One to Watch – Pakenham

Tara Madgwick - Thursday January 21

Purchased for $800,000 from Karaka Book 1 in 2019, this Savabeel filly is bred to be something special and looked the goods at Pakenham on Thursday evening which is good news for her half-sister by Zoustar headed to Karaka 2021.

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Butter Chicken cruises home at Pakenham - image Ross Holburt - Racing Photos.

Trained by Grahame Begg, strangely named filly Butter Chicken was a hot favourite for the 1600m maiden following a close second on debut at Cranbourne earlier in the month and justified the faith of punters with a commanding win.
 



Butter Chicken runs for Jonathan Munz’s Pinecliff Racing and was purchased for him by Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock from the Pencarrow Stud draft at Karaka.

Butter Chicken is the second winner from Scintillula (IRE), a Group I placed Group III winner by Galileo that was also fourth in both the Group I Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks.

If ever a filly was bred to be an Oaks contender Butter Chicken is surely her and with Grahame Begg  training you can be sure all the classics are on the table.

The first foal of Scintillula is four year-old Snitzel mare Our Birdsong, who has won four of 11 starts and her third is a stunning Zoustar filly that will be offered by Pencarrow Stud as Lot 94.

Lot 94 - click to see her page and parade.
 

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Race Result - Obrien Real Estate Mdn Plate 1600m

Pakenham Track: Good(4) Time: 1:37.92
1
Butter Chicken
- 3f Savabeel (AUS) x Scintillula (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 56
2
1.8
Write The Score
- 3f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Cymbal (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: M J Dee 56
3
2.6
The Admiral
- 3g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Amo Ami Ama (IRE) (Monsun (GER))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: Fred W Kersley 58
4
3.5
Overruled
- 3g Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Spirits Dance (AUS) (Statue Of Liberty (USA))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: Damian Lane 58
5
6.7
Russian Blaze
- 3f Wandjina (AUS) x Petroica (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Lindsay Rdr: Patrick Moloney 56
6
8.0
Cracking Night
- 3g Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Red Pointes (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: Zac Spain 58
7
8.1
Metung Marvin
- 3g Skilled (AUS) x Metung Belle (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: Ms C Alderson Rdr: B Higgins 58
8
8.2
So You Assume
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Remlaps Jewel (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: Liam Riordan 56
9
10.9
Fool's Overture
- 3g Americain (USA) x Lunar Lights (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Ben Allen 58
10
12.2
All Day Chardonnay
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Tales Of Lilakyn (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Lachlan King 56
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