One To Watch - Kembla Grange

Mark Smith - Tuesday May 19

A luckless fifth when making her career debut over 1200 metres at Canterbury a fortnight back, the Gerald Ryan-trained Zoustar filly Zoumist displayed a dazzling turn of foot to put paid to a good looking field of two-year-olds over 1400 metres at Kembla Grange on Tuesday.

Settled back second last in the 13-horse field by Adrian Layt, Zoumist tracked in to the three-wide line approaching the home turn.Zoustar

Godolphin’s Namazu, a Medagia d’Oro (USA) colt out of the Blue Diamond winner Earthquake, looked to have set up a winning lead at the 200 metres before Zoumist came with a barnstorming finish to prevail by a widening one and three-quarter lengths.

Another Godolphin runner, Silhouette, a daughter of Teofilo out of the Group III winning Shamardal mare Cameo, was another half-length back in third just ahead of the Kermadec colt Kermanding, who once again had little luck.

However, Zoumist was a class above her rivals here and looks to have the talent to go on to bigger and better things.

The homebred daughter of Zoustar is the seventh winner from nine to race out of the god producing General Nediym mare Surprise Bid who is a granddaughter of the top-class Bustino mare Kittyhawk, winner of the Lowther stakes and was runner-up in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Surprise Bid has a weanling colt by Dissident and was covered by Flying Artie last spring.

Zoustar will stand the forthcoming season at Widden Stud at a fee of $121,000.

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Race Result - Wiseman Insurance Mdn Hcp 1400m

Kembla Grange Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:24.35
1
Zoumist
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Surprise Bid (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: G A Ryan Rdr: A Layt 55.5
2
1.8
Namazu
- 2c Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Earthquake (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: K Jennings 58
3
2.3
Silhouette
- 2f Teofilo (IRE) x Cameo (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: C Lever 55.5
4
2.6
Kermanding
- 2c Kermadec (NZ) x Final Stretch (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Nick Heywood 58
5
3.1
Switch Play
- 2c Shamexpress (NZ) x Waltz In The Park (NZ) (Thorn Park (AUS))
Tnr: R & M Freedman Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 57
6
3.2
Real Peace
- 2c Real Impact (JPN) x Kirovskaya (AUS) (French Deputy (USA))
Tnr: C E Conners Rdr: J Ford 57
7
3.3
Desert Flame
- 2f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Daisy Lane (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: A B Collett 55.5
8
4.6
Nuclear Energy
- 2c Sebring (AUS) x Ringhals (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Brodie Loy 57.5
9
4.7
Black Bolt
- 2c Savabeel (AUS) x Simply You (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: S Guymer 58.5
10
7.0
Toostar
- 2f All Too Hard (AUS) x Persian Star (AUS) (Shot Of Thunder (AUS))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Brock Ryan 54
11
7.1
Reelclass
- 2f No Nay Never (USA) x Reeltop (USA) (Quality Road (USA))
Tnr: Jean Dubois Rdr: Travis Wolfgram 55
12
7.8
Firebomb
- 2f Husson (ARG) x Hearth (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: Ms W Costin 55
13
8.6
Essential Sky
- 2f Reliable Man (GB) x Jupiter Moon (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Ms J Taylor 55.5
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