Second Stakes Success for Online Bargain Charmmebaby

Mark Smith - Saturday June 11

The Laurie Mayfield-Smith-trained Charmmebaby continues to make a mockery of her $14,000 purchase from the Inglis 2020 May Online Sale with a second stakes success in Saturday’s Listed Wayne Wilson Plate at Eagle Farm.

Ridden by Craig Williams, the 5yo daughter of Charm Spirit defeated Kubrick (Shooting To Win) by a short-neck with Kirwan’s Lane (Charm Spirit) a nose back in third.

Charmmebaby a wonderful money-spinner (image Grant Courtney)

The winner of the Listed Brisbane Handicap when making her debut for Mayfield-Smith last December, Charmmebaby advances her record to nine wins, six seconds, and two thirds from 36 starts, with earnings of $547,865.

“She’s better this time than last time, though she was pretty good last time, Mayfield-Smith said.

“She’s just stronger, and I think backing her up just took that edge off here, where she wasn’t throwing her head and carrying on.

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“He (Williams) is a genius, I wish he’d stay up here.

“They (owners) wanted black-type, and she’s now run in four black-type races here, won two, probably unlucky in another and ran second last week in one. The value of her as a broodmare is going to go up considerably.”

Originally purchased for $18,000 from the Prima Park draft from Book 3 at Karaka,  Charmmebaby is a half-sister to Listed New Zealand St Leger winner Vikja King (Viking Ruler) out of the Zabeel mare Lithe.

Charmmebaby is the seventh of the eight foals from Lithe. 

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Race Result - Radiotab The Wayne Wilson LR 1600m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 1:35.51
1
Charmmebaby
- 5m Charm Spirit (IRE) x Lithe (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: L J Mayfield-Smith Rdr: Craig Williams 57
2
0.2
Kubrick
- 5g Shooting To Win (AUS) x Alcatraz (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 59
3
0.3
Kirwan's Lane
- 5g Charm Spirit (IRE) x Galway (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: J Bowman 59
4
1.5
Bigboyroy
- 5g Dissident (AUS) x Follonica (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 59
5
1.7
Scallopini
- 7g Snitzel (AUS) x Rose Of Mulan (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: Boris Thornton 59
6
2.7
Bullfinch
- 5g Kodiac (GB) x Thistle Bird (GB) (Selkirk (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: W Pike 59
7
4.7
Adelase
- 5m Poet's Voice (GB) x Aliyda (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: B S Baldwin Rdr: M R Du Plessis 57
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