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Expensive North Pacific Salutes at Geelong

Tara Madgwick - Friday July 25

The highest priced yearling for first season sire North Pacific, promising two year-old filly Angel Ladder opened her account with a tenacious win at Geelong on Friday.

Angel Ladder returns a winner - image Reg Ryan / Racing Photos

Trained by Ciaron Maher and ridden by Declan Bates, Angel Ladder was having her third race start and appreciated a drop back to maiden class after taking on tough company in her first two outings.

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She looked beaten with 100m to run, but was game as a tiger and just kept sticking her nose out to score a half head win over the favourite Odessa, whose previous two runs were both in stakes races.

Angel Ladder was a $420,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Glenlogan Park for R Unicorn Stable / Rising Sun Syndicate / Satomi Oka Bloodstock.

Angel Ladder was bred by Glenlogan Park and is a half-sister to Group III winner The Novelist (Written By) and stakes-winner Fully Lit (Hellbent) being the third winner from three foals to race from Sunlit, a winning half-sister by Snitzel to Group II winner Vo Heart.

A $420,000 Inglis Classic purchase, Angel Ladder is the highest priced yearling for her sire North Pacific.

Sunlit has been given a big upgrade in covering stallion given her efforts so far and produced a colt last spring by Zoustar and was then covered by I Am Invincible.

Angel Ladder is the third winner for Brazen Beau’s good looking Group winning son North Pacific, who stands at Newgate this spring at a fee of $11,000.

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Form Genius Mdn Plate 1150m

Geelong Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:06.92
1
Angel Ladder
- 2f North Pacific (AUS) x Sunlit (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Declan Bates 56
2
0.1
Odessa
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Aryaaf (AUS) (Epaulette (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Jamie Melham 56
3
1.3
Yum
- 2f Ghaiyyath (IRE) x Dream Food (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: John McArdle Rdr: J Mott 56
4
1.3
Wise Inlaw
- 2g Wootton Bassett (GB) x Sylvia's Mother (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: B Melham 58
5
3.8
The Flying Popov
- 2g Russian Camelot (IRE) x Coutances (GB) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Jye McNeil 58
6
4.3
Lord Coda
- 2g Zoustar (AUS) x Lady Lupino (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Ethan Brown 58
7
4.7
Splendid Magnus
- 2f Magnus (AUS) x Splendid Thing (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Richard Cully Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
8
8.9
Panelli
- 2g Too Darn Hot (GB) x Whitefields (AUS) (Deep Field (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: Patrick Moloney 58
9
9
Fire Type
- 2g The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Kabu (AUS) (Dundeel (NZ))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 58
10
12
Points For Effort
- 2g Blue Point (IRE) x Per Perseverance (NZ) (Per Incanto (USA))
Tnr: Anthony Chibnall Rdr: Logan Bates 58
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