One to Watch – Seymour

Tara Madgwick - Thursday August 17

Anthony and Sam Freedman produced an interesting first starter at Seymour on Thursday for So You Think and he duly saluted as a short priced favourite.

Too Big scores on debut at Seymour - Pat Scala / Racing Post

One of only two three year-olds in the 1400m maiden, Too Big worked forward to lead for Ethan Brown and despite looking all at sea at times, the So You Think gelding proved too good at the post scoring by nearly a length over four year-old So You Think gelding Bodhisattva.

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A $160,000 Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale purchase for Paul Willetts Bloodstock from the Rushton Park draft, he is a half-brother to Group II placed Akkadian and is the sixth winner from six to race from terrific producer Garden of Eden, an unraced half-sister by Blackfriars to multiple Group III winner Grand Nirvana from Group III winner Paradise Park.

Very much a work in progress, Too Big looks a promising type from the current big crop of So You Think three year-olds, who are largely untapped at this stage with only 19 runners from 162 foals.

So You Think has finished second on the Australian General Sires List for the past two years running but has some serious firepower this season with his Everest contender Think About It and the return of his flagship weight-for-age horse Think It Over following a tendon injury.

$6.1million earner Think It Over has not raced since winning the Group I ATC Queen Elizabeth Stakes last year and has accepted for the Group I ATC Winx Stakes on Saturday.

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Race Result - Height Insurance Agencies Mdn Plate 1400m

Seymour Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:25.72
1
Too Big
- 3g So You Think (NZ) x Garden Of Eden (AUS) (Blackfriars (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Ethan Brown 57
2
0.8
Bodhisattva
- 4g So You Think (NZ) x Dawning Light (FR) (Siyouni (FR))
Tnr: Nick Ryan Rdr: R Mc Leod 59.5
3
2.3
Wings Of Song
- 3f Mendelssohn (USA) x Tortoni (AUS) (Strategic (AUS))
Tnr: Patrick Payne Rdr: W Egan 55
4
3.2
Black Shiraz
- 4g Dissident (AUS) x Medea (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: Jack Hill 59.5
5
5.2
Warby Ranges
- 4g Sebring (AUS) x Certainly Rosa (AUS) (Undoubtedly (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jye McNeil 59.5
6
5.3
Hoard The Bubbles
- 4m Iffraaj (GB) x High Joy (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: L Currie 57.5
7
5.4
It'sbruce
- 4g Dissident (AUS) x Satellites (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Freedman Rdr: Tahlia Hope 59.5
8
8.9
Out Of The Shadows
- 5m Kuroshio (AUS) x Pentiara (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: Ms D McQueen Rdr: Madison Lloyd 57.5
9
10.4
Our Anaconda
- 5g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Andiamo (USA) (Candy Ride (ARG))
Tnr: Ms S Croxford Rdr: Carleen Hefel 59.5
10
12.9
Arctic Jewel
- 4m Impending (AUS) x Icy Maiden (AUS) (Xaar (GB))
Tnr: Saab Hasan Rdr: Fred W Kersley 57.5
11
13.0
Persuasive Star
- 5g Starcraft (NZ) x Lady's Persuasion (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: G Brunsdon Rdr: J Keating 59.5
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