Sepoy's Daughter Sweet Scandal Opens Stakes Account in Hawkesbury Crown

Mark Smith - Saturday April 25

A very competitive field lined up for Saturday’s Group III Hawkesbury Crown at Rosehill where punters threw their support behind the brilliant In Her Time to go out on a high note, but down the outside came the Sepoy mare Sweet Scandal to spoil the party.

Sweet Scandal powers home in Hawkesbury Crown image Steve Hart

Coming off a last of 14 in the Group II Emancipation Stakes at Rosehill on March 28, Sweet Scandal came from well back in the field under Glen Boss to deny the Inglis Chairman’s Sale bound In Her Time a seventh stakes triumph.  Sweet Scandal opens her stakes account image Steve Hart

Feeling her 60kg impost in the last 50 metres, In Her Time (Time Thief) went down fighting by a neck with Dyslexic (Foxwedge) a long-head back in third.

Sweet Scandal rang up a sequence of three consecutive Group III placings in Melbourne last spring so a black-type victory was not out of turn.

It was a first stakes success for the Chris Waller-trained daughter of Sepoy who has been plagued by wide barriers and once again drew widest of all.

"She has been dying to win a race, she has just been one of those horses unlucky with draws and was unlucky again today," Boss said.

"But she trialled up really well on Monday. I got the opportunity to ride her in a trial and I was just begging to be on her. She deserved that win."

A $230,000 purchase by Laurel Oak Bloodstock out of the Widden Stud draft at the 2016 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Sweet Scandal advances her record to 7 wins, 3 seconds and 2 thirds from 22 starts with earnings of $486,480.

A half-sister to the stakes-placed, $592,000 earner, Sir Bacchus (Sebring), Sweet Scandal is one of three winners from as many to race out of the very talented Encosta de Lago mare Bacchanal Woman.Sweet Scadal was a $230,000 Easter Yearling

Purchased by Laurel Oak for $80,000 out of the Blue Gum Farm draft at the 2005 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Bacchanal Woman was a nine-time winner from 39 starts while banking $319,190. Her highlight came in the Listed National Sprint at Canberra.

Widden Stud consigned Bacchanal Woman to the 2015 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale where she was purchased by Goldin Farms for $340,000 when carrying Sweet Scandal’s 4-time winning sister Bayou.

Bacchanal Woman yearling colt by Akeed Mofeed (GB) was purchased by Graebar Park for $80,000 out of the Goldin Farms draft at the Adelaide Magic Millions.

After foaling a Merchant Navy filly last spring, Bacchanal Woman was again covered by Akeed Mofeed (GB).

Sweet Scandal becomes the 16th stakes-winner for Darley Stud’s champion Sepoy.

While he may not have lived up to expectations, Sepoy represents excellent value at his 2020 fee of $7,700 at Darley’s Northwood Park, Victoria.

 

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Race Result - Killahy Equine H'bury Crown Gr3 1300m

Rosehill Track: Good(4) Time: 1:15.86
1
Sweet Scandal
- 5m Sepoy (AUS) x Bacchanal Woman (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: G Boss 56
2
0.3
In Her Time
- 7m Time Thief (AUS) x Hell It's Hot (AUS) (Zeditave (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: J Bowman 60
3
0.5
Dyslexic
- 5m Foxwedge (AUS) x Easy To Read (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Brent Stanley Rdr: J Innes Jnr 56
Foxwedge
4
0.7
Irithea
- 6m Snitzel (AUS) x Kirovskaya (AUS) (French Deputy (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Tim Clark 58
5
1.5
Multaja
- 4m Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Shelters (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 58
6
2.5
Strome
- 5m Smart Missile (AUS) x Lateral (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Rachel King 56
7
2.6
Moss Trip
- 5m Mossman (AUS) x Space Trip (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: J Parr 58
8
3.6
Bangkok
- 5m Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Aziani (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: A J Denham Rdr: R Dolan 56
9
4.0
Misteed
- 4m Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Vital Mist (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: B Avdulla 56
10
4.1
Nicci's Gold
- 5m Nicconi (AUS) x Gold Licence (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: J R Collett 56
11
4.6
Slow Burn
- 6m Duporth (AUS) x Hot Flash (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: L J Bridge Rdr: S Clipperton 56
12
5.3
Naantali
- 5m Rip Van Winkle (IRE) x Zaloot (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Tommy Berry 57
13
5.5
Insensata
- 6m Beneteau (AUS) x Nonsensical (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: A Hyeronimus 56
14
7.5
Connemara
- 5m Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Sprung (USA) (Grand Slam (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: G Schofield 56
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