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Postmans Daughter
Rain (Stravinsky) started as favourite and ran a game race for third.
“The hardest to beat could be the other local mare, Postmans
Daughter (Postponed),” Collett had said. “She drops in weight from
weight-for-age last time. I’ve watched her working on the track and
her progress has been excellent.”
Local hoop Danielle Johnson continued the home track theme
and gave Postmans Daughter a lovely run before dashing clear and
defying the late challenges of Mr Tipsy (Montjeu) and November
Rain, with Prairie Star (High Chaparral) and Go Danny (Diamond
Dane) whistling home late for fourth and fifth respectively.
“She always had ability but she never showed it early on,” said
Walker, “and it wasn’t until we gave her short wind sprints that
she’s turned the corner. The others out of the mare have been no
good at all. I put it down to luck.”
Her third dam, Star Belle (Summertime), was Head of the 1966-
67 New Zealand Three-Year-Old Free Handicaps and won 18 races
including a Great Northern Derby (Gr.1, 2400m).
Success followed on for Johnson when she rode Undisclosed
(Pins) to win the Counties Bowl (Listed, 1100m).
GROUP 1 AIM FOR TALENTED FILLYDELPHIA
Trainer Rob Heathcote declared next year’s Tattersall’s Tiara
(Gr 1, 1400m) as the long-range goal for Fillydelphia (Bianconi)
following her commanding victory in the Brisbane Handicap (Listed,
1630m) at Doomben on Saturday.
Ridden by Jim Byrne, Fillydelphia had 1 1/4 lengths to spare
over Humma (Iglesia) to give Heathcote the quinella in the 1600m
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feature.
Early leader Rockdale (Danroad) was a further three-quarters of
a length away third.
While Heathcote believes the talented mare will prove an ideal
contender for the Tattersalls Tiara (1400m) next June, has some
unfinished business with the four-year-old daughter of Bianconi
during the summer.
“Her goals this campaign are the Recognition Stakes and
Bernborough Handicap next month,” Heathcote said.
“She’s a quality mare and she showed that during the winter
when she won the Rough Habit Plate.
“This is a time honoured race and she put a few to the sword
out there.”
Fillydelphia (4 b m Bianconi – Edel Vanessa, by Encosta de Lago)
has won eight of her twenty starts with prize money of $321,300.
DAUGHTER OF MM WINNER SET TO
EMULATE DAM
No Looking Back (Redoute’s Choice) will be given the chance to
emulate her mother in January’s $2 million Magic Millions Classic
(RL, 1200m) after scoring an impressive debut win in the WF 100
Club Returns 2012 Handicap (1000m) at Warwick Farm yesterday.
A $500,000 yearling, No Looking Back is a Redoute’s Choice
daughter out of 2006 Magic Millions winner Mirror Mirror (Dehere).
Waterhouse said the filly was one of several youngsters in her
care heading towards the $2 million event on 14 January.
“It’s a nice position to be in. Much better than last year,”
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