One to Watch – Randwick

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday February 15

The Bryce Heys stable continued their winning run at Randwick on Wednesday with a jaw dropping maiden win for a $1million colt by So You Think.

Cut on a Dime was seventh on debut and then an unlucky third at his first two starts last spring and was resuming from a good spell in the 1400m three year-old maiden.

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Ridden quietly with cover by Nash Rawiller it was looking like Cut a Dime would go to the line untested until a split appeared and he powered through it to score a thrilling and unexpected win.
 

The second most expensive yearling by So You Think ever sold, Cut a Dime was a $1million Inglis Easter purchase from the draft of Segenhoe Stud for Ellerslie Lodge / B Heys and runs  for a syndicate that includes his breeders.

$1million Inglis Easter purchase Cut a Dime.

He is a half-brother to stakes-winner Meg and is the third winner from Martilago, a metro winning half-sister by Encosta de Lago to Group I winner Charmont from stakes-winner Martique, a daughter of Group I winner Champagne.

It’s a prolific Black Type family that has also produced NZ Horse of the Year Bonneval and dual Group I winner St Reims.

Martilago has no yearling for the sales this year, but did produce a So You Think filly last spring.

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Race Result - Hyland Race Colours Mdn Hcp 1400m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:23.93
1
Cut On A Dime
- 3c So You Think (NZ) x Martilago (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Bryce Heys Rdr: N Rawiller 57
2
0.1
Hollywood Hero
- 3c Sacred Falls (NZ) x Movie (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J B Mc Donald 59
3
0.5
Outsider
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Secluded (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: B Avdulla 57
4
0.7
Lalaguna
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Catalonia (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 54
5
1.3
Commando Jack
- 3g Churchill (IRE) x Flying Strike (AUS) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: J R Collett 56.5
6
1.4
Magadan
- 3g Russian Revolution (AUS) x Tempting Delight (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: C Schofield 57.5
7
2.5
Whisker To Whisker
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Zanbagh (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: Brock Ryan 54
8
2.6
Mountain Guest
- 3f Tarzino (NZ) x Eleesha (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Tom Sherry 56
9
3.7
Botanica
- 3g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Amaryliss (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tim Clark 58
10
5.4
Himalaism
- 3g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Snitzerland (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55
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