Rothesay's Chapter And Verse Gets His Stakes Win

Mark Smith - Saturday November 30

Rothesay’s ultra-consistent son Chapter And Verse has a win in a $1 million race to his credit but the 5yo gelding was still searching for his first stakes win when he entered the barriers for Saturday’s Group III TAB George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.

The Desleigh Forster-trained gelding fended off the Spirit Of Boom pair of Outback Barbie and Boomsara, denying the high-flying Eureka Stud stallion a race to race stakes double after Sugar Boom won the Listed Mode Stakes.

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But it could not have been any closer. The judge needed his magnifying glass to find a nose margin over Outback Barbie with a short neck to Boomsara in third.

The winner of the Racing Qld Magic Millions Quality at the Gold Coast in January, Chapter And Verse will now head back to the Magic Millions carnival where his likely target will be the Magic Millions Cup.

"What can I say other than he is a special horse. He is a good horse. I think he can be the best I have trained and I think he can win in even better company," Forster told AAP.

"Mark (Du Plessis) knows exactly how to ride him. I was a bit worried when he got so far back but Mark got clear at the right time."Chapter And Verse a $28,000 yearling on the verge of $1 million in earnings

Chapter And Verse advanced his record to 6 wins, 5 seconds and 4 thirds from 19 starts with earnings of $945,075.

He was purchased by his trainer for $28,000 out of the Raheen Stud draft at the 2016 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale.

A half-brother to the stakes-placed Soaring Heart (Show a Heart), Chapter And Verse is the best of four winners from six to race out of the stakes-placed Perugino mare McFly who was purchased by Rosemont Stud for $80,000 at the 2018 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.

Her Golden Archer filly failed to make her $60,000 reserve at this year’s Gold Coast March Yearling Sale.

McFly has a yearling filly by Spirit Of Boom and a filly foal by Starcraft.

Chapter And Verse becomes the fourth stakes-winner for Lyndhurst Stud’s Fastnet Rock stallion Rothesay who stands in 2019 at an advertised service fee of $4,950.

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Race Result - Tab George Moore Stakes Gr3 1200m

Doomben Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.00
1
Chapter And Verse
- 5g Rothesay (AUS) x McFly (AUS) (Perugino (USA))
Tnr: Desleigh Forster Rdr: M R Du Plessis 54
2
0.1
Outback Barbie
- 4m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Pure Purrfection (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: J Byrne 55
Spirit Of Boom
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $400,000
Seller: Eureka Stud, Cambooya, Qld
Buyer: Gollan Racing/John Foote Bloodstock (FBAA)/Black Soil Bloodstock
3
0.3
Boomsara
- 4g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Passara (AUS) (Tsuimai (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: B N Stewart 56
Spirit Of Boom
4
0.4
Pennino
- 4m Easy Rocking (AUS) x Alpha Girl (AUS) (Clang (AUS))
Tnr: D J Hansen Rdr: R Fradd 54
5
0.5
Crack Me Up
- 6g Mossman (AUS) x Chuckle (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: Ryan Maloney 60
6
0.8
I'm A Rippa
- 6g Love Conquers All (AUS) x Derippa (AUS) (Seidnazar (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Jake Bayliss 58
7
1.8
Monsieur Gustave
- 7g Al Maher (AUS) x Saigon Moonlight (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: D J Hansen Rdr: M Hellyer 56
8
2.0
Sharpe Hussler
- 8g Husson (ARG) x Lost In Dubai (NZ) (Dubai Destination (USA))
Tnr: D R Ward Rdr: Luke Tarrant 54
9
2.2
Removal
- 6g Pluck (USA) x Enemy Dragline (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: J C Smerdon Rdr: A Mallyon 54
10
2.6
Natch
- 6g Thorn Park (AUS) x Naturally (IRE) (Mtoto (GB))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Baylee Nothdurft 54
11
2.7
Keen Array
- 7g Bel Esprit (AUS) x Moorea (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: M Mc Gillivray 54.5
12
3.7
River Racer
- 6m Hidden Dragon (AUS) x Royal Yangtze (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: Dale Smith 55
13
3.8
Brave Song
- 5g Your Song (AUS) x Brave Choice (AUS) (Dr Fong (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: L V Cassidy 59.5
14
4.5
Divine Dice
- 6g Casino Prince (AUS) x Loves Attention (AUS) (Taimazov (ARG))
Tnr: J & C Meagher Rdr: Ron Stewart 54
15
4.6
Fiery Heights
- 7g Hidden Dragon (AUS) x Mountain Of Love (AUS) (Monashee Mountain (USA))
Tnr: B J Lockwood Rdr: Boris Thornton 56
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