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One to Watch – Echuca

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday December 31

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace took the wraps off this $1.6million Snitzel colt for the first time on New Year’s Eve and got the perfect result.

Three year-old Grand Admiral scored a length win in the 1200m maiden as a short priced favourite, although he made rider Linda Meech work to achieve the success.
 



Grand Admiral as a yearlingA $1.6 million Magic Millions purchase from the Milburn Creek draft for Phoenix Tbreds/Aquis/Yulong/Ciaron Maher B/S, Grand Admiral is a full brother to Group I winner and sire Sizzling and is the fourth winner from Admirelle.

A stakes-placed daughter of General Nediym, Admirelle has no yearling this year, but did have a Russian Revolution colt in 2019.

 

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Race Result - Bourke' Builders Mdn Plate 1200m

Echuca Track: Good(4) Time: 1:13.37
1
Grand Admiral
- 3c Snitzel (AUS) x Admirelle (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Ms L J Meech 57
2
1.0
Touch Screen
- 3g Denman (AUS) x Quality Touch (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: Micheal Newton Rdr: Lachlan King 57
3
1.2
Give Val A Ring
- 3f Sebring (AUS) x Deer Valley (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Freedman Rdr: Will Price 52
4
2.9
Warrowie Rose
- 3f Rock Face (AUS) x Coniston Gold (AUS) (Greig (NZ))
Tnr: A R Coffey Rdr: H Coffey 55
5
5.2
Havieron
- 3c Dundeel (NZ) x Dineeta (AUS) (Dylan Thomas (IRE))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: Ben Thompson 57
6
6.9
Bertie Went Bang
- 5g Host (CHI) x New Years Eve (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: D F Hird Rdr: Logan McNeil 55.5
7
7.1
Mangalore Lad
- 5g Redente (AUS) x Toydari (AUS) (Toy Pindarri (NZ))
Tnr: Linc Sullivan Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58.5
8
8.1
I Am Grande
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Grande Annee (USA) (Gone West (USA))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: C J Parish 55
9
9.9
Runaway Max
- 6g Redente (AUS) x Toydari (AUS) (Toy Pindarri (NZ))
Tnr: P J Sullivan Rdr: A Lynch 58.5
10
10.4
Too Dark To See
- 4g Domesday (AUS) x Littlemissattitude (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Kate Goodrich Rdr: J Bowditch 58.5
11
18.4
Gee I Bahati
- 6m Von Costa De Hero (AUS) x Paradise Dream (AUS) (Springsteen (AUS))
Tnr: Iris Zimmermann Rdr: Randy Tan 56.5
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