One to Watch – Sandown

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday January 24

A $460,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase for Cameron Cooke Bloodstock in 2022, this Pierro filly broke the ice in style at Sandown on Wednesday.

Time to Chat breaks her maiden at Sandown - image Brett Holburt / Racing Photos

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Time to Chat has made steady progress through her first three starts, but the addition of blinkers and step up to 1600m proved a winning move.

She travelled well all the way for Blake Shinn and kicked away down the straight to score by a length and a half.

Stable representative Jack Turnbull was pleased with the performance and believes more wins are in store.

"She had a lovely run in transit, they went even. She got there early enough but to her credit, the last 100 metres I thought were her best," he said.

"She really stretched and lengthened … I think she maintains (the campaign) for sure, she's in the right time of year and got a bit of scope too.”

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Blake Shinn felt blinkers were very beneficial  for Time to Chat.

“She was more switched on coming out of the gates, so the blinkers made my job a lot easier,” said Shinn.

“Being in that position outside the leader, she had a very soft time and won well, sustaining a good gallop to the line.”

Purchased from the Phoenix Park draft at Karaka, Time to Chat is the second winner from two to race from stakes-placed Fastnet Rock mare Special Memories, a sister to Group I ATC Australian Oaks winner Unforgotten from a family packed with European stakes-winners and Group I winners Matiara and Indonesienne.

Special Memories produced a Home Affairs colt last soring and is back in foal to him again.

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Race Result - Welcome To Sportsbet Sandown Mdn Plate 1600m

Sandown-Hillside Track: Good(4) Time: 1:38.47
1
Time To Chat
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Special Memories (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: B Shinn 56
2
1.5
Dragoon
- 3g Grunt (NZ) x Prose (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: D Moor 58
3
2.8
Thoughtful Woman
- 5m Reliable Man (GB) x Thoughtfulness (AUS) (Congrats (USA))
Tnr: R E Laing Rdr: A Lynch 57.5
4
3
Reactivate
- 5g Reset (AUS) x Tango Amigo's (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: G M Moloney Rdr: D W Stackhouse 59.5
5
3.1
Hot City
- 3g Ilovethiscity (AUS) x Miss Hottie (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Henry Dwyer Rdr: John Allen 58
6
4.1
El Messi
- 3g Smart Missile (AUS) x What A Beauty (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: M J Mehegan Rdr: Zac Spain 58
7
6.1
Rippleview Lad
- 5g Bon Hoffa (AUS) x Mezmar (AUS) (Marwina (AUS))
Tnr: Dale Short Rdr: Tatum Bull 56.5
8
6.3
Defense Tycoon
- 3g National Defense (GB) x Silver Barbie (AUS) (Desert King (IRE))
Tnr: D Binaisse Rdr: Teodore Nugent 58
9
14.3
Second Guess
- 3g Swear (AUS) x Patricia's Gem (USA) (Mineshaft (USA))
Tnr: Kelvin Southey Rdr: Ms J Kennedy 55
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