More Stakes Success for My Bella Mae

Tara Madgwick - Sunday February 12

Exciting Deep Field filly My Bella Mae went on her winning way at Ascot on Saturday taking out the Listed WATC Cyril Flower Stakes (1200m) at Ascot.

My Bella Mae wins the Cyril Flower Stakes - image Western Racepix

Trained by Dion Luciani and ridden by Patrick Carbery, three year-old My Bella Mae went to the post as favourite and chimed in with a strong finish to score a long head win.

My Bella Mae has the imposing record of five wins from six starts with earnings in excess of $541,000 and her lone defeat was in the Group I WATC Winterbottom Stakes behind Paulele.

A trip to Melbourne is a possibility for the promising filly or the lure of the $4million inaugural Quokka closer to home in Perth may keep her racing in the West

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Retained to race by her breeders after passing in at the Perth Magic Millions, My Bella Mae was foaled and raised in the Hunter Valley at Middlebrook Valley Lodge and is the first winner for Group III placed Mae West (NZ), a half-sister by Sir Percy (GB) to Group III winner Who Dares Wins.

She is one of eight Australian stakes-winners this season for Deep Field.

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Race Result - Cyril Flower Stakes LR 1200m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.87
1
My Bella Mae
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Mae West (NZ) (Sir Percy (GB))
Tnr: D M Luciani Rdr: P Carbery 54
2
0.2
Sniparoochy
- 4m Snippetson (AUS) x Mamaroochy (AUS) (Duporth (AUS))
Tnr: S J Miller Rdr: B Parnham 56.5
3
1.0
Halatorion
- 5g Oratorio (AUS) x Hallowell Lane (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Roy Rogers Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 54
4
2.2
Angelic Miss
- 6m Savabeel (AUS) x Angelica Hall (NZ) (Guillotine (NZ))
Tnr: Simon Miller Rdr: Holly Watson 55
5
2.3
Titan Blinders
- 7g All Too Hard (AUS) x Blonde Mafia (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C & M Gangemi Rdr: Jarrad Noske 59
6
2.7
Long Beach
- 6g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Avenida Madero (AUS) (Metal Storm (FR))
Tnr: C & M Gangemi Rdr: Lucy Warwick 54
7
4.6
Hot Zed
- 5g Red Hot Choice (AUS) x Zedfire (AUS) (Zedrich (AUS))
Tnr: L P Luciani Rdr: T Turner 59.5
8
8.1
Carocapo
- 9g Husson (ARG) x Smytzer's Rose (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: J P Taylor Rdr: J Brown 54
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