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Gerard-Dubord said the win at her first outing was a bonus and she appears to have strengthened up with the benefit of some time in the paddock.
“It kind of surprised us on the day the way she finished off,” he said. “So we put her away to give her a chance to mature, waiting for the right time of year when the tracks have a bit of give and for the benchmark races post carnival.”
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Craig Kerry
Co-trainer Michael Hawkes was not ruling out a run in the group 1 Inglis Sires (1400m) for exciting colt Nepotism on Saturday at Randwick after his dominant win in the group 3 Baillieu at Rosehill on Tuesday.
An unlucky third in the Todman Stakes (1200m) on debut, Nepotism came from a midfield sit to finish over the top of Savvy Hallie in a one and one-third length victory.
Hawkes has Federalist in the Sires and said Nepotism could join him if he pulls up well.
“He’s a proper colt,” Hawkes said. “There’s the Sires this Saturday, but we do have the mile [Champagne Stakes] coming up, and he looks like he’ll relish the mile.
“But he’s only a baby, it’s his second start, he’s a group winner now and he’s a valuable colt going forward.“
Nepotism is the first group winner for sire Brutal.
Craig Kerry
The performance, not the winning margin, was the focus for trainer Joe Pride after Ceolwulf hung on in a three-way photo-finish in the group 2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) as the $1.55 favourite on Tuesday.
The star four-year-old, which is heading to the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) on April 12, was expected to dominate the Sellwood but held on by the slightest of margins from Just Fine and Our Gold Hope.
Pride hoped Ceolwulf would trim up with more work after presenting “a little bit big” on Tuesday.
“It wasn’t really the result that counted today – it is easy to say that after a race – but it is more about the performance,” Pride said.
“He presented like he was going to win by a couple of lengths but he didn’t do that. He had a big weight on testing ground and jumping up 500 metres, he’ll take nice [progression]. I wanted a good hit out for him over 2000 metres, and he certainly got that.”
Gerard-Dubord said the win at her first outing was a bonus and she appears to have strengthened up with the benefit of some time in the paddock.
“It kind of surprised us on the day the way she finished off,” he said. “So we put her away to give her a chance to mature, waiting for the right time of year when the tracks have a bit of give and for the benchmark races post carnival.”
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Full form and race replays available at racingnsw.com.au
Craig Kerry
Co-trainer Michael Hawkes was not ruling out a run in the group 1 Inglis Sires (1400m) for exciting colt Nepotism on Saturday at Randwick after his dominant win in the group 3 Baillieu at Rosehill on Tuesday.
An unlucky third in the Todman Stakes (1200m) on debut, Nepotism came from a midfield sit to finish over the top of Savvy Hallie in a one and one-third length victory.
Hawkes has Federalist in the Sires and said Nepotism could join him if he pulls up well.
“He’s a proper colt,” Hawkes said. “There’s the Sires this Saturday, but we do have the mile [Champagne Stakes] coming up, and he looks like he’ll relish the mile.
“But he’s only a baby, it’s his second start, he’s a group winner now and he’s a valuable colt going forward.“
Nepotism is the first group winner for sire Brutal.
Craig Kerry
The performance, not the winning margin, was the focus for trainer Joe Pride after Ceolwulf hung on in a three-way photo-finish in the group 2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) as the $1.55 favourite on Tuesday.
The star four-year-old, which is heading to the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) on April 12, was expected to dominate the Sellwood but held on by the slightest of margins from Just Fine and Our Gold Hope.
Pride hoped Ceolwulf would trim up with more work after presenting “a little bit big” on Tuesday.
“It wasn’t really the result that counted today – it is easy to say that after a race – but it is more about the performance,” Pride said.
“He presented like he was going to win by a couple of lengths but he didn’t do that. He had a big weight on testing ground and jumping up 500 metres, he’ll take nice [progression]. I wanted a good hit out for him over 2000 metres, and he certainly got that.”
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