One to Watch – Goulburn

Tara Madgwick - Thursday April 16

There’s a baldy face and a BALDY face and this one is impossible not to watch, so he’s the ‘One to Watch’ on Thursday.

Three year-old Fastnet Rock gelding Seventh Seal is an eye-catching individual and scored his second win from just three starts when scoring a dominant victory in the Benchmark 58 event over 1200 metres.



Seventh Seal is a horse not to be missed easily!Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, Seventh Seal was sent out favourite despite having a wide gate and 60.5 kg to carry, but got the job done in style.

A $250,000 Karaka purchase for China Horse Club / Newgate / Winstar from the Curraghmore draft, Seventh Seal is a full brother to Group I winner First Seal who was in the news last week when her first foal, a colt by Snitzel, topped the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale at $1.8 million. Read about him here.

Seventh Seal is the ninth winner from dual Group I winner Episode, who has done a great job at stud also producing Group II winner Book of Kells and stakes-placed Best Commad and Sacred Sword as well as her jewel in the crown First Seal.


 

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Race Result - Goulpro (Bm58) 1200m

Goulburn Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.24
1
Seventh Seal
- 3g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Episode (AUS) (Scenic (IRE))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: A Layt 60.5
2
1.5
Pretorius
- 4g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Zauberflote (AUS) (Singspiel (IRE))
Tnr: G D Neale Rdr: Ms W Costin 58.5
3
1.7
It's Business Time
- 8g Court Of Jewels (NZ) x French Ash (AUS) (Ashkalani (IRE))
Tnr: A L McRae Rdr: Travis Wolfgram 59
4
1.9
Direct Default
- 5g Wilful Default (AUS) x Miss Direct (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: G W Murray Rdr: S Pollard 59.5
5
2.1
Acton Shale
- 4g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Loulou (AUS) (Strategic (AUS))
Tnr: N J Olive Rdr: S Guymer 59
6
4.5
Sizzleonthebridge
- 4g Sizzling (AUS) x Mill Bridge (AUS) (Snippets (AUS))
Tnr: R T Waters Rdr: Josh Richards 58.5
7
4.8
Juaphikoa
- 6g Daneborogh (AUS) x United Nations (AUS) (Langfuhr (CAN))
Tnr: E & L Longmire Rdr: B Griffiths 59
8
5.2
Halliday Road
- 6g Congrats (USA) x Nickynoo's Girl (AUS) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: Ms T Bateup Rdr: Ms J Taylor 58.5
8
5.2
Shanaya
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Chickasaw (NZ) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Tash Burleigh Rdr: B Mc Dougall 57
10
6.7
Double Major
- 3g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Double Dee (AUS) (Dubleo (USA))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: C Lever 59
11
6.9
Excitable
- 7g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Coablo (AUS) (Vettori (IRE))
Tnr: Ms K Kulic Rdr: Brock Ryan 55
12
8.5
Wriggles
- 5m Shrapnel (AUS) x Bettagetawriggleon (AUS) (Fubu (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Gee Rdr: Ms K Nisbet 55
13
10.2
Zou York
- 5g All Too Hard (AUS) x Zouzou (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: M D Kelley Rdr: M Heagney 57
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