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First Stakes-Winner for Written By

Tara Madgwick - Saturday December 24

Exciting young sire Written By provided the perfect Christmas gift for Widden Stud and his supporters when siring his first stakes-winner on Christmas Eve with speedy colt The Novelist capturing the Group III BRC BJ McLachlan Stakes (1200m) with a bold front running display.

Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, The Novelist scorched the turf in his debut win at Kembla on December 10 when winning by five lengths and clock 56.66 seconds for 1000m.

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Partnered again by James Innes Jr, who rode him on debut, The Novelist took up the lead and kept up a good gallop to hold off Exceed and Excel filly Excel D’Or and win by a neck with fast finishing first starter Godzilla rattling home for third.

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Novelist immediately firmed in Magic Millions betting coming into $8 for the $2million race on January 14 after winning this key juvenile race that has been won in two of the past three years by subsequent Group I winners Coolangatta and King’s Legacy.

“Being trained by Gai and Adrian, you know they are going to be the fittest in the pack,” said James Innes Jr.

“It’s great for the sire Written By to get his first stakes-winner.

“He was tiring a little late, but Gai and Adrian’s horses are so hard to get past.”

The Novelist was a $110,000 Magic Millions purchase, bred and sold by Glenlogan Park.

A $110,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Glenlogan Park draft for Tricolours Racing & Syndications Pty Ltd/Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, The Novelist has a big all women ownership group and has already won $170,000 from his first two starts.

The Novelist is the first winner from two time 1000m Snitzel winner Sunlit, a half-sister to fast Group II winning juvenile Vo Heart.

Glenlogan Park will offer the yearling half-brother by Hellbent to The Novelist at Inglis Classic as Lot 122.

Sunlit has foaled this spring producing a filly by North Pacific and was then covered by Spirit of Boom.

The Novelist is the first winner and now first stakes-winner for Written By, who has 19 entries for Magic Millions and 22 for Inglis Classic.

Written By has his first stakes-winner!

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Race Result - Magic Millions B.J. McLachlan Gr3 1200m

Doomben Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.47
1
The Novelist
- 2c Written By (AUS) x Sunlit (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: J Innes Jnr 57
Written By
2
0.3
Excel D'or
- 2f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Miss Chierro (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Brodie Loy 55
3
1.1
Godzilla
- 2c Shalaa (IRE) x Jemison (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Ben Thompson 57
Shalaa
4
2.1
Chrysaor
- 2c Better Than Ready (AUS) x New Wings (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: James Orman 57
5
2.5
Miss Coota
- 2f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Rock Garden (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: Craig Williams 55
6
2.6
Mighty
- 2f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Great Dansaar (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ryan Maloney 55
7
2.7
Worx
- 2c Capitalist (AUS) x Classic Music (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Martin Harley 57
8
3.2
Cifrado
- 2c Encryption (AUS) x Madame Fly (AUS) (Excites (AUS))
Tnr: Rex Lipp & Nick Hahn Rdr: Boris Thornton 57
9
3.8
Freeman
- 2f Lean Mean Machine (AUS) x Nashville Skyline (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: M R Du Plessis 55
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