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News.com.au
4 days ago
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Without Peer lived up to his name with spectacular debut victory at Rosehill Gardens
Without Peer lived up to his name and gave a glimpse of his untapped potential with a perfect debut performance at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The Ciaron Maher -trained gelding was one of three first starters in the 2YO Handicap (1200m) and made an excellent first impression with a strong finishing burst. Jockey Chad Schofield landed near the rear of the field before making a sustained run down the middle of the track to score. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Without Peer ($11) held off Peter Snowden 's Spice Prawn ($5) to salute with the Joseph Pride -trained Reflect ($14) making up good ground from the back to finish third. 'He is a lovely horse,' Schofield said. 'He is a stylish animal and gave me classy feel when we went to the gates, albeit very raw. 'My instructions were just to let him balance up and travel and I was told he would very strong late. 'When he quickened as well as he did at the top of the straight, I was very confident.' Schofield hadn't ridden Without Peer in either of his trials where the son of Pierata had finished midfield in both hit-outs. The Maher stable didn't initially plan on targeting Saturday's race for his first-up assignment but after seeing the depth of the race, they decided to give him his chance. Without Peer delivered for the stable with a strong debut effort. 'He has done a very good job,' Maher's assistant trainer Johann Gerard-Dubord said. 'He surprised us a bit. He has a lot of talent but is still very raw and we saw that in both of his trials, especially his first one. 'But if you watch his first trial he was very new around the turn and he had to get him off heels late, which is always very promising. 'I don't think this was the deepest two year old Saturday race, which is why he ran today because it wasn't the plan initially. 'We felt 1200m at Rosehill would be a very good starting point.' Without Peer and Harry's Bar the first two winners at Rosehill, Race 3 about to be run on 7! â€' 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) July 19, 2025 Without Peer was purchased by Triple Crown for $120,000, the same figure they spent on their dual Everest winner Redzel when he was offered at the Gold Coast in 2014. Without Peer was consigned to Inglis' Premier Yearling Sale in Victoria by Ollie Tait's Twin Hills Stud at Cootamundra. A son of Pierata, Without Peer a half-brother to Riduna whose most memorable performances included a fourth to Fangirl in the 2021 Reginald Allen and a close second to Hope In Your Heart in the Group 3 NJC Tibbie Stakes. Whether Without Peer will measure up in the spring remains to be seen but the gelding is set to get his chance to stake a carnival claim. 'It's that time of the year where you have to (push on to the spring),' Gerard-Dubord said. 'He is still furnishing so we will give him some time between runs and he will keep improving. 'That was a bonus today. 'We will get further. He was strong there and having a good look but I think he can go 1200m to 1400m next start and could be a miler in time.' There was drama for the connections of unbeaten Canberra galloper I Show Speed was scratched behind the gates. Alphard Chris Waller -trained colt caught in traffic on the inside before finishing fifth. Stablemate Portofino ($4.20) failed to fire on debut after sitting outside the lead.
News.com.au
26-06-2025
- Sport
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Ciaron Maher colt Oyster Lane has speed to make winning debut at Caulfield
Oyster Lane has the speed to make up for inexperience on Saturday at Caulfield in the 1000m 2YO Handicap. The smooth-moving Blue Point colt, trained by Ciaron Maher, is a $4.60 equal second favourite with last start winner Hello Romeo. Sonofkirk, placed third on debut behind the smart Miss Ole and Espana, is the $3.90 favourite. Jockey John Allen has completed most of the education work on Oyster Lane, including three trials. 'He looks like a nice progressive horse, shown plenty at the trials,' Allen said. 'I suppose he's got to go and do it race day now. 'A little bit unknown but fairly hopeful he can run well.' Oyster Lane was spelled after placing second in his first trial at Cranbourne last February. The $80,000 Karaka yearling won a trial at Ballarat last month and repeated the effort with a strong 800m Cranbourne hit-out on June 16. • Carly Thomas can enjoy day to Remember at Caulfield Allen gave Oyster Lane a squeeze at Cranbourne and the colt responded in kind, stretched out nicely to put a margin on the opposition. 'He's always naturally gone quite well but he seems to have improved with every trial,' Allen said. 'He's got to take the next step at the races… I took him off the bridle to teach him a little bit. 'He does feel like a nice horse… he feels pretty sharp.' Assistant trainer Jack Turnbull said Oyster Lane has progressed nicely and benefited from the recent Cranbourne experience. 'He's done nothing wrong in his education,' Turnbull said. 'He trialled down at Cranbourne to have a look down there, a trip away, and he went pretty well … he was at Ballarat but being a colt he gets a bit lairy. 'We shifted him around, which is great we're able to do that with our facilities, I think that trip away really brought him on. 'Johnny kept him up to the task to the line, hence the margin in the trial, which wasn't the plan but (Allen) said post trial he felt to be better educated he wanted to keep him up to the mark.' Allen has four rides at Caulfield on Saturday, including Flamin' Romans (race 5), Earlswood (R8) and Running By (R9). Maher-trained Running By, an $8 chance, has drawn poorly in barrier 14 but should be ready to peak third-up. 'She's building towards running a nice race I reckon,' Allen said. 'I haven't ridden her yet this prep but I've galloped her, I reckon she came back in good condition so it might've taken those couple of runs to top her off.' Earlswood, trained by Gavin Bedggood, is expected to be competitive also in the 2000m Quality Handicap.
