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Nervous 99 for Savabeel

Tara Madgwick - Saturday March 21

Waikato Stud’s champion sire Savabeel is edging closer to his century of stakes-winners with his handy staying mare Missybeel turning in a career best performance to win the Group III ATC Epona Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill on Slipper Day.

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Missybeel wins the G3 Epona Stakes - image Steve Hart

The Bjorn Baker trained five year-old was strong to the line, edging out a determined Gayatri to win by a head, taking her overall record to six wins and seven placings from 32 starts with prizemoney just shy of $300,000.



Missybeel returns a stakes-winner!A $210,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Waikato stud draft for Bjorn Baker Racing/ Blandford Bloodstock, Missybeel runs for a big group of stable clients, who now have a valuable broodmare prospect on their hands following her Group III victory.

Missybeel is the best of two winners from Sitting Pretty, a half-sister by O’Reilly to multiple Group I winner Metal Bender.

The 99th stakes-winner for Savabeel, she is the 14th stakes-winner for him bred from a daughter of O’Reilly.

The nick runs at 12.2% stakes-winners to runners and has produced Group I winners Costume, Savaria, Diademe and Embellish.




 

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Race Result - Epona Stakes Gr3 1900m

Rosehill Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:57.64
1
Missybeel
- 5m Savabeel (AUS) x Sitting Pretty (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Tim Clark 54
2
0.2
Gayatri
- 5m Pierro (AUS) x Jaipur Princess (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 54
Pierro
3
2.0
Greysful Glamour
- 4m Stratum (AUS) x Rippled (GB) (Dalakhani (IRE))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Rachel King 56
Stratum
4
2.1
Aliferous
- 4m Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Willow (AUS) (Woodman (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: B Avdulla 56
5
3.9
Luvaluva
- 5m Mastercraftsman (IRE) x Wansesingyee (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Damian Lane 56.5
6
4.0
Savacool
- 5m Savabeel (AUS) x Chilled Out (NZ) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 54
7
4.2
All Too Soon
- 5m All Too Hard (AUS) x Gallant Tess (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: G Schofield 54
8
4.4
Paint The Town Two
- 5m Darci Brahma (NZ) x Italic (GB) (Medicean (GB))
Tnr: S B Laming Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
9
4.5
Mrs Madrid
- 4m Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Lady Of Spain (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 54
10
4.7
Another Dollar
- 5m Ocean Park (NZ) x Make A Wish (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J R Collett 54
11
8.7
Cryptic Jewel
- 5m Savabeel (AUS) x Treasure The Cross (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: Brent Stanley Rdr: K Mc Evoy 54
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