Ghost Who Walks Captures Summer Scorcher

Mark Smith - Monday January 1

Apprentice Keshaw Dhurun timed his run perfectly on the God Has Spoken gelding Ghost Who Walks in the Listed Furphy - Summer Scorcher (1000m) at Ascot.

Keshaw Dhurun celebrates on Ghost Who Walks (image Western Racepix)

The Neville Parnham-trained 6-year-old came from back in the field under topweight to overpower Real Danger I Am Invincible) by a head with Cut The Talk (Oratorio) back in third.

The winner of the Listed Beaufine Stakes from Real Danger in July, Ghost Who Walks came to the race off a close second to Hot Zed in the Group III Colonel Reeves Stakes on November 18.

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A homebred for Colin Loxton, Ghost Who Walks advances his record to eleven wins, six seconds, and seven thirds from 43 starts with earnings of $549,355.

He is the best of four winners from as many to race for the winning Lonhro mare Death Knock, who was sold to Yevrah Investments for $45,000 when consigned to the 2022 Inglis July (Early) Online Sale.

A half-sister to the Listed Gold Coast Goldmarket winner Raido (Husson), Death Knock has a 2yo colt and a yearling colt by Playing God, who is in the Western Breeders Alliance draft heading to the 2024 Perth Yearling Sale (lot 45) . She foaled a Splitex filly in September and was covered by Playing God.

Ghost Who Walks comes from the second crop of Rivercrest Park Stud’s God Has Soken and is his lone stakes-winner. The 5-time stakes-winning son of Blackfriars stood at a fee of $2,200 in 2023.

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Race Result - Furphy - Summer Scorcher LR 1000m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 0:58.41
1
Ghost Who Walks
- 6g God Has Spoken (AUS) x Death Knock (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: Keshaw Dhurun 59
2
0.3
Real Danger
- 5m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Real Charm (AUS) (Reset (AUS))
Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: W Pike 56
I Am Invincible
3
0.3
Cut The Talk
- 4g Oratorio (AUS) x Little Gracie (AUS) (So Secret (AUS))
Tnr: T W Crosby Rdr: Laqdar Ramoly 54
4
1
Wild Belle
- 4m Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Hi Belle (AUS) (Clangalang (AUS))
Tnr: Luke Fernie Rdr: Chris Parnham 54
5
1.1
Songaa
- 5g Shalaa (IRE) x Sharnee Rose (AUS) (Nadeem (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Pateman Rdr: Holly Watson 54
6
2.5
Gemma's Son
- 6g Snippetson (AUS) x Princess Gemma (AUS) (Dr Fong (USA))
Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 54.5
7
2.8
Capital Flight
- 5g City Place (USA) x Flying Affair (AUS) (Heritage (AUS))
Tnr: Coreen Maynard Rdr: P Carbery 54
8
2.9
It'sarayday
- 5g Winning Rupert (AUS) x Wild Soiree (USA) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: Simon Miller Rdr: B Parnham 57
9
3.5
Moi Choux
- 7g Jimmy Choux (NZ) x Moirai (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Summer Dickson Rdr: Michael Poy 54
10
7.1
Land Of Valens
- 6g Valentia (AUS) x A Country Girl (AUS) (Singspiel (IRE))
Tnr: T N Pike Rdr: C Newitt 54
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