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Artie Schiller's Flirtini Breaks the Drought

Mark Smith - Saturday January 16

 The speed was on in Saturday’s Listed Miss Andretti Stakes (1100m) at Ascot, setting the race up for Willie Pike to come with a booming finish on the Artie Schiller (USA) mare Flirtini.

Flirtini (image Western Racepix Twitter)

The Simon Miller-trained mare was luckless when fifth in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes in November but disappointed at her most recent start in the Group III AJ Scahill Stakes at Ascot on December 5.

She found the right race to break a drought that dates back to November 2019 in the Colonel Reeves Stakes over the same track and distance.

Flirtini defeated Carocapo (Husson) by one and a quarter lengths with Essential Spice (Gingerbread Man) a short-head back in third.

“I was very bullish about her chances today,” Miller said.

“I said to Pike pre-race she was unlucky in the Winterbottom and she was going better now.

“I was a little nervous in the run when she came off the bit a fair way out, but she picked it up again just before the turn and I thought it is back on again.

“With the little freshen-up, she has been like the old Flirtini,

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“It’s rewarding for the stable and for (owners) Jen and Barry (McRostie) who have supported us heaps. They have probably been frustrated because if she doesn’t draw a gate she has to go right back and get on the back of the right one.

“It has been a good race for them, they have won it twice, so they have another good broodmare.”

A $150,000 purchase by Barry McRostie from the Emirates Stud draft at the 2017 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, Flirtini advances her record to 6 wins, 3 seconds and 5 thirds from 23 starts with earnings of $557,100.

Flirtini a $150,000 Inglis Classic yearling

A half-sister to the multiple stakes-winner Truson (Al Maher) Flirtini is one of eight winners from ten to race out of the Hennesy (USA) mare Ajaweed who is out of a half-sister to Artie Schiller’s dam Hidden Light.

Ajaweed died in March 2019. Her final foal is a 3yo Smart Missile filly bought by New Breed Racing / M Costa for $100,000 out of the Gainsborough Lodge draft at the 2019 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.

Named Hembrow, she has placed at Doomben in three starts.

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Race Result - Seacorp (Rs1mw) 1000m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.79
1
Time To Sizzle
- 4m City Place (USA) x Frizzled (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: Martin Allan Rdr: Madi Derrick 55
2
0.2
Leica Jaguar
- 4g War Chant (USA) x Dane Commodore (AUS) (Danetime (IRE))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: Chris Parnham 59.5
3
0.4
Weaponson
- 4g Oratorio (AUS) x Weaponess (AUS) (Fath (USA))
Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: Kristy Bennett 58.5
4
0.6
Amelia's Contraire
- 4m Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Different To (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: Simon Miller Rdr: P Harvey 56.5
5
1.2
Glasgow Girl
- 6m Rogano (AUS) x Highest Honour (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: B P Graham Rdr: Ryan Hill 56.5
6
1.3
Prince Devoutly
- 5g Discorsi (AUS) x Devoutly (AUS) (Shinko Forest (IRE))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: W Pike 58.5
7
1.8
Cockyjoy
- 5m Galah (AUS) x Peppi's Pride (AUS) (Star Pak (AUS))
Tnr: J E Grieve Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 57
8
3.2
Bos Taurus
- 7g Flying Pegasus (AUS) x I Do Believe (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: Tameeka Brown Rdr: Lucy Warwick 56
9
3.6
Westernize
- 4g Patronize (AUS) x Western Fever (AUS) (Flying Pegasus (AUS))
Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: J Whiting 54.5
10
4.1
Nemiroff
- 5g Universal Ruler (AUS) x Elusive Choice (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: Luke Fernie Rdr: Mitchell Pateman 59.5
11
7.3
Janaura
- 3f Safeguard (AUS) x Comme Ci (AUS) (Verglas (IRE))
Tnr: P H Jordan Rdr: C Staples 54
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