20th Stakes-Winner for Deep Field

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 15

Mark Newnham is very good at placing his horses and a decision to send Deep Field mare A Very Fine Red to Melbourne for the Listed MRC Alinghi Stakes (1100m) paid dividends when she scraped in to win by a whisker.

A Very Fine Red gets the nod on the inside - image Grant Courtney

Stakes-placed three times previously, A Very Fine Red was second up from a spell and ready to fire with Josh Parr getting everything out of the speedy chestnut to post that valuable Black Type win at the expensive of gallant runner-up Shalstar.

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“She was in a fight for the length of the straight and she was still able to stick her head out on the line and win,” said Josh Parr.

“She’s been unlucky twice at Black Type level, so it was very important for her today to win at this level and I’m thrilled to get the job done.”

A Very Fine Red is a stakes-winner - image Steve Hart

A $120,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Vinery Stud draft for Steve Summers, A Very Fine Red has the overall record of three wins and four placings from 12 starts with prizemoney in excess of $319,000.

Bred by Phoenix Thoroughbreds, she is the first foal of winning Nicconi mare Italian Storm, a half-sister to Group I placed stakes-winner Soft Sand and grand-daughter of French Group I winner Loving Claim.

Italian Storm was a savvy purchase for Sledmere Stud  from the 2019 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale for just $35,000 and they sold a Sooboog colt from her at Inglis Classic earlier this year for $30,000…. Not surprisingly to Mark Newnham.

She has foaled this spring producing a colt by Dirty Work.

A Very Fine Red is the 20th stakes-winner for Deep Field, who stands at Newgate at a fee of $88,000 this spring.

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Race Result - Carlton Draught Alinghi Stakes LR 1100m

Caulfield Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:04.47
1
A Very Fine Red
- 4m Deep Field (AUS) x Italian Storm (AUS) (Nicconi (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: J Parr 56
2
0.1
Shalstar
- 4m Shalaa (IRE) x Dual Star (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: Paul Messara Rdr: B Shinn 57
Shalaa
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $220,000
Seller: Arrowfield Stud, Scone, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: John O'Shea Ladies Syndicate
3
1.9
Melba Storm
- 5m Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Mink (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Tom Dabernig Rdr: Jye McNeil 57
4
2.0
Mileva
- 5m Headwater (AUS) x Lady Einstein (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: D Moor 59
5
2.1
Libiamo
- 4m Written Tycoon (AUS) x Fine Bubbles (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: Simon Zahra Rdr: Ethan Brown 56
6
2.3
Lempicka
- 4m Rich Enuff (AUS) x Hot Art (AUS) (Excellent Art (GB))
Tnr: K & K Keys Rdr: C Newitt 56
7
3.3
Neverstandingstill
- 4m Starcraft (NZ) x Hong Kong Honey (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: P A Sweeney Rdr: D Yendall 56
8
4.1
Niccolite
- 4m Nicconi (AUS) x Eclat (AUS) (Beneteau (AUS))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 56
9
5.6
Galgani
- 6m Toronado (IRE) x Picked In Faith (AUS) (God's Own (AUS))
Tnr: Ms N Burke Rdr: B Mc Dougall 57
10
7.3
Kalkarni Royale
- 6m Nicconi (AUS) x Brookton Heritage (AUS) (Mujahid (USA))
Tnr: Tom Dabernig Rdr: John Allen 56
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