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New Stakes-Winner Toronado

Tara Madgwick - Monday July 1

The Australian racing season has one more month to run and the Listed Bunbury South West Cup (22200m) on Sunday gave Toronado (IRE) a chance to post a new stakes-winner with seven year=old gelding Come Right Back taking the prize.

Trained by Adam Durant , he started at 25-1, but was tenacious to the line to win by half a length taking his overall record to 11 wins and 10 placings from 48 starts with prizemoney topping $573,000.

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Retained to race by his breeder, Come Right Back is the best of three winners from Tigee Hill (IRE) mare Sense of Purpose, a seven time metro winning full sister to stakes-winner Cehster Road.

Toronado (IRE).

He is the 38th stakes-winner for Toronado, who stands at Swettenham stud at a fee of $88,000.

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Race Result - Wittens Irrigation & Design South West Cup LR 2200m

Bunbury Track: Soft(5) Time: 2:18.85
1
Come Right Back
- 7g Toronado (IRE) x Sense Of Purpose (AUS) (Tiger Hill (IRE))
Tnr: A G Durrant Rdr: Luke Campbell 56.5
2
0.5
Marocchino
- 7g Maschino (AUS) x Comesitbesideme (AUS) (Mcflirt (NZ))
Tnr: L P Luciani Rdr: T Turner 58.5
3
1.1
Let's Galahvant
- 5g Galah (AUS) x Secret Crush (AUS) (So Secret (AUS))
Tnr: D & B Pearce Rdr: Chris Parnham 58.5
4
2.5
Admiration Express
- 4m My Admiration (AUS) x Comme Ci (AUS) (Verglas (IRE))
Tnr: J F Miller Rdr: Lucy Fiore 56.5
5
6.3
Red Dwarf
- 8g Ouqba (GB) x Kestrel's Flight (AUS) (Passenger (AUS))
Tnr: Dom Celisano Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 55
6
8.8
Be Optimistic
- 5m Blackfriars (AUS) x Mekie's Dream (AUS) (Pluck (USA))
Tnr: Luke Fernie Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 55.5
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