One to Watch – Scone

Tara Madgwick - Monday June 23

Kris Lees often sends a talented horse to the country to cast off maiden status and a two year-old Exceedance gelding did just that on debut at Scone on Monday.

Herman Said was ridden by Dylan Gibbons and was sent off a short priced favourite for the 900m maiden after winning a trial at Newcastle last month.

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He ran up to expectation, forging clear of his rivals to run right through the lien and winby more than two lengths.

A $68,000 Inglis Weanling Sale purchase for World Wide Bloodstock from Vinery Stud, Herman Said is the second winner from Bright Eyes, a metro winning Bel Esprit mare, whose grand-dam is stakes-winner Dancing Pago, the dam of stakes-winners Pago Rock and Rock My Pago.

Exceedance

Exceedance has sired 33 winners this season of $2.6million and stands at Vinery Stud at a fee of $33,000 this spring.

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Race Result - Bengalla King Of The Ranges Stockman's Challenge Mdn Hcp 900m

Scone Track: Soft(5) Time: 0:52.53
1
Herman Said
- 2g Exceedance (AUS) x Bright Eyes (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: A Gibbons 56.5
2
2.1
Tampa Bay
- 3f American Pharoah (USA) x Kokomo (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: Anna Roper 55
3
2.3
Flying Molly
- 5m Winning Rupert (AUS) x Helsingor (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: M A Milton Rdr: Braith Nock 55.5
4
3.2
Hot Chestnut
- 3g Churchill (IRE) x Nicconi Lass (AUS) (Nicconi (AUS))
Tnr: Justin Bowen Rdr: Shannen Llewellyn 55
5
3.2
Already Blue
- 3g Blue Point (IRE) x Ready Aye Ready (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Julia Presits Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 59
6
4
Tigermoth
- 4g So You Think (NZ) x Miss Keepsake (NZ) (Keeper (AUS))
Tnr: J A Sylvester Rdr: L P Rolls 59
7
4.1
Bonoyster
- 3g Bon Hoffa (AUS) x Oyster Bell (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: N F Boland Rdr: Shae Wilkes 56.5
8
5
Russian Words
- 2f Russian Revolution (AUS) x Gentlemen's Words (AUS) (All Too Hard (AUS))
Tnr: R E Ollerton Rdr: William Stanley 55
9
13.4
Droplets
- 2f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Real Rainbow (AUS) (Time Thief (AUS))
Tnr: Justin Bowen Rdr: Mitch Stapleford 55.5
10
18.9
Our Land
- 3g Territories (IRE) x Judem (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Justin Bowen Rdr: A Bullock 59
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