One to Watch – Sunshine Coast

Tara Madgwick - Sunday March 20

Champion trainer Tony Gollan unleashed an exciting I Am Invincible two year-old colt at Sunshine Coast on Sunday that won as he pleased as an odds on favourite.

Nettuno was heavily backed to win the 1000m maiden despite the heavy 8 track and got the job done in style.

He travelled on the pace and accelerated away from his rivals to win by four and a half lengths with Hellbent filly Quicken Up best of the rest.
 



A $500,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Yarraman Park draft for Gollan Racing/John Foote Bloodstock/Black Soil Bloodstock, Nettuno runs for a partnership that includes Segenhoe and Yarraman Park, who also bred the colt.

Nettuno as a yearling.

He is the fifth winner from five foals to race from Group III winning Galileo mare Saint Minerva and is bred on the exact same cross as $3million earning Group I winner Invincibella, who is also by I Am Invincible from a daughter of Galileo.

Yarraman Park sold the yearling colt by Hellbent from Saint Minerva at Inglis Premier this year for $210,000 to Dullingham Pty Ltd and he is her final foal.


 

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Race Result - Happy 80th Maxine Long Mdn 1000m

Sunshine Coast Track: Heavy(8) Time: 0:59.08
1
Nettuno
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Saint Minerva (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ryan Maloney 58
2
4.5
Quicken Up
- 2f Hellbent (AUS) x Skyerush (AUS) (Super Jet (USA))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Montana Philpot 53
3
4.6
Humour Me
- 2f Spill The Beans (AUS) x Rightful Lady (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: D J Hansen Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 56
4
5.4
Mikki Rose
- 2f Mikki Isle (JPN) x Lilac Rose (JPN) (Henrythenavigator (USA))
Tnr: S A Mackinnon Rdr: S T Collett 56
5
5.7
King's Halo
- 2g Better Than Ready (AUS) x Dublette (AUS) (Dubleo (USA))
Tnr: Natalie McCall Rdr: James Orman 58
6
6.5
Greylander
- 2c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Alice Island (AUS) (Statue Of Liberty (USA))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ben Thompson 58
7
12.8
Sand And Ocean
- 2f Domesday (AUS) x Jillilikes (AUS) (Falvelon (AUS))
Tnr: Paul Butterworth Rdr: L V Cassidy 56
8
14.1
Seeninthestars
- 2f Divine Prophet (AUS) x Stars And Stripes (AUS) (All American (AUS))
Tnr: Brendan Jones Rdr: C A Robertson 56
9
14.6
Laguna De Chicabel
- 2f Falvelon (AUS) x Queen Of The Lochs (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck (AUS))
Tnr: M J Mair Rdr: Tiffani Brooker 56
10
14.8
Justsay
- 2g Rothesay (AUS) x Best Of Pluck (AUS) (Pluck (USA))
Tnr: N R Stewart Rdr: Melea Castle 55
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