Rathmore Lodge Set to Impress at MM Adelaide

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South Australian based Rathmore Lodge are looking to make a splash at their home town sale with Ross Hatton and Max Schofer and their team presenting 17 yearlings for the Adelaide Magic Millions including the half-brother to this season’s top class juvenile Brave Halo.

Brave Halo won his first three starts in Western Australia before coming across to Melbourne and after a fourth in the Group III MRC Blue Diamond Prelude, ran a terrific race for fourth to Little Brose in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond beaten a length and a half.

His half-brother from the first crop of Bellevue Hill will be offered as Lot 36 and is the fourth foal of Danish Bingo, a daughter of stakes-winner Danedina from the family of Group II winning filly Seradess and current stakes mare Rose Quartz.

Lot 36

“He’s an excellent physical and is a great walking athletic colt,” said Ross Hatton.

“His half-brother Brave Halo is a very talented colt that was fourth from barrier 16 in the Blue Diamond last month.”

Rathmore will also offer two colts by top class Group I sire Toronado (IRE) that will command attention.

Lot 147 is the second foal of Kariya, a winning All Too Hard grand-daughter of Champion European 3YO Filly Islington. Also on the page is G2 winner Berkshire Shadow, who won the Listed Lady Wulfruna Stakes at Wolverhampton in the UK on Saturday. Her first foal Falcon of Malta (3g Fiorente (IRE) has had two starts for two second placings and is held in high regard by the Mike Moroney stable.

Lot 147

“Physically this colt is a stand-out for us and his exciting 3yo half-brother Falcon of Malta holds a Rosehill Guineas nomination and ran 2nd on debut behind Group I performer Queen Air,” Hatton said.

Lot 281 is the second foal of Princess Vein, a winning daughter of Champion 2YO Filly Victory Vein and a three-quarter sister -in-blood to Group III winner Sookie, the dam of dual Group I winner Shadow Hero.

Lot 281

“One of the best walkers in the draft and looks a real spring three year-old type. His half-brother by Russian Revolution made $80k at this sale last year,” Hatton said.

Click here to see the full draft with additional highlights below:

Lot 259 Colt Dundeel x Our Girl Raquie, by Fastnet Rock

By G1 sire Dundeel from an unraced half-sister to $1.7million earning stakes-winner Rustic Steel from the famed Shantha’s Choice family of champion sire Redoute’s Choice and G1 winners Manhattan Rain, Platinum Scissors and Shoals.

Lot 344 Colt Capitalist x Songye, by Unencumbered

By G1 sire Capitalist and is third foal of unraced half-sister to the dam of stakes-winner Soothing from the famed Scandinavia family that has produced champions Black Caviar, All Too Hard and Ole Kirk.

Lot 413 Filly Invader x Wonderlandbynight (USA), by Sky Mesa

By Invader, sire of G1 Surround Stakes winner Sunshine in Paris, and is the fourth foal of classy Group III winning import Wonderlandbynight, who was also fourth in the G1 Alcibiades Stakes. She has a two year-old filly Wonderland Star (Brave Smash (Jpn) that sold for $130,000 and is in work with Matt Dunn.

Lot 453 Colt Pierata x Bella Gioia (NZ), by Swiss Ace

From the first crop of Pierro’s G1 winning sprinter Pierata and is the third foal of G1 placed Bella Gioia from the family of this season's Group II MRC Angus Armanasco Stakes winner Shuffle Dancer and Group placed Forbidden City.

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