Sun
Stud's Magnus is on target for more Group I success this Saturday with his star
sprinter Malaguerra set to run in the Group I WATC Winterbottom Stakes, but it
was one of his up and coming prospects that caught the eye at Sandown on
Wednesday.
The Wez Hunter trained filly Magnatti was an easy winner on debut at Mornington
on November 8 and backed up to win the Benchmark 70 sprint for three year-olds
by a length.
Hunter said he would bring Magnatti along slowly in her summer campaign to
ensure she lives up to her potential.
"I'll just look after her because I think she's pretty good," Hunter
said.
"It was nice to see her take the sit today. She's still learning, but she
was too good.
"We've always liked her and everything we've done, she has just taken to
no worries. She's got a good brain on her."
A $130,000 Inglis Premier purchase from the Eliza Park International draft for
Wez Hunter/ Bluegrass Bloodstock, Magnatti is the second winner for
stakes-placed Fastnet Rock mare Flokkati, who comes from the family of Group II
winner The Heavyweight.
Magnus made it a winning double at Sandown with four year-old mare Mai Thai
scoring over 1400 metres.
Magnus stands at Sun Stud at a fee of $19,800.