Déjà vu for Bella Nipotina

Tara Madgwick - Saturday August 14

A year ago, Bella Nipotina won her first stakes race taking out the Group III MRC Quezette Stakes at Caulfield and a year on the daughter of Pride of Dubai has returned to  the scene of her biggest success to win the $130,000 open mares event over 1100m.

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Bella Nipotina wins at Caulfield - image Pat Scale / Racing Photos

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Bella Nipotina led all the way for Josh Richards to win by half a length taking her overall record to two wins and nine placings from 19 starts with prizemoney in excess of $900,000.

It was only her second run for her new trainers after previously being prepared by the Lindsay Park team.



"Her record suggests that she is a bit of a non-winner, but she ran in a lot of very good races and wasn't beaten far in them,” said David Eustace.

“She should gain a lot confidence from that. She had a bit of time between runs, one jump-out. She'll come on plenty for it.

“It was a beautiful ride from Josh. He rated her perfectly and didn't go for her too early. He just let her build. It's a really nice result for the owners."

Bella Nipotina will now target Black type races as the spring unfolds with the Group I MRC Sir Rupert Clark Stakes a possibility..

An $80,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Lindsay Park Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock / Mt Hallowell Stud from the Rosemont stud draft, Bella Nipotina was bred by Michael Christian and partners at Longwood Thoroughbred Farm and they retain a share in her ownership.

She is the first foal of Bella Orfana, a placed sibling by Star Witness to Group winners Hallowell Belle and Fuddle Dee Duddle from the family of Group I Caulfield Guineas winner In Top Swing.

Bella Orfana has a two year-old Capitalist filly that was passed in at the sales and yearling colt by Trapeze Artist.

Pride of Dubai is a Premium stallion, click for more information.

Bella Nipotina has been a great flagbearer for Pride of Dubai, who stands at Coolmore this spring at a fee of $22,000


 

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Race Result - Mark Mazzaglia Hcp 1100m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:04.12
1
Bella Nipotina
- 4m Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Bella Orfana (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Josh Richards 54
2
0.5
Parlophone
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Roulettes (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Jamie Kah 54
3
3.0
Paul's Regret
- 5m Canford Cliffs (IRE) x Denison Star (AUS) (Hemingway (IRE))
Tnr: P A Chow Rdr: Damien Thornton 56
4
3.2
Plaquette
- 5m Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Medaglia (AUS) (Medaglia D'Oro (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D Oliver 58
5
3.7
Awapuni Princess
- 4m Deep Field (AUS) x Love The Rock (NZ) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Teodore Nugent 52.5
6
3.9
Propelle
- 6m Smart Missile (AUS) x Elite Elle (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 53
7
5.6
Absolute Flirt
- 5m Stratum (AUS) x Bisutti (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Damian Lane 57.5
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