Navy King sails to Valley victory

Media Release - Sunday August 24

A well-judged front-running ride by Daniel Stackhouse has aided five-year-old gelding Navy King to claim the lion’s share of the prize in the MSC Signs Handicap (2040m) at The Valley on Saturday.

The Symon Wilde-trained son of US Navy Flag was able to take the role of pacemaker from a wide draw without too much pressure and despite laying out slightly in the home straight, had half a length to spare over runner-up Bur Dubai.

Having shown good potential as a three-year-old, Navy King won one race as a four-year-old and has been building towards another win including a last-start fourth placing over the course and distance.

Navy King battles hard to claim his fourth career win in the MSC Signs 2040m at The Valley. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli

“Daniel said last time that he probably should have got going a bit earlier on him,” Bill Wilde said.

“I think the race today was a similar sort of race and we did expect a forward showing. He wasn’t beaten far last time.

“It was a great ride by Daniel and congratulations to the team.

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“He had a pretty decent blow after his last start so we expected a bit of improvement from him again, even though it’s his fourth or fifth run in.

“We’re very pleased and it’s good to see him back in the winner’s circle again. The peripheral races for him around the spring will suit him.”

Navy King has now won four races from 20 starts and advanced his career earnings to A$237,400.

A son of The Oaks Stud stallion U S Navy Flag, Navy King was bred by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay.

The dam of Navy King is the O’Reilly mare Eliza Blues, who won two races and was runner-up behind Quintessential in the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2400m) in 2012. – NZ Racing Desk

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Race Result - MSC Signs (Bm78) 2040m

Moonee Valley Track: Good(4) Time: 2:07.06
1
Navy King
- 5g U S Navy Flag (USA) x Eliza Blues (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: D W Stackhouse 55
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale $90,000
Seller: Cambridge Stud, Cambridge, NZ
Buyer: Wilde Racing Pty Ltd
2
0.5
Bur Dubai
- 5g Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Ana Shababiya (IRE) (Teofilo (IRE))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Beau Mertens 60
3
1.3
Morrissette
- 7m Pierro (AUS) x Syrian Bride (NZ) (Golan (IRE))
Tnr: Reece Goodwin Rdr: M J Dee 55.5
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $200,000
Seller: Turangga Farm, Scone, NSW
Buyer: Malua Bloodstock
4
1.8
Rise To It
- 6g So You Think (NZ) x Feirin (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Logan Bates 55
5
2.1
Vega Magnifico
- 7g Lope De Vega (IRE) x Hit The Sky (IRE) (Cozzene (USA))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: Ryan Houston 61
6
4.3
Maisy
- 5m Pierro (AUS) x Girl Gone Rockin' (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jye McNeil 53.5
7
4.5
Genrichero
- 5g Proisir (AUS) x Cristal Heights (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: Luke Cartwright 52.5
8
4.7
Unseen Ruler
- 6g Mongolian Khan (AUS) x Scarlet's Secret (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: M J Williams Rdr: D Yendall 57.5
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