A Third Stakes Success for Iffraaj Gelding Order Again

Mark Smith - Saturday July 24

A Group III winner in 2017 and in 2019, the rising eight-year-old gelding Order Again kept his two-year stakes-spacing intact when opening his stakes account for Chris Waller in Saturday’s Listed Winter Challenge at Rosehill.

Order Again arrives in time (image Steve Hart)

Winner of the Group III Grand Prix Stakes at Eagle Farm and the group III Lord Mayor’s Cup on the same track when trained by Brian Smith, the son of Iffraaj (GB), was aided by a perfectly timed ride by Hugh Bowman.

Given a patient ride, Order Again had the last shot at them to defeat Ziegfeld (New Approach) by a long-head, with the winner’s stablemate Sambro (Fastnet Rock) a length back in third.

“He has been very consistent without a lot going his way,” Waller said.

“It was a well-timed run, and in typical Hugh Bowman style, he just got there in time.

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“As long as the track remained soft, I was happy. He has had a bit of a freshen-up at Tim Boland’s Farm. Normally we have to space his races, but this time it was only fourteen days. He spent three or four days at Tim’s farm, which was just enough to keep him happy and healthy, and I think that is the key to winning a race this time of year.”

A short holiday and Hugh Bowman is back where he left off (image Steve Hart)

With his third stakes success, Order Again advances his record to eight wins, five seconds and five thirds from 37 starts with earnings of $640,275.

A homebred for the brothers Chas and Cam Stewart, Order Again is the best of three winners from six to race out of the Van Nistelrooy mare Glass Half Full.

A half-sister to the Group II Brisbane Cup winner Jestset Lad (Elusive City), Glass Half Full has a yearling colt by Sacred Falls and a weanling colt by Ocean Park. She was covered by Ocean Park again last spring.

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Race Result - XXXX Winter Challenge LR 1500m

Rosehill Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:30.50
1
Order Again
- 7g Iffraaj (GB) x Glass Half Full (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Bowman 58
2
0.2
Ziegfeld
- 4g New Approach (IRE) x Maid To Dream (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J Parr 56
3
1.2
Sambro
- 6g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Eau De Joie (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Ford 53
Fastnet Rock
4
1.3
True Detective
- 4g Shamus Award (AUS) x Girls Rule (AUS) (Geiger Counter (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 53
5
1.8
Countofmontecristo
- 7g Echoes Of Heaven (AUS) x Replicate (NZ) (Towkay (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: J B Mc Donald 58.5
6
1.9
Cisco Bay
- 6g So You Think (NZ) x Imagining (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Rachel King 53
7
2.8
Kirwan's Lane
- 4g Charm Spirit (IRE) x Galway (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: B Avdulla 54
8
3.3
Chief Ironside
- 6h Lawman (FR) x Moment Of Time (GB) (Rainbow Quest (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Tim Clark 59
9
3.9
Military Zone
- 5g Epaulette (AUS) x Loading Zone (AUS) (Street Sense (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tommy Berry 54
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