Despite racing three wide without cover for the entire trip, the David and Coral Feek-trained Senor Alf proved a class above his rivals in a 1400 metre maiden at Racing. Com Park Pakenham on Sunday to credit his sire Zoffany (IRE) with his third winner in Australia.
The handsome chestnut travelled sweetly for Daniel Stakehouse despite racing wide and went to the line with a minimum of urging to post a three and a quarter length win over Hurry Harriet (Magic Albert) with Atlantic Express (Choisir) a short-half-head back in third.
The 2yo gelding broke his maiden at his fourth start.
Senor Alf (pictured as a yearling) was a $52,500 purchase by Feek Racing from the Middlebrook Valley Lodge draft at the 2015 Inglis Classic (Summer) Yearling sale.
He is the 12th
An immediate success in the northern hemisphere, Zoffany (IRE) will not shuttle in 2016 after four seasons at Coolmore Stud.
The Group 1 winning son of Dansili covered a career high 213 mares at Coolmore last spring at a fee of $8,800.