So You Think Winner Entered for Oaks

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday March 4

Progressive So You Think filly Nimalee took another step towards the Group I ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) when scoring a stylish victory over older rivals on the Kensington track at Randwick on Wednesday.

Nimalee as a yearlingHandled patiently by Matthew Smith, Nimalee won her debut at Canberra on December 27 and has steadily worked through her grades since then claiming her third win from five starts when taking out this Benchmark 70 event over 1800m.

It was her first step out over a longer trip and Nimalee relished the task settling just off the leaders and finding the line well with her last furlong easily her best for Kerrin McEvoy.

A $270,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Randwick Bloodstock from the Millford Thoroughbreds draft, Nimalee runs for Letmar Investments.

Bred by Cressfield, she is certainly bred to be an Oaks contender being a three-quarter sister to Group III placed The Chairman from Dezign, an unraced half-sister by Zabeel to Group II winner Star Fashion from Group II winner and Hong Kong Derby winner Elegant Fashion.

Cressfield will be hoping Nimalee measures up to Black Type races as Dezign produced a colt by So You Think last spring and is now in foal to The Autumn Sun.

So You Think is enjoying one of his best ever seasons with seven stakes-winners to date.


 

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Race Result - Schweppes (Bm70) 1800m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:51.10
1
Nimalee
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Dezign (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: K Mc Evoy 54.5
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $350,000
Seller: Cressfield, Scone
Buyer: Matthew Smith Racing
2
1.0
Shadow Flight
- 6g Duporth (AUS) x Shadow Miss (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: Jason & Lucy Attard Rdr: J R Collett 56.5
3
2.3
Betty Blooms
- 4m O'Reilly (NZ) x Zambezi (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: R J Quinton Rdr: C Reith 55
4
2.5
Zeppelin
- 5g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Media (AUS) (Gilded Time (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: N Rawiller 61
5
2.9
Come Along
- 4g Power (GB) x Game Duchess (AUS) (Montjeu (IRE))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Rachel King 59.5
6
3.1
Castel Sant'angelo
- 4g Pierro (AUS) x Lucky Angel (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 59.5
7
4.4
Sea Of Life
- 3g Sebring (AUS) x Life On The Edge (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: R Dolan 58.5
8
5.2
Perfect Illusion
- 5g Nathaniel (IRE) x Chicita Banana (GB) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: Mitchell Beer Rdr: G Boss 60.5
9
9.0
Fairlight
- 5g Lope De Vega (IRE) x Flaming Song (IRE) (Darshaan (GB))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Ms S Clenton 60
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