So You Think Finishes Season with a Flourish

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 31

So You Think has had a personal best season siring 133 winners of over $13.7 million including 12 stakes-winners and his season ended with another four winners saluting on Saturday highlighted by promising three year-old filly So You Assume.

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So You Assume cruises home alone at Moonee Valley - image George Salpigtidis / Racing Photos

The Shane Nichols trained filly has really come of age this preparation and stepped up to Benchmark 78 company at Moonee Valley on Saturday to score a resounding victory.

Ridden on the pace by Dean Yendall, So You Assume thrashed her rivals after turning for home to win by four lengths taking her overall record to three wins and three placings from 10 starts with over $160,000 in prizemoney.
 



“We think she’ll get to 2000m in time,” said Shane Nichols.

“She’s not quite at stakes level now, so we might stick to this level for the next few weeks and then have a break and look for something at the back end of spring in November.”

A $40,000 Inglis Premier Book 2 purchase from the Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm draft for her trainer, So You Assume is the first foal from Remlaps Jewel, a winning half-sister by Choisir to Group I ATC Golden Rose winner Manawanui.

So You Think has had an outstanding season!

The busiest sire in Australia last spring, So You Think stands at Coolmore at a fee of $77,000.



 

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Race Result - Wakeful-Lady Of Racing (Bm78) 1600m

Moonee Valley Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:38.71
1
So You Assume
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Remlaps Jewel (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: D Yendall 54
2
4.0
Horse For Higher
- 5m Globetrotter (USA) x Nitrox (AUS) (Lucky Owners (NZ))
Tnr: Dan O'Sullivan Rdr: Will Price 52.5
3
4.4
Nordic Symphony
- 5m Glass Harmonium (IRE) x Vikea (NZ) (Viking Ruler (AUS))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: B Melham 56.5
4
4.5
Ghodeleine
- 6m Monaco Consul (NZ) x Swan River (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: Andrew Noblet Rdr: Madison Lloyd 57.5
5
4.6
Leale
- 4m Moshe (AUS) x Successfully (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: M C Kent Rdr: Teodore Nugent 55
6
4.8
Betcha Flying
- 4m Uncle Mo (USA) x We Betcha (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 59.5
7
5.3
Kiss And Cry
- 5m Dundeel (NZ) x Skating On Ice (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck (AUS))
Tnr: M C Kent Rdr: Damian Lane 56
8
5.4
Why Choose Her
- 5m Choisir (AUS) x Little Wonder Why (AUS) (Kala Dancer (GB))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 59.5
9
6.1
White Hibiscus
- 4m Animal Kingdom (USA) x Bianca (NZ) (Painted Black (JPN))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Craig Williams 54.5
10
6.5
Florent
- 4m Fiorente (IRE) x Stockpin (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: A W Noonan Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 53
11
7.3
Silver Lake
- 4m Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Silver Blossom (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: D R Brideoake Rdr: Damien Thornton 54
12
10.3
Strome
- 6m Smart Missile (AUS) x Lateral (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: D J O'Prey Rdr: Tahlia Hope 58
13
10.4
Changing Tracks
- 5m Written Tycoon (AUS) x Filouka (AUS) (Guiscard (AUS))
Tnr: Paul & Tracey Templeton Rdr: Dean Holland 54
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