Spirit Of Boom Filly Miss Coota Spaces Them On Debut

Mark Smith - Sunday October 9

A great start to the day for the Nolan family at Eagle Farm on Saturday, when the Raheen Stud bred Spirit Of Boom filly, Miss Coota blitzed her rivals in the Widden Stud  Basil Nolan Jnr QTIS 2YO Fillies Plate.

Miss Coota brilliant on debut (image Munce Racing)

Featured on Breedent among the star trialers, the Chris Munce-trained Miss Coota scrambled out of the barriers but once balanced up by Justin Huxtable, it was going to be a matter of how far.

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That proved to be seven and a half lengths with the first crop Encyptian filly Keyboard second with a further two and a half lengths back to the Performer filly Mishani Star.

“It was all a bit new to her, and she did a few things wrong, which I wasn’t expecting, but she’s just a natural racehorse and was far too good for them,” Munce said.

“We’ll see how she pulls up before deciding where we go next with her, but we might give her one more run before we back off her with a view to the Magic Millions in January. We’ve still got time up our sleeves, so I won’t be rushing her.” 

Munce acknowledged the significance of the race to the Nolan family.

“Basil’s always been a great studmaster, and his horses have always presented well and are tough and genuine, so it was nice to win a race named after Basil Junior,” he said. 

Miss Coota’s owners Gerald and Debbie O’Toole, bought the daughter of Spirit Of Boom in conjunction with Arthur Hoyeau for $140,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Miss Coota a $140,000 Magic Millions yearling

We recently highlighted the pedigree of Lindsay Park’s Russian Revolution colt Beleuga Express who hails from the family of superstar Flightline.

Here is another one descending from the Phipps family’s foundation mare Blitey.

Miss Coota’s dam Rock Garden is a granddaughter of Easy Goer’s Gr 1-winning daughter Furlough.

Rock Garden has a yearling colt by Nicconi.

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Race Result - Widden Basil Nolan Jr 2yo 1000m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 0:58.42
1
Miss Coota
- 2f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Rock Garden (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: Justin Huxtable 56.5
2
7.5
Keyboard
- 2f Encryption (AUS) x Just Destiny (AUS) (Conatus (AUS))
Tnr: Rex Lipp & Nick Hahn Rdr: Ms T Harrison 56.5
MM Gold Coast March Yearling Sale $5,000
Seller: Eureka Stud, Cambooya, Qld (As Agent)
Buyer: Mishani Enterprises Pty Ltd
3
10.0
Mishani Star
- 2f Performer (AUS) x Mishani Nefertiti (AUS) (Nothing To Lose (USA))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: Adin Thompson 56.5
4
13.6
Mishani Twilight
- 2f Falvelon (AUS) x Cee Eight Lav (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: Boris Thornton 56.5
5
15.7
Arabian Fox
- 2f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Splitter (AUS) (Foxwedge (AUS))
Tnr: D L Freedman Rdr: S T Collett 56.5
6
23.8
Mishani Cienna
- 2f Kiss And Make Up (AUS) x Mishani Shiraz (AUS) (Rothesay (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 56.5
7
26.0
Mishani Jetstream
- 2f Jet Spur (AUS) x Rainy Day Woman (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: James Orman 56.5
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