Deserved Stakes Success for Muntaseera

Tara Madgwick - Saturday April 17

I Am Invincible filly Muntaseera has been threatening to win a stakes race since finishing second in the Group III VRC Ottawa Stakes as a spring two year-old and finally got the job done in Adelaide on Saturday when taking out the Listed SAJC Redelva Stakes (1100m).

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Muntaseera was having her third run back from a spell and charged home with a late rush before holding off all challengers to win by a long neck.
 


Muntase

era has the overall record of three wins and five placings from 13 starts with prizemoney
Just shy of $450,000.

A homebred for Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Muntaseera is the best of two winners from Moosirra, an unraced sister to Group I winner Musir and half-sister to Group winners Merhee and Moofeed.

Moosirra produced a full sister to Muntaseera last spring and is now in foal to American Pharoah (USA).

The current yearling from Moosirra is a Pride of Dubai filly that was sold at Magic Millions this year by Segenhoe for $200,000.

I Am Invincible

Muntaseera is the 64th stakes-winner for I Am Invincible and is his 12th Australian stakes-winner this season.



 

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Race Result - Redelva Stakes LR 1100m

Morphettville Track: Good(4) Time: 1:04.58
1
Muntaseera
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Moosirra (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Jye McNeil 54
I Am Invincible
2
0.4
Smokin' Val
- 3f Valentia (AUS) x Smokin' Al (AUS) (Al Samer (AUS))
Tnr: Jon O'Connor Rdr: K H Zechner 54
3
1.7
Litchfield County
- 3c Sebring (AUS) x Limerock Lass (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Todd Pannell 56
Sebring
4
2.2
Instant Celebrity
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Celebrity Girl (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Kayla Crowther 58
5
2.6
Mileva
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Lady Einstein (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: D Clarken & O Macgillivray Rdr: Anna Jordsjo 55.5
6
2.9
Minhaaj
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Telaawa (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: B Mc Dougall 56.5
7
3.3
Echoes In Eternity
- 3f Reward For Effort (AUS) x Corinella (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: Michael Hickmott Rdr: Jessica Eaton 54
8
3.4
Outlaws Revenge
- 3g Reward For Effort (AUS) x Wings Of Alice (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Ryan Balfour Rdr: D Tourneur 56
9
4.5
Miss Bosetti
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Miss Iguacu (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Fred W Kersley 54
10
5.0
Spanish Heirloom
- 3f Barbados (AUS) x Iberian Rubi (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Travis Doudle Rdr: B Vorster 54
11
6.7
Aquagirl
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Galapagos Girl (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Lachlan King 54
12
7.4
Champagne Affair
- 3f Rubick (AUS) x Choisie (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: G V Richards Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 54
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