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One to Watch – Ballarat

Tara Madgwick - Sunday April 11

First Light Racing and partners have a big group of owners involved in a well bred Not a Single Doubt filly that opened her account with a dominant win at Ballarat on Sunday.

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, three year-old Surecan was backed as though she was a sure thing in the 1400m maiden and duly delivered for punters.

Third on debut at the same venue when she did a few thing wrong, Surecan atoned with a three and a quarter length win.
 



A $220,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Arrowfield draft for First Light Racing/Paul Willetts/Ciaron Maher, Surecan was bred by David Bentata and is a half-sister to Group III winning stayer Persan and is the fifth winner from five foals to race from Group I ATC Coolmore Classic winner Ofcourseican.

Surecan as a yearling
A half-sister by Mossman to Group I winning champion South African sire Gimmethegreenlight, Ofcourseican has a yearling filly by Astern and no return lodged to studbook since then.



 

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Race Result - Whitford Liquid Waste Mdn 1400m

Ballarat Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:27.26
1
Surecan
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Ofcourseican (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: W Egan 56
2
3.3
Solistas
- 3g Power (GB) x Marfonteyn (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: N A Blackiston Rdr: Neil Farley 58
3
3.5
Think Jade
- 3g So You Think (NZ) x Her Diamond Spirit (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58
4
3.6
Magnolia Rose
- 3f Kermadec (NZ) x Pottery (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: Dane Smith Rdr: Jack Hill 56
5
4.9
Oak Bridge
- 3g Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Our Oak (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: B & A McKnight Rdr: Ms C Puls 58
6
6.6
Towners Flyer
- 3g Toorak Toff (AUS) x Divine Secret (AUS) (Thunder Gulch (USA))
Tnr: Mitchell Freedman Rdr: Jarrod Fry 58
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