When in Doubt Back a Frankel!

Tara Madgwick - Saturday May 31

The $200,000 Listed ATC Lord Mayor’s Cup (2000m ) at Rosehill on Saturday attracted a competitive field of 14 stayers, the bulk of them imports and when you strike an open race like that it’s often wise to follow this piece of advice – when in doubt back a Frankel!

Touristic wins the Listed Lord Mayor's Cup - image Bradley Photography

It’s been a while between drinks for the Peter Snowden trained Frankel gelding Touristic (GB), who had not won since saluting at Mornington last June, but he found conditions to suit with a great ride from Andrew Adkins.

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He handled the heavy ground and charged to the line to win by two lengths and has now won five of 37 starts with this victory his first in a Black Type race.

"I thought the main thing for him today was to begin well, which he's not really known for," Adkins said.

"That was one box ticked early on and I just wanted to have the most economical run as I could, and that was another box ticked.

"He had a fluent run from the 600m so he was always going to be strong late.

"He's been crying out for a track like that, rain affected, and he got that today as a fit horse.

"I knew he would love that track, which he did.

"He was a fit horse so he was never going to stop."

Touristic is the 20th stakes-winner in Australia for Frankel.

Bred by Wertheimer & Frere, Touristic was bought privately out of Europe and is the only winner from stakes-winning Shamardal mare Heuristique.

He is the 159th stakes-winner for Juddmonte Farm’s champion sire Frankel, who has a particularly good record in Australia.

Frankel has sired 20 stakes-winners in Australia and they include Group I winners Hungry Heart, Converge and Mirage Dancer with his SW to runner strike rate in Australia running at 19.4%, which compares favourably with his overall lifetime SW to runner strike rate of 16.9%.

His lifetime winner to runner strike rate in Australia is 75%, so you can see why – ‘when in doubt back a Frankel’ is more than likely going to pay off!!

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Race Result - Kia Lord Mayors Cup LR 2000m

Rosehill Track: Heavy(8) Time: 2:06.73
1
Touristic
- 6g Frankel (GB) x Heuristique (IRE) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: A Adkins 54
2
2.2
Major Beel
- 5g Savabeel (AUS) x Gram (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: A Hyeronimus 58
3
2.9
Glory Daze
- 6g Cotai Glory (GB) x Pioneer Alexander (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Benjamin Osmond 55.5
4
3.3
Don Diego De Vega
- 5g Lope De Vega (IRE) x Fairly Fair (FR) (Sinndar (IRE))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Ashley Morgan 54
5
4.1
Bacio Del Mist
- 7m Reliable Man (GB) x Bacio Del Vinto (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Lee & Cherie Curtis Rdr: Molly Bourke 54
6
5.3
Speycaster
- 6g Highland Reel (IRE) x Examinee (GER) (Monsun (GER))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: W F Pinn 54
7
6.1
Mormona
- 6g Morandi (FR) x Mona (FR) (Motivator (GB))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Ms W Costin 54
8
7.1
First Light
- 7g Dubawi (IRE) x Anzhelika (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Reece Jones 55
9
8.1
Shahzad
- 6g Dariyan (FR) x Saghaniya (FR) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Anna Roper 54
10
8.4
Kadavar
- 4g Tarzino (NZ) x Arapaho Miss (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55
11
8.5
Private Legacy
- 4m The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Private Secretary (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: G D Hickman Rdr: Jace McMurray 54
12
9.1
Double Cherry
- 6g Make Believe (GB) x My Uptown Girl (GB) (Dubai Destination (USA))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: A B Collett 54
13
9.9
Sir Chartwell
- 4g Churchill (IRE) x Sidewalk (IRE) (New Approach (IRE))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Braith Nock 54
14
10
Sir Lucan
- 7g Camelot (GB) x Sparrow (IRE) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 57.5
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