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Two on the Trot for Written By Brother

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday November 20

Grahame Begg has had to be patient with the handsome sibling to Group I winner Written By and Group II winner C’Est Magique and Royal Insignia made it two wins on the trot when scoring at Caulfield on Wednesday.

Royal Insignia makes it two wins on the trot at Caulfield - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Unplaced on debut back in April, Royal Insignia was spelled afterwards and resumed with a third on heavy ground at Pakenham last month before breaking his maiden at Kyneton on November 6.

He stepped up to Benchmark 64 event over 1200m and hot the line strongly for Jamie Mott to win by half a length.

Bred and retained to race by the Begg family, Royal Insignia is the eighth winner from eight to race from exceptional producer Yau Chin, whose star son Written By stands at Widden Stud, while her star daughter C’Est Magique was bought by Tom Magnier for $1.7million at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale this year.

“He’s got on two good tracks this time and put two together and I’m sure there is  a lot more upside with the horse,” said Grahame Begg.

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“We’ll keep taking him through his grades and we don’t know where his ceiling is yet.”

The Begg family sold a yearling filly by Capitalist from Yau Chin at Magic Millions this year in the Widden draft to China Horse Club for $370,000 and she has foaled this spring producing a filly by Zoustar that is a full sister to C’Est Magique.

Yau Chin has now been retired so this Zoustar filly is her final foal.

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Race Result - Tile Importer (Bm64) 1200m

Caulfield Heath Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.28
1
Royal Insignia
- 3c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Yau Chin (AUS) (Tobougg (IRE))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: J Mott 59
2
0.5
Harpalee
- 3f Alabama Express (AUS) x Storytime (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: L Currie 59.5
3
2.8
The Dabble Effect
- 3f Zousain (AUS) x Prismatic (AUS) (Street Sense (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58.5
4
3.5
Patriot Star
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x National Anthem (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: Damian Lane 56.5
5
3.6
Cora Lynn
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Kooweerup (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Declan Bates 57.5
6
4.8
Versaille
- 3f Written By (AUS) x Jeanneau (AUS) (Beneteau (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: L Nolen 57.5
7
5.1
Triomphe
- 3g Strasbourg (AUS) x Bowerbird (AUS) (Catbird (AUS))
Tnr: Maddie Raymond Rdr: Ethan Brown 58.5
8
10.3
Castellar
- 3c Astern (AUS) x Imposition (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: R E Laing Rdr: M Zahra 59.5
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