Cigar Flick Back to Winning Form

Tara Madgwick - Saturday June 1

It’s been a while between drinks for talented Churchill (IRE) filly Cigar Flick, who overcame treacherous conditions at Rosehill on Saturday to return to winning form.

Cigar Flick gets the cash in appalling conditions - image Steve Hart

Carrying the famed Ingham cerise as does her close relation Fangirl, Cigar Flick rebounded from an unplaced run at Scone to power home through the driving rain to win by two and a half lengths for Sam Clipperton.

The meeting was abandoned after Cigar Flick's race with conditions untenable for racing.

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Trained by Chris Waller, Cigar Flick has three wins from 14 starts with prizemoney topping $350,000.

A homebred for the Ingham family, Cigar Flick was foaled, raised and educated at Coolmore and is the first foal of Palmateer, a metro winning half-sister by Fastnet Rock to $7.8million million earning triple Group I winner Fangirl from stakes-winner Little Surfer Girl.

Her third dam is triple Group I winner Special Harmony, who won the VRC Oaks, Thousand Guineas and Arrowfield Stud Stakes among her 10 wins, so Cigar Flick will be a valuable addition to the Ingham family’s broodmare band when she retires.

Palmateer had a filly Street Boss (USA) last spring and is now in foal to Justify (USA).

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Race Result - Bisley Workwear (Bm72) 1100m

Rosehill Track: Heavy(9) Time: 1:07.48
1
Cigar Flick
- 3f Churchill (IRE) x Palmateer (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: S Clipperton 57.5
2
2.5
Left Field
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Balancing Act (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: K Mc Evoy 57.5
3
4.4
Diamond Model
- 4m Akeed Mofeed (GB) x Caminetto (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M S Minervini Rdr: Bailey Wheeler 54.5
4
5.9
Pisanello
- 3g Ribchester (IRE) x Medaille (AUS) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Zac Lloyd 56.5
5
6.5
Morpheus Bragi
- 4g Wrote (IRE) x Dreamcatcher (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: Marc Chevalier Rdr: L P Beuzelin 57.5
6
7.8
In Flight
- 3f Flying Artie (AUS) x Waveline (USA) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: Reece Jones 53.5
7
9.4
Florida Sky
- 4m Shalaa (IRE) x Kokomo (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: C J Hillier 53.5
8
11.2
Let's Go Bro
- 4g Sepoy (AUS) x Savalook (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: J M Austin Rdr: Ms W Costin 56.5
9
12
Love Shuck
- 3g Mikki Isle (JPN) x Oyster Bell (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Todd Smart Rdr: A Bullock 58
10
12.4
Rush Hour
- 3g Russian Revolution (AUS) x Pearl Congenial (AUS) (Gio Ponti (USA))
Tnr: Nathan Doyle Rdr: K Jennings 57.5
11
14.6
Miss Emma
- 3f All Too Hard (AUS) x Espiritu (AUS) (Danasinga (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Ford 54
12
18.3
Queen Of The Mile
- 3f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Stresa (AUS) (Real Saga (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tom Sherry 57.5
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