It was a no-brainer for the one to watch, which came from the first race at Hawkesbury on Thursday.
The four-year-old Snitzel entire Nasturtium made a belated career debut over 1100m, and it was worth the wait.
Keeping the run of success going for Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, there was no secret about the ability of Nasturtium, who started an odds-on favourite.
Ridden by James Innes Jnr, Nasturtium was not the best to begin but sped through to take up the running. The further they went, the bigger the margin extended. When the judge called a halt, the son of Snitzel has put five and a half lengths on the Toronado gelding Simpkin with a further two lengths back to the Fastnet Rock mare Kyalla in third.
Reported as sold to Gerald Ryan/David Raphael for $500,000 from Baramul Stud draft at the 2019 National Yearling Sale, Nasturtium races for his breeder Gerry Harvey.
He is the twelfth live foal and tenth winner for the remarkable broodmare Miss Jakeo (Unbridled's Song). Four of those are stakes-winners led by the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate winner Mrs Onasis (General Nediym), and Group III winners Miss Judgement (Strategic), Fifth Avenue Lady (Encosta de Lago) and Aussies Love Sport (Redoute’s Choice).
Miss Judgement is the dam of Group III ATC Percy Sykes Stakes winner Missrock (Fastnet Rock), a 3-time Group 1 placgetter, who sold to John and Jake Warren for $2,300,000 at the 2019 National Broodmare Sale.
A full-brother to Nasturtium was passed in short of his $250,000 reserve at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
The 23yo Miss Jakeo has a yearling filly by Trapeze Artist and was covered by All Too Hard last December.
