One To Watch - Geelong

Mark Smith - Friday January 17

Woodside Park Stud received a nice update for the Written Tycoon colt they will be offering at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale when his two-year-old full brother Marnix made an impressive winning career debut over 1250 metres at Geelong on Friday.

The lone lot purchased by Godolphin at the 2019 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, Marnix had just two behind him at the 600 metres but he tracked wide into the race under a double hold by Brad Rawiller. He needed little more than a shake-up to put the race to bed at the 200 metres and was eased down to defeat the Fastnet Rock filly Cloudbreaker by a length and a half with the Foxwedge filly Inkerman Road a further one and three-quarter lengths back in third. Marnix was the only yearling purchased by Godolphin at the 2019 Inglis Premier

Rawiller said the son of Written Tycoon had impressed him in a recent trial.

“He was terrific the way he jumped out at Flemington. He has a great attitude,” Rawiller told racing.com.

“It’s always a concern when you draw the outside on these babies, especially with this wind.

“James (Cummings) was terrific and pretty much gave me an open book to ride him how the race turned out. He travelled up nicely and gave me a strong feel before the turn but with his turn of foot he put them away a little too soon.

“He’s got a lot of upside. He was a little bit stubborn loading into the gates, but he has a great attitude for a bull and he is only going to improve.

“It’s great to get a nice one for James and Godolphin, they’re an incredible team and it’s nice to be a part of it.   

Stable representative Sean Keogh said Marnix had lived up to what he has been showing at home.  

    

Advertisement

“I was very happy to see the way Brad kept him relaxed through the race and when Brad asked him for a turn of foot, he showed that,” Keogh said.

“He was still a bit green when he hit the front, but he did it nicely.

”We got this horse from the Melbourne Sales so it’s great that we are supporting them.”

Purchased for $210,000 out of the Woodside Park draft at the 2019 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling, Marnix is the second foal of the imported Dutch Art mare Dutch Romance (GB) who was sourced by Belmont Bloodstock Agency out of the Kiltinan Castle Stud draft for 85,000 guineas at the Tattersalls Horse In Training Sale.

A winner at Salisbury from five starts, Dutch Romance (GB) earned black-type when third in the Listed Radley Stakes at Newbury.

Dutch Romance is a sister to the very talented Dutch Connection whose five wins included the Group II Lennox Stakes at Goodwood and a trio of Group III’s and has been placed three times at Group 1 level.

The full brother to Marnix has been catalogued as lot 138 on the opening day of the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, beginning on March 1.

Advertisment

Race Result - Connect Tel Mdn Plate 1250m

Geelong Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:15.53
1
Marnix
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Dutch Romance (GB) (Dutch Art (GB))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: B Rawiller 58
2
1.5
Cloudbreaker
- 2f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Surf Poet (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: D Dunn 56
3
3.3
Inkerman Road
- 2c Foxwedge (AUS) x Balaclava Lady (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: N A Blackiston Rdr: Fred W Kersley 58
4
4.5
Creed Adventis
- 2f Jimmy Creed (USA) x Choice Snitzel (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Ms L J Meech 56
5
5.5
Sunburnt
- 2f Exosphere (AUS) x Burndiniburn (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Jack Hill 56
6
9.5
Halic
- 2c Golden Horn (GB) x Dysphonia (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Damian Lane 58
7
14.0
Koko Connection
- 2f Wandjina (AUS) x Myanmar (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 56
8
19.0
Norfolk Love
- 2f Strategic Maneuver (AUS) x Uma Love (AUS) (Umatilla (NZ))
Tnr: T & K O'Sullivan Rdr: Michael Poy 56
More Reading...
Sweet Redemption for Stable Favourite Jimmy the Bear
Patrick and Michelle Payne enjoyed a red letter day at Flemington on Saturday with their rising star Buccleuch winning the Listed VRC Taj Rossi Series Final and then later in the day stable favourite Jimmy the Bear won the Listed VRC Winter Championship Series Final (1600m).
Marble Nine Brings Up Second SW For Aquis Sire Kobayashi
The withdrawal of the top weight in Saturday’s $175,000 Listed VRC Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final (1200m) at Flemington saw the field down to just six, with Marble Nine continuing his outstanding recent form to secure his first black type victory.
GI Sistema Goal for Written Tycoon Filly Captured By Love
Te Akau Racing’s unbeaten filly Captured By Love is set to face her sternest test to date when she heads to Ellerslie on Saturday to contest the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m).
Kiwi Bred Good Banter Finds Winning Form
Four-year-old mare Good Banter was back in the winner’s circle when narrowly prevailing in the Catanach's Jewellers Handicap (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday for trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton.
Divine Prophet’s Fortunate Kiss Captures Elusive Black Type Win
With nine top five finishes in previous black type races, it was better late than never as 6yo Divine Prophet mare Fortunate Kiss charged along the inside to win the $300,000 Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday – her first black type victory.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Randwick
Five heats for juveniles at Randwick on Thursday produced plenty of interesting winners including an expensive I Am Invincible colt carrying the China Horse Club Colours and a blue-blooded colt by Written Tycoon.
Pride’s Outsider Estadio Mestalla Wins Winter Stakes
The lone stakes race on Rosehill’s ten-race card on Saturday saw Joe Pride’s race outsider Estadio Mestalla (Galileo Gold) take out the $200,000 Listed ATC Winter Stakes (1400m) in a boilover.
Flemington Victory for Tarzino Mare
Quirky but talented mare Miss Tarzy has come from last win the Leilani Series Final (1400m) under a patient Jett Stanley ride.
Invincible 3YO Wins G3 Winx Guineas
The $300,000 Group III Winx Guineas (1600m) at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday featured a big field of 16 up and comers and following the late scratching of favourite Mister Bianco, Angela Jones took luck out of the equation on I Am Invincible gelding The Three Hundred.
Sires With Winners - Saturday July 5
Here is the full list of 112 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.