One to Watch – Kilmore

Tara Madgwick - Friday March 14

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable produced an interesting debut winner at Kilmore on Friday with the half-sister by I Am Invincible to Golden Slipper winner Farnan breaking the ice first time out.

Cordina wins on debut at Kilmore - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Three year-old filly Cordina was not sighted at two, but won her only two previous trials in Sydney in January and February before being sent south to make her debut.

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Ridden by Blake Shinn and sent out favourite, Cordina showed her class when drawing clear for aa comfortable two and a half length win in the 1112m maiden.

“She was very foolproof as you would expect from the team and won as she liked, so she has a nice future,” Shinn said.

“She enjoyed that, it was like a track gallop for her and she is destined for better things.”

Cordina is a blueblood winner for I Am Invincible - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Cordina is a homebred for Phoenix Thoroughbreds and is a half-sister to Champion 2YO Colt and now leading first season sire Farnan as well as stakes-winner Sandbar being the fourth winner from four foals to race from Tallow, a Group III winning daughter of Street Cry (IRE).

Tallow produced a filly last spring by Zoustar and was then covered by Shinzo.

Cordina keeps the winning run going for I Am Invincible who had a stakes trebles last Saturday with Vinrock, Commemorative and Enriched followed by a metro double at Randwick on Thursday with Written in Code and Happy Bellie.

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Race Result - bet365 Odds Drift Protect Mdn Plate 1112m

Kilmore Track: Good(4) Time: 1:04.91
1
Cordina
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Tallow (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: B Shinn 57
2
2.5
Media Brief
- 3f Press Statement (AUS) x Miss Belief (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: G M Moloney Rdr: Patrick Moloney 57
3
4.5
Hustle
- 3f Pariah (AUS) x Spring Colours (GB) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: L & T Corstens & W Larkin Rdr: J Noonan 57
4
4.7
Effleure
- 3f Frosted (USA) x Flirting (AUS) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Celine Gaudray 57
5
5
Demiquaver
- 3f Hallowed Crown (AUS) x Complete Rort (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Trotter Rdr: D Moor 57
6
8.5
Kinelda
- 3f Calyx (GB) x Talapega (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: C J Davis Rdr: Yoshiki Kamomiya 57
7
9
East West Miss
- 3f Ilovethiscity (AUS) x Cross Question (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Declan Bates 57
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