle, Ultimate Command led at every call to defeat her stablemate, the Cable Bay (IRE) filly Flying Missile by a half-length with a further one and quarter lengths back to the favoured Snitzel filly Astrape in third.

Bred by part-owner Santo Guagliardo, Ultimate Comand was purchased by her trainer for $15,000 out of the Mogumber Park draft at the 2020 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale.

He is the second winner from three to race out of the Lonhro mare Weona Lady who was purchased by John Chalmers bloodstock at the 2010 NZB Premier Yearling Sale.

Ultimate Command was a $15,000 Perth Magic Millions Yearling

Out of a half-sister to the Group II VRC Ascot Vale Stakes winner Scardee Cat from the family of triple Group 1 winner Kinjite, Weona Lady has a yearling filly by Rommel who was sold for $1,750 at the April 2020 Inglis Online Sale.

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 Weona Lady was served by Rommel again last season but missed.

The winner of the Groupo II WATC West Australian Guineas and Group III MRC Zeditave Stakes, Rommel was also raced by Santo Guagliardo and trained by Neville Parnham.

The son of Commands covered 56 mares in his first season, 39 in his second and 31 last season at Mogumber Park where he stood for $4,400.

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Race Result - Tourism Wa Trophy 1000m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 0:58.37
1
Ultimate Command
- 2f Rommel (AUS) x Weona Lady (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: B Parnham 55
2
0.5
Flying Missile
- 2f Cable Bay (IRE) x Magnus Missile (AUS) (Magnus (AUS))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: Chris Parnham 55
3
1.8
Astrape
- 2f Snitzel (AUS) x Imana (AUS) (Thunder Gulch (USA))
Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: W Pike 55
4
1.9
Policiere
- 2f Safeguard (AUS) x Magnifique Lass (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: D & B Pearce Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 55
5
3.6
Ground Braker
- 2g Al Maher (AUS) x Theophania (AUS) (Scenic (IRE))
Tnr: E A Martinovich Rdr: Alan Kennedy 57
6
3.9
Pixie Chix
- 2f Rommel (AUS) x Snow Pixie (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: J Whiting 55
7
6.5
Uni Queen
- 2f Universal Ruler (AUS) x Delta Jane (AUS) (Red Eye Special (AUS))
Tnr: Meryl Hayley Rdr: Jade Mc Naught 55
8
8.0
Destructor
- 2g Demerit (AUS) x Rolexia (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: P Carbery 57
9
9.0
Tunk
- 2g Fighting Sun (AUS) x Laura's Avenue (AUS) (Churchill Downs (AUS))
Tnr: B P Fitzgerald Rdr: Lucy Warwick 57
10
17.0
Makutu
- 2c Cable Bay (IRE) x My Magic Miss (NZ) (Mastercraftsman (IRE))
Tnr: D M Luciani Rdr: Mitchell Pateman 57
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