One to Watch – Echuca

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday December 31

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace took the weraps 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.

$1.6m colt wins at Echuca. ?? https://t.co/FGjxTAnmgr
— Racing.com (@Racing) December 31, 2019

Grand Admiral as a yearling A $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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