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Tara Madgwick - Wednesday June 26

Placed in both the Group II MRC Blue Diamond Prelude and Group III MRC Blue Diamond Preview behind the mighty Hayasugi, Microphone filly Matisse always looked a good thing in a midweek maiden at Doomben.

The Anthony and Sam Freedman trained filly had not been sighted since finishing out of the placings in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes and punters rallied to send her to the post as a red hot favourite for the 1110m scamper.

Ridden quietly by Blake Shinn, she took a while to hit top gear, but surged at the finish to win by half a length running away doing her best work on the line.

A homebred for Murray Thoroughbreds, Matisse will no doubt have spring stakes goals on the agenda when she returns to Melbourne after her working winter holiday.

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She is the first winner for stakes-placed Not a Single Doubt mare Sanadaat, a grand-daughter of stakes-winner Unison, who traces back to celebrated blue hen Summoned via Zeditave’s Group III winning full sister Zedagal.

Murray Thoroughbreds on-sold Sanadaat last year at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale to Ulandra Bloodstock for $26,000.

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Matisse is the second winner for Microphone, who stands at Darley NSW at a fee of $22,000.

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Race Result - Teddy Bears Picnic 3 August Mdn Plate 1110m

Doomben Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:04.87
1
Matisse
- 2f Microphone (AUS) x Sanadaat (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: B Shinn 56
2
0.7
Surprise Honey
- 2f Extreme Choice (AUS) x Bel Mer (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Angela Jones 56
3
1
Warrior Head
- 2g Headwater (AUS) x Rosendahl (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: Ryan Maloney 58
4
2
Dream Smart
- 2f Smart Missile (AUS) x Al Sahra (AUS) (Desert Sun (GB))
Tnr: L F Birchley Rdr: R Dolan 56
5
3.6
Attentive
- 2f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Hanaan (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: M R Du Plessis 56
6
4.8
Mixed Signals
- 2f Encryption (AUS) x About Ready (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Michael Nolan Rdr: Bailey Wheeler 54
7
5.7
Wanganeen
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x True Excelsior (NZ) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: V Duric 58
8
6
Neil
- 2g Headwater (AUS) x Diamond Fund (AUS) (Snippetson (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: Damien Thornton 58
9
16.7
Seabee
- 2f Territories (IRE) x Laussel (AUS) (Animal Kingdom (USA))
Tnr: K M Schweida Rdr: Cejay Graham 56
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