One To Watch - Sandown-Lakeside

Mark Smith - Wednesday January 31

The stable was expecting something special on debut, and the 3-year-old Written Tycoon gelding delivered in the 2024 Stud And Stable Staff Awards Maiden Plate (1200m) at Sandown-Lakeside on Wednesday.

Raikoke looks exciting (image Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

Ridden by Damian Lane for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr,  Raikoke flew the gates and was never headed when defeating the Lord Kanaloa filly River Rose (JPN) by two and three-quarter lengths with the Written Tycoon colt Fury back in third.

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It was the start of a good day at the office for Written Tycoon at Sandown with two winners, two placegetters, and a running double for Damian Lane.

“He is a lovely raw horse. He jumped well, put himself on speed and lengthened nicely,” Lane said.

“I’m not sure how far this prep will take him, but he is a nice horse.

The horse outside me put some pressure on me early in the straight. When you are on a first starter, when you lead, you have to sustain that pressure from a long way out, particularly here at Sandown, you have to have natural ability. He was tenacious.”

Carrying the colours of Harbour Racing and partners, Raikoke was a $275,000 purchase for  MG Price Racing & Breeding from the Rushton Park draft at the  2022 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

Raikoke a $275,000 Inglis Premier yearling

He is the third winner from as many to race for the stakes-placed Exceed And Excel mare Sunset Affair, which Rushton Park purchased for $22,000 from the Amarina Farm draft at the 2018 National Broodmare Sale.

From the family of champion Chris Evert, Sunset Affair has a yearling brother to Raikoke and a colt foal by Written Tycoon.

Suman Hedge Bloodstock (FBAA) shelled out $200,000 to secure Raikoke’s brother from the Yarraman Park Stud at the 2023 Gold Coast National Weanling Sale.

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Race Result - 2024 Stud And Stable Staff Awards Mdn Plate 1200m

Sandown-Lakeside Track: Good(4) Time: 1:11.00
1
Raikoke
- 3g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Sunset Affair (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Damian Lane 58
2
2.8
River Rose
- 3f Lord Kanaloa (JPN) x Tosen Proud (JPN) (Tosen Phantom (JPN))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: B Shinn 56
3
3.5
Fury
- 3c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Soorena (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jordan Childs 58
4
3.7
Attain
- 3g Outreach (AUS) x Donnahro (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: R E Laing Rdr: A Lynch 58
5
4
Gypsy Beauty
- 3f Nicconi (AUS) x Beethog (AUS) (Shovhog (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: L Currie 56
6
6
Vendemmia
- 3g Per Incanto (USA) x Elusive Red (NZ) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: W Egan 58
7
7
If I Was You
- 3c Hellbent (AUS) x Ribbons 'n' Roses (GB) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: Mark & Levi Kavanagh Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58
8
7.4
Firestorm Boy
- 4g Danerich (AUS) x Firestorm Baby (AUS) (Keltrice (AUS))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: J Mott 59.5
9
8.7
Foreman's Gully
- 3c Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x La La Land (AUS) (Last Tycoon (IRE))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: M J Dee 58
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