One to Watch – Newcastle

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday January 17

She’s a half-sister to the hottest sire in New Zealand right now and she broke her maiden at Newcastle on Tuesday.

Three year-old filly Dear Jewel was resuming from a spell in the 1200m maiden and the Hawkes Racing trained daughter of Snitzel proved too good for the short priced favourite Shalatin.

By champion sire Sntizel, Dear Jewel is a homebred for Tony Falcone, who also raced her famous siblings, Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas winner Divine Prophet and Group II winner Proisir, who has set New Zealand racing alight this season siring four Group I winners.

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Dear Jewel is a half-sister to Rich Hill Stud's rising star sire Proisir.

Dear Jewel is the sixth winner from seven foals to race from Prophet Jewel, a metro winning Encosta de Lago mare who has a yearling filly by Brutal still to come.

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Race Result - Horsepower Mdn Plate 1200m

Newcastle Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.69
1
Dear Jewel
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Prophet Jewel (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: A Adkins 55.5
2
1.3
Shalatin
- 3g Shalaa (IRE) x Arcadia Delight (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: G Schofield 57.5
3
2.1
Alfano
- 4g Rubick (AUS) x Zermatt (AUS) (Shaft (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: B Prebble 59
4
4.1
Another Sonette
- 8g Dane Shadow (AUS) x Sonette (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: M J Dwyer Rdr: Ben Coen 59
5
5.0
Diamond Lily
- 4m Written Tycoon (AUS) x Promise Me Nothing (AUS) (Danzero (AUS))
Tnr: M S Minervini Rdr: Ms M Weir 57
6
5.5
Graceful Force
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Hurtle Myrtle (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: C Schofield 55.5
7
7.8
Align The Planets
- 3g Pierro (AUS) x Syzygy Blossom (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: S Clipperton 57.5
8
24.6
Dissident Gumby
- 3g Dissident (AUS) x Royal Flute (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: Ben Hill Rdr: A Bullock 58
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