One To Watch - Sandown-Lakeside

Mark Smith - Sunday May 22

On the board in all five starts, the three-year-old Rich Enuff filly Belle Et Riche took another step forward when overcoming the pattern of the day at Sandown-Lakeside on Sunday.

From last to first (image Scott Barbour/Racing Photos)

Ridden by Jordan Childs for Mitch Freedman, Belle Et Riche was eased to the tail of the field from an outside barrier in a well-contested benchmark 64 for three year-olds over 1400m.

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Still near last 25om out, Belle Et Riche did not flinch in a long-sustained drive to overpower Heavenly Eagle (Echoes Of Heaven) by three-quarters of a length with Sunfall (Zoustar) a half head back in third.

Coming off a dominant performance at Bendigo, Belle Et Riche advances her record to two wins, two seconds and a third from five starts with earnings of $100,200.

A homebred for the Groves family, Belle Et Riche is one of four winners from as many to race out of the talented Redoute’s Choice mare Tango’s Choice whose six wins included two at Sandown and Moonee Valley and Morphettville.

There will be more wins in store for Belle Et Riche (image Brett Holburt/Racing Photos)

Woodside Park Stud’s Rich Enuff sired three winners on Sunday with Fairy Magic and Slickman making winning debuts at Hobart and Moruya respectively.

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Punter Assist (Bm64) 1400m

Sandown-Lakeside Track: Good(4) Time: 1:24.37
1
Belle Et Riche
- 3f Rich Enuff (AUS) x Tango's Choice (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Freedman Rdr: Jordan Childs 57
2
0.8
Heavenly Eagle
- 3g Echoes Of Heaven (AUS) x Kings Daughter (NZ) (Shinko King (IRE))
Tnr: S V Brown Rdr: Craig Williams 59
3
0.9
Sunfall
- 3g Zoustar (AUS) x Queen Of The Falls (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: C Newitt 61.5
4
1.0
Ceasar
- 3g Proisir (AUS) x Elehara (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: Logan McNeil 59
5
1.2
Designer Dreamer
- 3g Dream Ahead (USA) x Luloah (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Brown Rdr: Ben Allen 59
6
1.3
Imposing Brook
- 3g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Majestic Power (IRE) (Dalakhani (IRE))
Tnr: Patrick Payne Rdr: Celine Gaudray 57
7
1.6
Mere Fancy
- 3f Toronado (IRE) x Tickle My (AUS) (Perugino (USA))
Tnr: John McArdle Rdr: J Mott 57
8
1.7
Arizona Dreaming
- 3g Stratum Star (AUS) x Arizona Girl (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: Dean Holland 59.5
9
2.1
Kyokushin
- 3g Scissor Kick (AUS) x Classic Approach (AUS) (New Approach (IRE))
Tnr: G A Osborne Rdr: D Oliver 59.5
10
3.6
Zourisky
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Outof The Question (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: L Nolen 57
11
3.9
Euro Dandy
- 3g Eurozone (AUS) x Best Dressed Lady (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Calthorpe Rdr: Laura Lafferty 58
12
4.7
New Enterprise
- 3g Anacheeva (AUS) x Guniinii (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Thomas Carberry Rdr: M J Dee 59
13
9.7
Dignified Doubt
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Dame Margo Fonteyn (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: John Allen 59
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