He was one of two runners in the race for Peter and Paul Snowden, who were
expecting more of their other horse Calanda."On what they do at home you wouldn't think France could beat Calanda," Paul Snowden said.
"But I said to the owners he'll run a lot better than
people think.
"He was given a nice soft run out the back and Tye followed the two favourites. Hugh was following Glyn (Schofield) and he was on the back of them.
"Probably the better horses have fought out the finish."
While Calanda was somewhat unlucky in the straight and finished out of the placings, France (image Steve Hart ) swooped down the outside for Tye Angland to claim victory with an explosive burst of pace.
"The speed was on," Angland said. "I didn't want to be that far back but it's just the way the race panned out.
"I thought I had them covered but he's a bit casual, things were happening in front of him, they stepped out in front of him then he wanted to get in.
"It was a super win."
Now headed to Brisbane for the Group II BRC Queensland Guineas next month, France
has two wins and two seconds from six starts with prizemoney of $295,950. He is
raced by a syndicate that includes Newgate Farm, his breeder John Kelly and the
China Horse Club in whose colours he runs.
The colt is a full brother to Newhaven Park's former star mare Peeping, who won the Group I ATC Coolmore Classic last year before tragically losing her life to colic.
France is the second living foal and second winner for Group II winning Encosta de Lago mare Miss Marielle, whose current yearling, a colt by Sebring was passed in at Inglis Easter this year.
She has a weanling filly by Medaglia D'Oro (USA) and is back in foal to the Darley shuttler.
"He was given a nice soft run out the back and Tye followed the two favourites. Hugh was following Glyn (Schofield) and he was on the back of them.
"Probably the better horses have fought out the finish."
While Calanda was somewhat unlucky in the straight and finished out of the placings, France (image Steve Hart ) swooped down the outside for Tye Angland to claim victory with an explosive burst of pace.
"The speed was on," Angland said. "I didn't want to be that far back but it's just the way the race panned out.
"I thought I had them covered but he's a bit casual, things were happening in front of him, they stepped out in front of him then he wanted to get in.
"It was a super win."
Now headed to Brisbane for the Group II BRC Queensland Guineas next month, France
has two wins and two seconds from six starts with prizemoney of $295,950. He is
raced by a syndicate that includes Newgate Farm, his breeder John Kelly and the
China Horse Club in whose colours he runs.The colt is a full brother to Newhaven Park's former star mare Peeping, who won the Group I ATC Coolmore Classic last year before tragically losing her life to colic.
France is the second living foal and second winner for Group II winning Encosta de Lago mare Miss Marielle, whose current yearling, a colt by Sebring was passed in at Inglis Easter this year.
She has a weanling filly by Medaglia D'Oro (USA) and is back in foal to the Darley shuttler.
