So You Think Stayer Wins Winter Cup

Tara Madgwick - Saturday June 5

Irish bred So You think gelding Knights Order won the Listed ATC Tatts Club Cup last October and claimed his second Black Type win of the season when taking out the Listed ATC Winter Cup (2400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

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Knights Order wins his second Cup of the season - image Steve Hart.

Fit and ready to fire at his third run back from a spell the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Knights Order was always on the pace and forged clear for Tim Clark to win by nearly two lengths.

Knights Order has won six of 16 starts earning over $235,000 in prizemoney.
 



The Group II BRC Brisbane Cup (3200m) is run at Eagle Farm next Saturday and Knights Order looks likely to head north.

"The horse will stay all day so there's no problem with him going straight to the 3200 metres," Waterhouse said.

"We will look at the Brisbane Cup next week.

"I will talk with Adrian (Bott) and we will make a decision over the next couple of days.”

Purchased for 250,000 guineas by from the 2018 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale by McKeever Bloodstock/ Gai Waterhouse Racing, Knights Order is a half-brother to Group II winner Dark Islander from good producer Lamanka Lass, who has left nine winners from 11 foals to race.

 

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Race Result - XXXX Winter Cup LR 2400m

Rosehill Track: Soft(6) Time: 2:30.72
1
Knights Order
- 6g So You Think (NZ) x Lamanka Lass (USA) (Woodman (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 53.5
So You Think
2
1.8
Parry Sound
- 5g Pierro (AUS) x Aqua D'Amore (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J R Collett 54
Pierro
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $200,000
Seller: Coolmore Stud, Jerrys Plains, NSW
Buyer: Ontrack Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd
3
2.0
Stockman
- 4g Tavistock (NZ) x Crimson (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: B Avdulla 54
4
2.9
Wu Gok
- 7g Sebring (AUS) x Lipari (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: S Clipperton 57.5
5
3.4
Sweet Thomas
- 9g Dylan Thomas (IRE) x Sworn Pro (GER) (Protektor (GER))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 54
6
7.8
Kaapfever
- 6g Sufficient (NZ) x Kaapdiva (NZ) (Kaapstad (NZ))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: Ms L Day 53
7
8.3
He Runs Away
- 8g Heliostatic (IRE) x Heaven To Sally (ARG) (Honour And Glory (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 53
8
10.5
The Good Fight
- 6g High Chaparral (IRE) x Pravda (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: S Ritchie & C Murray Rdr: J Ford 55.5
9
10.6
Attention Run
- 6m Hurricane Run (IRE) x Attention Please (GER) (Sternkoenig (IRE))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: A Adkins 54
10
10.7
Amica
- 4m Rubick (AUS) x Femina Fashion (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: J Innes Jnr 53
11
10.9
Costello
- 5g Americain (USA) x La Famelia (AUS) (Strategic (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: Regan Bayliss 55
12
11.6
Inverloch
- 7g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Ideal (GB) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Tommy Berry 60
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