Xtravagant's Lavish Girl Dominant at Flemington

Mark Smith - Saturday December 18

After three starts in stakes company, the three-year-old Xtravagant filly Lavish Girl appreciated the drop in class for Saturday’s Tab Trophy (1400m) at Flemington.

No catching Lavish Girl (image Scott Barbour/Racing Photos)

A last-start third in the Twilight Glow Stakes at Caulfield, Lavish Girl came clear under Teo Nugent to defeat the Puissance De Lune filly Luna Cat by one and a half-lengths with the Teofilo filly Honeycreeper a further length back in third.

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Lavish Girl advances her record to two wins, a second, and a third from seven starts with earnings of $118,400.

“She got that all-important black-type last start, and she’s been ever so consistent,” Maher said.

“The team have done a great job with her and keeping her up.

“She’s been up for a fair while. It looked a really nice race for her on paper.

“Teo’s got a really good record on her. He gave her a beautiful ride, and you could see him waiting a long way down the straight before he gave her the full bore, and it was beautiful.

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“It’s great to get a winner for Seymour Bloodstock and the Kellys being a daughter of Xtravagant. They seem to be pretty good racehorses, pretty straightforward to train. so hopefully, it is a sign of things to come.

“We’ll reset now as she has been ticking over for a while. She does seem to be holding her form very well. We’ll work it out, but she may stretch to a mile.” 

Lavish Girl a $110,000 Inglis Classic yearling

Purchased by Ciaron Maher Racing for $110,000 from the Newhaven Park draft at the 2020 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, Lavish Girl is the first-named foal of the winning Snitzel mare Ends in Tears.

A half-sister to stakes-placed Snogging, Ends In Tears has a 2yo brother to Lavish Girl named Immodest, who Maher purchased for just $20,000 at this year’s Inglis Classic.

Xtravagant has four lots catalogued for the 2022 Inglis Classic and two aft the Magic Millions.

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Race Result - Tab Trophy (Bm70) 1400m

Flemington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:23.69
1
Lavish Girl
- 3f Xtravagant (NZ) x Ends In Tears (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Teodore Nugent 56
2
1.5
Luna Cat
- 3f Puissance De Lune (IRE) x Gauze (AUS) (Ad Valorem (USA))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: L Nolen 58.5
MM Adelaide Yearling Sale $40,000
Seller: Rushton Park, Tatura, Vic (As Agent for R A Rorrison)
Buyer: Michael Hickmott Bloodstock
3
2.5
Honeycreeper
- 3f Teofilo (IRE) x Painted Firetail (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D Oliver 56.5
4
3.2
Jenniferenti
- 3f Fiorente (IRE) x Luisa Maree (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: E Jusufovic Rdr: Jye McNeil 54.5
5
3.7
Charm And Disarm
- 3f Toronado (IRE) x Circus Polka (AUS) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: L Currie 56
6
8.7
Destiny Diamond
- 3f Raphael's Cat (AUS) x Diamond Darling (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: J Bowditch 56.5
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