Sandown Winner for Winning Rupert

Tara Madgwick - Saturday June 12

Second to subsequent stakes-winner Profiteer when making his debut last December, Winning Rupert colt Ranveer confirmed his potential when resuming from a spell to win at Sandown on Saturday.

Trained by Matt Laurie, Ranveer handled the heavy ground to win the 1100m contest by three-quarters of a length.

Ranveer wins at Sandown - image Brett Holburt Racing Images

"I was a bit worried, I felt that he probably hadn't done enough work for this surface today but was hoping class would take him through. But he looked like he was running one empty a fair way from home, to my eye,” said Matt Laurie.

"He'll come on a hell of a lot from that. There's an 1100 metre race maybe at Caulfield in a fortnight. I was thinking of something like that. Then we'll back off and prepare him for the spring."  

A $200,000 Magic Millions Perth purchase for his trainer from the Western Breeders Alliance draft, Ranveer is the second winner from Bitter Twist, a half-sister by California Dane to stakes-winner Hoegaarden from the family of multiple Group I winner Intergaze.

Ranveer is the seventh first crop winner for Winning Rupert, who stands at a fee of $11,000.

Winning Rupert wasn’t the only Newgate young gun sire having a good day on Saturday with Flying Artie and Extreme Choice producing second and third in the Group I BRC JJ Atkins Stakes at Eagle Farm.

Giannis and Tiger of Malay were valiant in defeat chasing home hot favourite Converge to become Group I performers for their respective sires.


 

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Race Result - Clanbrooke Racing Hcp 1000m

Sandown-Hillside Track: Heavy(9) Time: 0:59.96
1
Ranveer
- 2c Winning Rupert (AUS) x Bitter Twist (AUS) (California Dane (AUS))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: B Melham 56.5
2
0.8
Our Heidi
- 2f Needs Further (AUS) x Scout Finch (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 54
3
2.6
Rambeau
- 2c Brazen Beau (AUS) x Epsilon (AUS) (Sequalo (AUS))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: C Newitt 56.5
4
2.7
Vinlago
- 2g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Lucky Lago (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: R Griffiths & M De Kock Rdr: Dean Holland 55
5
3.4
Mimosas
- 2g Squamosa (AUS) x Laurenstar (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Clayton Douglas Rdr: Jamie Kah 59
6
4.2
Along The River
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Kulgrinda (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: Damian Lane 56
7
4.4
Smokin' Holly
- 2f Exosphere (AUS) x Fairy Palace (AUS) (Valixir (IRE))
Tnr: Dale Short Rdr: D Yendall 54
8
9.4
Songawar
- 2g Your Song (AUS) x Valerio (AUS) (Strategic (AUS))
Tnr: Jack Laing Rdr: Lewis German 55.5
9
13.9
Hurtle
- 2g Capitalist (AUS) x Murtle Turtle (AUS) (Murtajill (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: L Currie 57
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