Debut Winner for Gilgai Bred and Sold Grunt

Tara Madgwick - Monday May 6

Gilgai Farm have bred champions such as Black Caviar, All Too Hard and Ole Kirk and they also bred and sold eye-catching debut winner Ailyak, who scored at Werribee on Monday for the Ciaron Maher stable.

Ailyak scored on debut - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

The 1400m maiden had a very short priced favourite in I Am Invincible colt Money Team, but he had no answer when Ailyak let down with a big finish to run straight past him and win by a couple of lengths with a five length margin back to the third horse.

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“He’s still raw and doesn’t really know what’s going on, but he was able to put them away,” said winning rider Jamie Mott.

“No doubt he’ll get further and he’s in a good stable to keep improving.”

Ailyak was a $155,000 Magic Millions Weanling Sale purchase for Wayne Armstrong from the Gilgai Farm draft and is a half-brother to stakes-placed Oscar Zulu being the third winner from Ininthree (NZ), a winning sibling by Generous (GB) to Group I winners Tiger Tees and Terravista as well as Grou[ II winner Ball of Muscle and stakes-winners Super Easy and Our Lukas.

Ailyak is the 18th winner this season for Yulong based Grunt, who has had elite success as a sire through his Group I winning colt Veight.

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Race Result - Rental Management Australia Mdn Plate 1400m

Werribee Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:26.97
1
Ailyak
- 3g Grunt (NZ) x Ininthree (NZ) (Generous (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: J Mott 59.5
2
2.3
Money Team
- 3c I Am Invincible (AUS) x The Pinnacle (AUS) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Damian Lane 59.5
3
5.3
El Sordo
- 3g Toronado (IRE) x Inyanga (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Jamie Edwards Rdr: Ms W Costin 59.5
4
6
Champagne Sabre
- 3g Divine Prophet (AUS) x Champagne Lucy (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Jamie Edwards Rdr: J Noonan 59.5
5
12
Jay Bee Ell
- 3g Ghibellines (AUS) x Hold The Note (NZ) (Gallant Guru (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Patrick Moloney 59.5
6
12.4
Xtra Gamble
- 3f Xtravagant (NZ) x Sure Shot Sheza (AUS) (Money Or The Gun (AUS))
Tnr: Ms D Loos Rdr: Melissa Julius 57.5
7
16.7
Trapeze Dancer
- 3f Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Angel Dancer (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Simon Zahra Rdr: Laura Lafferty 57.5
8
17.4
I Am Sassy
- 3f Warhorse (NZ) x Shawcross (AUS) (Bramshaw (AUS))
Tnr: S C Bottomley Rdr: Ms Yoko Ota 57.5
9
27.4
Theria
- 3f Impending (AUS) x Backstreet Lover (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Saab Hasan Rdr: B Rawiller 57.5
10
34.4
Fighting Edge
- 4g Fighting Sun (AUS) x Vintedge (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: M J Ellerton Rdr: Ms D Keane 57.5
11
59.4
Cargerie Miss
- 3f Highland Reel (IRE) x Miss Aristocrat (AUS) (King Of Prussia (AUS))
Tnr: P A Banks Rdr: Zac Spain 57.5
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