Lightly-raced six-year-old mare Jennivamoose scored a comfortable victory in the Donnellans The Tyremen Handicap (2500m) at The Valley on Saturday under a patient Harry Coffey ride.
Prepared by Ciaron Maher for Tony and Lynn Ottobre’s Cape Schanck Racing, Jennivamoose was dropped out to near the rear of the field by Coffey but quickened readily when asked.
The daughter of Vadamos looped the field and ran out a length and a quarter winner over fellow Kiwi breds Bluestone and Flamin’ Romans.
“It was a class ride,” Assistant Trainer Jack Turnbull said.
“They didn’t go that hard either so I was a little bit worried, but she picked up when he asked her and she was strong through the line.
“It was a very good win. She ran a really good race here a long time ago when trained by Andrew Noblet where she was beaten by one of ours, so it was good to see her repeat the effort at the same venue today.
“She was off the scene with an injury but we got her in great order and she flicks between Cranbourne and Tony Ottobre’s property at Cape Schanck where they do a wonderful job with her.
“She had such good colour to her today, was very fit and clearly she has got an affinity with this track.
“We have aspirations to get to better races and this is all part of it so we won’t step out of our mark too much but we can go to an 84 somewhere in the next three or four weeks and then progress to better races.”
The winner of four of her 13 starts with a further three-placings, Jennivamoose has won A$183,950 in prizemoney to date.
Purchased as a yearling at Karaka by Ottobre from the draft of Rich Hill Stud for $110,000, Jennivamoose is out of the High Chaparral mare So Ard
Bred by Brisbane-based Rick Hill, So Ard is domiciled at Rich Hill Stud near Matamata and the mare is a half-sister to Gr.1 Irish Oaks (2400m) winner Even So and comes from a Group One winning family that features English Derby winner Dr Devious, The Oaks winner Dancing Rain, Guineas winner Saxon Warrior, and Takamatsunomiya Kinen winner Suzuka Phoenix.
Jennivamoose is a half-sister to the five-win mare Bozo, who finished fourth in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) in her Classic year. – NZ Racing Desk
