One to Watch – Hawkesbury

Tara Madgwick - Sunday July 17

Astute trainer Mark Newnham has had some good success with gorgeous grey fillies, think Greysful Glamour and Harmony Rose, and we suspect he may have another that made a winning debut at Hawkesbury on Sunday.

Two year-old Reliable Man (GB) filly Silvakia was set a bit of a task facing a 1300m maiden first up against older rivals, but proved well up to the task.

Placed at her only previous trials in June and July, Silvakia stepped away a little slowly from an outside gate, but Tom Sherry had no hesitation in driving the filly forward and she circled the field to find the fence in front.

She was entitled to get tired in the straight, but didn’t, keeping up a good gallop all the way to the line to score by the best part of a length and we suspect this will be the first win of many.

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An $80,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase for Mark Newnham Bloodstock from the Westbury Stud draft, Silvakia is the first winner for Encosta de Lago mare Slovakian, a grand-daughter of Gerry Harvey’s former top class Zabeel mare Zastov.

Silvakia was an $80,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase for her trainer.

Zastov placed in the Group I ATC Doncaster and Epsom, but frustratingly retired without a stakes win to her name. She might not have the BOLD BLACK TYPE to say she was a good horse, but for those of us who remember, she was top class.

Westbury Stud’s Reliable Man had a great weekend in Australia with three winners, Lord Ardmore winning at Rosehill on Saturday while Silvakia brought up a double at Hawkesbury with the  John O’Shea trained three year-old Count on Me winning the first race.

Good weekend for Reliable Man (GB), click for more info on this stunning sire.

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Race Result - Hawkesbury Helping Hands Mdn 1300m

Hawkesbury Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:20.47
1
Silvakia
- 2f Reliable Man (GB) x Slovakian (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Tom Sherry 56.5
2
0.8
Edgewise
- 3f Foxwedge (AUS) x Pedrinate (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: Rachel King 55.5
3
1.6
Loniesha
- 4m Lonhro (AUS) x Monaliesha (AUS) (Monashee Mountain (USA))
Tnr: R T Leemon Rdr: Zac Lloyd 53.5
4
2.0
Agnodice
- 2f Street Boss (USA) x Santorini Miss (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: B Avdulla 56.5
5
2.2
Caring Lass
- 2f Sebring (AUS) x Artistic Lass (AUS) (Myboycharlie (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: J Ford 56.5
6
3.0
Minneapolis Miss
- 6m All American (AUS) x Ice Pack (AUS) (Bite The Bullet (USA))
Tnr: C J Besters Rdr: J Penza 55
7
3.8
Fear The Truth
- 3f Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Roll The Bones (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 55
8
4.6
Janosik
- 3f Kermadec (NZ) x Sila Jasak (NZ) (Cullen (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J R Collett 56
9
7.1
Our Sunny Princess
- 2f Highland Reel (IRE) x Live And Let Liv (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Stephen O'Halloran Rdr: Ms W Costin 56.5
10
9.6
Hecate
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Wild Rain (AUS) (Manhattan Rain (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: W Pike 59
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