Hampton Court Off The Mark

Mark Smith - Sunday September 1

Spendthrift Farm's Group 1 ATC Spring Champion Stakes winner Hampton Court is off the mark in Australia with his first crop son Sirmaze breaking the ice at his fourth career start in a 1600 metre maiden at Hawkesbury on Saturday.

Ridden by Chad Lever for trainer Jason Coyle, Sirmaze came down the extreme outside of the rain-sodden track to defeat Enchantingly (Choisir) by one and a quarter lengths with Apithanos (Sebring) the same distance back in third.

Third at his previous two starts at Kembla Grange after debuting with a fourth at Newcastle, Sirmaze is one of just seven named foals from the first Australian conceived crop of Hampton Court (Redoute's Choice).

Bred by the Esplin family, Sirmaze was consigned by Tartan Fields to the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale where he was knocked down to Coyle for $45,000.

He is the fourth foal and third winner out of the unraced Singspiel mare Siraiki whose dam Nawadi (Machiavellian) is a sister to the Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes winner and successful sire No Excuse Needed and a three-quarter sister to Group 1 winner Capponi (Medicean).

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Hampton Court will stand at Spendthrift Australia in 2019 at a fee of $5,500.

He has also sired four winners the Northern Hemisphere.

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Race Result - Saddle Up For Spring Mdn Plate 1600m

Hawkesbury Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:38.89
1
Sirmaze
- 3g Hampton Court (AUS) x Siraiki (AUS) (Singspiel (IRE))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: C Lever 57
2
1.3
Enchantingly
- 3f Choisir (AUS) x Flattery (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: G Buckley 55
3
2.6
Apithanos
- 3g Sebring (AUS) x Summer Laugh (USA) (Distorted Humor (USA))
Tnr: C Karakatsanis Rdr: A Bullock 57
4
2.7
What's The Deel
- 3f Dundeel (NZ) x Nobentleyforme (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Jason & Lucy Attard Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 55
5
2.8
Fast Melody
- 3c Sebring (AUS) x Sweetest Melody (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: C Reith 57
6
3.6
Tongariro
- 3g Animal Kingdom (USA) x Pele (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: B Spriggs 57
7
4.5
Cesca
- 3f Uncle Mo (USA) x Fuwa (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: S Guymer 55
8
5.5
Olmeto
- 3g Snitzel (AUS) x Orion Love (GB) (Zamindar (USA))
Tnr: Jean Dubois Rdr: J Penza 57
9
6.0
Miyake
- 3c Deep Impact (JPN) x Star Fashion (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: L Magorrian 57
10
9.5
Uprise
- 3g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Miss Rangoon (USA) (Giant's Causeway (USA))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: K S Latham 57
11
11.1
Insider Trader
- 3g Dundeel (NZ) x Allaboutus (AUS) (Arena (AUS))
Tnr: G D Hickman Rdr: Jag Guthmann-Chester 57
12
11.7
Shortaz
- 3g Verrazano (USA) x Let's Get Famous (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: G A Ryan Rdr: J P Morris 57.5
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