Debut Winner for Iffraaj

Media Release - Tuesday September 14

The Shane Nichols-trained Iffuwish turned in a good performance to win on debut over 1100m at Wangaratta on Tuesday and the $150,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase shapes as a three-year-old filly worth following.

Iffuwish returns to scale a winner - image David Thorpe / Racing Photos

The daughter of Iffraaj put her head down where it mattered under a straight forward ride from Jamie Mott.  

“She is a filly that I have got a lot of time for,” Mott said.

“All of her work and her trials have been really nice without being super impressive. I haven’t really asked her but she has been really honest and I have loved what she has been able to do at the jumpouts.

“I was really confident today that from a good draw we would get a good run and if she was good enough, she’d be able to win.

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“The second horse made us really fight hard, but my girl was in for the fight.”

Nichols purchased Iffuwish from the draft of Jamieson Park at the 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale for $150,000.

The filly is out of the Redoute’s Choice mare Starwish, who in turn is a daughter of Group One winner Stella Cadente.

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Race Result - 3ne & Edge Fm Mdn Plate 1100m

Wangaratta Track: Good(4) Time: 1:04.34
1
Iffuwish
- 3f Iffraaj (GB) x Starwish (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: J Mott 55.5
2
0.1
Barnsbury
- 4m Danerich (AUS) x Sheila's Blessing (AUS) (Ne Coupez Pas (USA))
Tnr: K & K Keys Rdr: Teodore Nugent 58
3
2.4
Ha She
- 5m Helmet (AUS) x Grasse (NZ) (Green Perfume (USA))
Tnr: B J Goodwin Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58
4
2.5
Far Too Tempting
- 4m All Too Hard (AUS) x Street Allure (AUS) (Street Boss (USA))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: Jarrod Fry 58
5
2.6
Fun Park
- 4m Deep Field (AUS) x Enjoyment (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: Damian Lane 58
6
2.7
Whizz Tizz
- 4m So You Think (NZ) x Miss Tizzy (USA) (Cee's Tizzy (USA))
Tnr: Luke Oliver Rdr: D Moor 58
7
4.0
Psycho Kate
- 3f Dissident (AUS) x Rock On Madonna (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Robert Hickmott Rdr: Liam Riordan 55.5
8
4.2
Mazel Tov
- 5m Keep The Faith (AUS) x Cool Call (AUS) (Haayil (AUS))
Tnr: A O Diggins Rdr: Jamie Gibbons 58
9
4.4
Magic Garden
- 4m Atlante (AUS) x Discreet Evening (USA) (Discreet Cat (USA))
Tnr: D J O'Prey Rdr: Logan McNeil 56.5
10
4.6
Kora Magic
- 3f Kuroshio (AUS) x Open Cut (AUS) (Made Of Gold (USA))
Tnr: D R Brideoake Rdr: Damien Thornton 55.5
11
4.7
Sodalicious
- 5m Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Wild Mia (USA) (Wildcat Heir (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: John Allen 58
12
4.9
Firedoor
- 5m Rubick (AUS) x Limbo Down (NZ) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Catherine Hutchinson Rdr: Hannah Le Blanc 54
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