News.com.au
13-06-2025
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Mark and Levi Kavanagh to unveil filly owned by their wives at Sandown on Saturday
Thanks Gorgeous could be the salutations Mark and Levi Kavanagh get from wives Isobel and Cara should the family's home-bred filly saluted at Sandown on Saturday. Cara Kavanagh bred first-starter Thanks Gorgeous, a two-year-old daughter of Peltzer, off the family-owned and operated Cityview Farm in Gisborne South. Thanks Gorgeous, an $18 chance in the 1000m 2YO Handicap, has shown good speed and ability, winning two of three 800m Flemington jumpouts. 'I don't know if they're (mum Isobel and wife Cara) going on Saturday but certainly I might not go home!' Levi Kavanagh laughed. 'She's (Thanks Gorgeous) been pretty bright and sharp in her jumpouts. 'It's probably go to the bush or go to the city with these two-year-olds and she has shown enough toe she should be able to have a crack in town.' Last-start winners Yolo and Oceansprint dominate the market at $3.70 and $4 respectively from unraced Street Legal ($6.50) and Demarcate ($7), who saluted on debut at Ballarat. 'A few first starters in the race and a few with a bit more experience but she's certainly shown enough to suggest she will hold her own,' Kavanagh said. 'We were weighing up whether to run down the Flemington straight but we opted to go here for the 1000m (around a bend). 'It might be a bit sharp for her but she was pretty sharp in the 800m trials … she's shown enough to us she'll be competitive.'
News.com.au
21-05-2025
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Samudra prevails in battle of blue bloods at Sandown on Wednesday
Rich pedigrees were on display at Sandown on Wednesday with blue-blood juveniles Samudra and I'mateez fighting out a hotly contested 1000m 2YO Handicap. Fast filly Samudra, a $750,000 daughter of super stallion Snitzel out of Group 1 winner Pippie denied I'mateez, the half-brother of 10-time Group 1 winner Imperatriz. Trainer Mark Walker, who ironically conditioned Te Akau champion Imperatriz during her career was most pleased with Samudra's last 100m under pressure from I'mateez and third-placed Latin Boss. Latin Boss went stride for stride with Samurdra through the first 800m and only relented late. '(Samudra) was under a lot of pressure but she really dug deep and found,' Walker said. 'Probably going forward she's going to be a better chaser than leader. 'You would've thought she was all done at the 100m but that natural (talent), mum's (Pippie) ability kicked in and she's going to be a much nicer three-year-old, that's for sure.' The blue-blooded Samudra grits her teeth, staving off the challenge of her opponents to make a winning debut 🙌 Odds on backers won't want that again 😅 @BMelham â€' (@Racing) May 21, 2025 Samudra is set to be spelled for the spring with attention on stakes success. 'She'll keep improving with a bit more time,' Walker said. Alex Rae, trainer of I'mateez, said the two-year-old Capitalist colt would likely stay in work after a most promising debut. Rae went into the 1000m event unsure how laidback I'mateez would perform under race pressure. 'He's just been a bit plain in his work late,' Rae said. 'It was good he added a string to his bow today so he's going to make a horse.'
