Debut Winner for Churchill

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday August 24

Returning to Coolmore Australia this spring, promising young Galileo son Churchill (IRE) posted a debut winner at Ipswich on Wednesday with the Tony Gollan trained filly Madame Odette saluting for a big team of happy owners put together by Flying Start Syndications.

A barrier trial winner earlier this month, Madame Odette was well fancied and scored a half length win over older rivals in the 1200m maiden.

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An $80,000 Inglis Classic Highway Session purchase from the Berkeley Park Stud draft for Flying Start Syndications / Pinhook Bloodstock, Madame Odette was bred by Grant Briscoe and is the second winner from Cloudwatch, a winning half-sister by Snitzel to stakes-placed Golden Sunshine.

It’s a fast running family with Cloudwatch being a grand-daughter of brilliant stakes-winner Cloudlet, a full sister to Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Zephyrz.

Madame Odette looks a promising type for Churchill, who will have a key runner on Saturday with his quality colt Conqueror set to take his place in the Group III ATC Up and Coming Stakes.

Churchill (IRE)

A champion miler by Galileo, Churchill has already tasted Group I success as a sire through his top class Northern Hemisphere bred 3YO colt Vadeni and stands at a fee of $22,000 this spring.

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Race Result - Trivia Night 16 September Mdn 1200m

Ipswich Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.88
1
Madame Odette
- 3f Churchill (IRE) x Cloudwatch (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ms G Cartwright 54
2
0.5
Canuck
- 4m Vancouver (AUS) x Quack It (NZ) (Ustinov (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Angela Jones 55.5
3
1.8
War Hope
- 5g Warhead (AUS) x Midnight Fury (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: T D Gillespie Rdr: Anna Bakos 53
4
2.0
Outback Playboy
- 4g Capitalist (AUS) x Hollywood Mistress (AUS) (All American (AUS))
Tnr: R L Heathcote Rdr: James Orman 57
5
3.3
Mingle
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Networking (GER) (Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: S T Collett 54
6
3.4
Plums Akimbo
- 3c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Zunbaqa (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: R Fradd 55.5
7
3.9
Aiden
- 3g Spill The Beans (AUS) x Cushion Pink (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: Tony Georgieff Rdr: Ben Thompson 55.5
8
8.7
Noble Indian
- 4h Zoustar (AUS) x Overstatement (AUS) (Magnus (AUS))
Tnr: Jeff Dunn Rdr: Ms R Jamieson 58
9
9.2
Danish Boom
- 4m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Danish Treasure (AUS) (Mister Kwila (AUS))
Tnr: A & T Sweeney Rdr: Jake Molloy 55
10
13.7
Notabadbet
- 6g Alamosa (NZ) x Brela Belle (NZ) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: Ms T Timbery Rdr: Jackson Murphy 54
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