One to Watch – Geelong

Tara Madgwick - Thursday January 2

Champion sire Fastnet Rock produced the quinella in the juvenile maiden at Geelong on Thursday with the Yulong Investments colours carried to a very easy victory by the winner.

Fastnet Rock is the sire of promising filly FreshThe Peter and Paul Snowden trained filly Fresh was a class above her rivals, dashing clear to win the 1125 metre maiden by three lengths over another Fastnet Rock filly in Personal, turning in a dominant display as a well backed favourite.

Winning rider Jye McNeil was full of praise for Fresh.

“She gave me a pretty nice feel,” he said.

“They can’t do it much easier on debut that that.”

A $380,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Baramul Stud draft for Yulong Investments, Fresh is the fourth winner from stakes-placed Savabeel mare Mother’s Milk.

Baramul Stud will offer the full brother to Fresh at Magic Millions 2020 as Lot 565.





 

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Race Result - Port Water Bouy Mdn Plate 1125m

Geelong Track: Good(4) Time: 1:06.56
1
Fresh
- 2f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Mother's Milk (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Jye McNeil 57
2
3.0
Personal
- 2f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Personify (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: D Oliver 57
3
3.4
Lai See
- 2f Squamosa (AUS) x Random Act (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 57
4
7.6
Ransom Trust
- 2f Trust In A Gust (AUS) x Love For Ransom (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: D W Stackhouse 57
5
9.1
Rockymountainhigh
- 2f Dawn Approach (IRE) x Aspen Princess (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Henry Dwyer Rdr: Zac Spain 57
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