Zoffany Import Wins G3 JRA Cup

Tara Madgwick - Friday September 25

Seven year-old Zoffany gelding Al Galayel (IRE) has never been going better, scoring a powerful win in the Group III MVRC JRA Cup (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Al Galayel wins the G3 JRA Cup - image Natasha Morello / Racing Photos

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Al Galayel had won his two previous starts at Moonee Valley and Caulfield and kept up the good work to make it three wins in a row when forging clear to win by two and a quarter lengths.
 



“He’s a credit to our team to get him back as he had an injury and had a long time off,” said David Eustace.

“We’ll look at the Country Cups for him and maybe the Coongy. He’s still in the Caufield Cup, so we’d have to have a look at that.”

Al Galayel had not won a Black Type race before tonight and now has the overall record of nine wins and five placings from 26 starts with prizemoney in excess of $580,000.

The 37th stakes-winner for Dansili sire Zoffany, who shuttled to Coolmore Australia for four seasons, Al Galayel is a three-quarter brother in blood to another Zoffany stakes-winner in Encapsulation.

He is the best of six winners from Glympse, a half-sister by Spectrum to the dam of Hong Kong Horse of the Year Designs on Rome.

This female family has also had success in Australia producing Group I winner Alabama Express.


 

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Jra Cup Gr3 2040m

Moonee Valley Track: Soft(5) Time: 2:07.94
1
Al Galayel
- 7g Zoffany (IRE) x Glympse (IRE) (Spectrum (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: B Melham 56
2
2.3
Plein Ciel
- 8g Mamool (IRE) x Picobella (GER) (Big Shuffle (USA))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: W Egan 55.5
3
4.6
Levendi
- 6h Pierro (AUS) x Lipari (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Gelagotis Rdr: J Maskiell 58.5
Pierro
4
4.9
Mirage Dancer
- 7h Frankel (GB) x Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: M Zahra 60.5
5
6.1
Quick Thinker
- 4h So You Think (NZ) x Acouplamas (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: M Baker & A Forsman Rdr: M J Dee 59.5
6
6.4
Miami Bound
- 4m Reliable Man (GB) x Arapaho Miss (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: D Oliver 56
7
6.6
Mantastic
- 7g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Foreign Legionary (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Craig Williams 55
8
7.9
Royal Crown
- 4g Helmet (AUS) x Princess Regina (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: M C Kent Rdr: Jamie Kah 55
9
8.0
Platinum Invador
- 5g Redwood (GB) x Atomic Dancer (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: L Nolen 57
10
9.5
Vin De Dance
- 6g Roc De Cambes (NZ) x Explosive Dancer (NZ) (San Luis (AUS))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: W Pike 55
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