Pierro Filly Wins $175,000 VOBIS Gold Ingot

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 22

Peter Moody believes promising Pierro filly Mollynickers has spring potential following her dominant win in the $175,000 MRC VOBIS Gold Ingot (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Mollynickers wins the VOBIS Gold Ingot  - image Grant Courtney

A Breednet ‘One to Watch’ when breaking her maiden at her second start at Moe earlier this month, Mollynickers was taking on a much tougher field for this assignment and stepping up to 1400m, but she made the task look easy.

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Well ridden by Carleen Hefel, Mollynickers settled third last on the fence an enjoyed a soft run in transit before working into the clear to surge home and win by nearly two lengths with ears pricked.

“She’s a nice filly, a progressive filly and she won quite comfortably with a bit in hand with ears pricked,” said Peter Moody.

“We’ll go home and a have a bit of a think now. We won this race with Boogie Dancer last year and she ended up favourite in the Thousand Guineas (G1) and running fourth, so we’ve probably got to start thinking Black Type spring carnival… when, where and how and what sort of trip.

“She gives me the feel she maybe has the scope to get out to a mile and a quarter, she’s a lovely relaxed filly… is she an Oaks filly? That’s a long bow to draw, but it’s nice to have those options.”

Mollynickers wins her first rug and it might not be her last! - image Grant Courtney

A $130,000 Inglis Premier purchase from Blue Gum Farm for Moody Racing, Mollynickers , Mollynickers has already won over $150,000 in prizemoney. She is the first winner for Just One Moment, a winning half-sister by More Than Ready (USA) to Group III winner One Last Dance and to the dam of stakes-winner I Am Me with the family also producing this season’s Group winning juvenile filly Russian Alliance.

Mollynickers traces back to a big international female family that has produced champion sires Storm Cat and Royal Academy so has the potential to become a very valuable broodmare in the future.

Just One Moment produced a colt by Golden Slipper winner Farnan last spring and was then covered by Dubious.

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Mollynickers looks a spring prospect for Pierro, who has sired over 100 winners this season including six stakes-winners and stands at a fee of $82,500.

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Race Result - Lamaro's Hotel Vobis Gold Ingot 1400m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:23.11
1
Mollynickers
- 2f Pierro (AUS) x Just One Moment (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: Carleen Hefel 55
2
1.8
Gawnski
- 2g Impending (AUS) x Fascinating (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: Jason Warren Rdr: B Shinn 57
3
3.1
Eugenius
- 2g Magnus (AUS) x Kamuniak (NZ) (Black Minnaloushe (USA))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: D Oliver 57
4
3.3
Only The Best
- 2c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Faith's Encore (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: W Egan 57
5
5.8
Inexorable
- 2g Dandino (GB) x Savababe (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 57
6
7.5
Five Star King
- 2g Toronado (IRE) x Four Star Princess (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 57
7
8.0
Balgowan
- 2f Highland Reel (IRE) x Forty Nine Riddles (AUS) (Lago Delight (AUS))
Tnr: M C Kent Rdr: Craig Williams 55
8
8.8
Following Sea
- 2c Toronado (IRE) x Tabliope (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: H Coffey 57
9
11.3
Cool King
- 2g Fiorente (IRE) x Too Cool To Fool (NZ) (Gallant Guru (AUS))
Tnr: K L Corstens Rdr: J Maskiell 57
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