Veteran Mare has Her Day in the Sun

Mark Smith - Saturday August 28

The Gavin Bedggood-trained No Effort was rewarded for her consistency with a fighting win in Saturday’s Listed Tile Importer Heatherlie Stakes (1700m) at Caulfield.

Leopard print rules No Effort pens stakes account (image Red Ryan/Racing Photos)

At a time when most of her contemporaries are in the broodmare paddocks, the 7yo daughter of Reward For Effort scored a career high win under Beau Mertens in defeating Ziegfeld (GB) (New Approach) by a long-neck with a further length back to Tralee Rose (Tavistock) in third.

In earning her first stakes success, No Effort advanced her record to ten wins, four seconds and eight thirds from 44 starts with earnings of $688,455.

“How good was that? I said to Beau that she probably went a little too slow in front the other day,” Bedggood said.

“Getting a nice rolling tempo the whole way, build it up from a long way out, try and pinch a break on some of these horses who might not be ready to go today, where she is. If you get run down late then that’s my problem.

“She had four metropolitan wins before today and to get a stakes win next to her name, the owners are breeders so she’ll stay with them forever now.”

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No Effort (image Brett Holburt/Racing Photos)

Bred by Monomeith Stud Farm, no Effort is the first live foal of the 5-time winning Lion Cavern (USA) mare Hold The Lion who has a sad tale to tell.

From the family of Epsom Oaks winner Bireme and the former Newhaven Park Stud stallion Buoy, Hold The Lion was not covered for five seasons after foaling No Effort.

She missed in 2019 and was covered by Palentino last November.

No Effort becomes the eighth stakes0winner for Chatswood Stud’s prolific winner-getter Reward For Effort.

The son of Exceed And Excel stands for a fee of $11,000 (inc GST) this spring.

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Race Result - Tile Importer Heatherlie Stks LR 1700m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:44.39
1
No Effort
- 7m Reward For Effort (AUS) x Hold The Lion (AUS) (Lion Cavern (USA))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: Beau Mertens 54
2
0.4
Ziegfeld
- 5g New Approach (IRE) x Maid To Dream (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D Oliver 55
3
1.4
Tralee Rose
- 5m Tavistock (NZ) x Star Of Tralee (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: Craig Williams 54
4
1.5
Delphi
- 5h Galileo (IRE) x Bye Bye Birdie (IRE) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: John Allen 58
5
1.7
Angel Of Truth
- 6g Animal Kingdom (USA) x Scarletini (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Fred W Kersley 58.5
6
4.7
Scottish Dancer
- 5g Dream Ahead (USA) x Strathspey (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: Andrew Bobbin Rdr: D Yendall 54
7
5.7
Bartholomeu Dias
- 7g Mount Nelson (GB) x Lady Francesca (GB) (Montjeu (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Teodore Nugent 54
8
6.2
Mirage Dancer
- 8h Frankel (GB) x Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: C Newitt 58.5
9
6.4
Constantinople
- 6g Galileo (IRE) x One Moment In Time (IRE) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: Aaron Purcell Rdr: M J Dee 54
10
6.6
Vow And Declare
- 6g Declaration Of War (USA) x Geblitzt (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Damian Lane 60
11
9.1
Mosh Music
- 7m Moshe (AUS) x Dirt Music (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: D Moor 54
12
9.2
Miami Bound
- 5m Reliable Man (GB) x Arapaho Miss (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: B Prebble 57
13
9.3
English King
- 5h Camelot (GB) x Platonic (GB) (Zafonic (USA))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: Jye McNeil 54
14
12.3
Rostropovich
- 7g Frankel (GB) x Tyranny (GB) (Machiavellian (USA))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 55.5
15
12.7
Arty Lucas
- 7g Lucas Cranach (GER) x Galleriaborghese (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Ms S Ferchie Rdr: Josh Richards 54
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