Sir Prancealot Filly Has Oaks Potential

Mark Smith - Saturday July 17

Less than two weeks after Belle Of Yorkes credited Sir Prancelot (IRE) with his first Australian winner, the Cornerstone Stud shuttler struck again when the two-year-old filly Gonnadancealot put her opponents to the sword in Saturday's Byerley Handicap (1800m) at Flemington.

As easy as you like Gonnadancealot breaks her maiden in style (image George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos)

Travelling sweetly on the outside of the leader Catskill, Gonnadancealot lengthened impressively when asked for an effort by Jamie Kah to defeat the Adelaide gelding Aktolgali by two and three-quarter lengths with the Tivaci gelding Turn It Up Tommy a further four lengths back in third.

Trained by Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock, Gonnadancealot is part-owned by Australian-born, British-based trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam who signed for the filly along with Alliance Bloodstock for $30,000 from the Ruby Racing and Breeding draft at the 2020 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale.

Mathew de Kock said he hoped the filly's northern hemisphere owners watched the race.

"I'm sure they are, but if they aren't, they will wake up to some beautiful news," de Kock said.

"Myself and Robbie have had this race mapped out for a couple of months and programmed her towards it.

"Each run, she has taken improvement, and the riders have been coming back and saying she had never felt better, so we were confident she would enjoy it.

The co-trainer said he is confident they have an Oaks filly on their hands.

"We have had that in the back of our minds leading into today. We wanted to see a good performance from her today, and I think we saw a performance worthy of those considerations.   

Gonnadancealot a $30,000 Perth Magic Millions yearling

"We are fortunate to have spent some time with Jane at Newmarket. "She runs a stable owned by some South African clients of ours. We pass all our quarantine horses there, so she looks after them.

"Horses that hopefully have Group 1 potential, we will be utilising her skills and facilities."

A half-sister to the stakes-placed Topaque (Bel Esprit), Gonnadancealot is the tenth foal of the winning Danehill mare Tresillian, a half-sister to Listed stakes-winner MinstralCourt (Danehill Dancer), who was third in the Group 1  New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas.

 Tresillian has a yearling filly by All American and was covered by him again last spring.

Sir Prancealot (IRE) stands at Cornerstone Stud in 2021 at a fee of $9.900.

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Race Result - Byerley Hcp 1800m

Flemington Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:52.52
1
Gonnadancealot
- 2f Sir Prancealot (IRE) x Tresillian (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: R Griffiths & M De Kock Rdr: Jamie Kah 55.5
2
2.8
Aktolgali
- 2g Adelaide (IRE) x La Bahia (AUS) (Grey Swallow (IRE))
Tnr: Robert Hickmott Rdr: Jack Hill 59
3
6.8
Turn It Up Tommy
- 2g Tivaci (AUS) x Zelitist (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Denis Pagan Rdr: Craig Williams 56.5
NZB Karaka Book 1 $70,000
Seller: Waikato Stud Ltd
Buyer: Busuttin Young Racing / Group 1 Bloodstock Pty Ltd
4
6.9
Tanaka Son
- 2g Dissident (AUS) x Gamble (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Damien Thornton 58.5
5
7.2
Mamool
- 2g Dissident (AUS) x Fortress Madonna (AUS) (Dylan Thomas (IRE))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Ethan Brown 57.5
6
8.0
Catskill
- 2g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) x Osprey (GB) (Silver Hawk (USA))
Tnr: Dan O'Sullivan Rdr: B Prebble 57
7
8.5
Think Bold
- 2g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Bashful Girl (AUS) (Perugino (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Ben Allen 58
8
10.7
Kaveri
- 2f More Than Ready (USA) x River Delta (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: D Moor 55.5
9
11.5
Helen's Boy
- 2g Flying Artie (AUS) x Dyna Slam (USA) (Grand Slam (USA))
Tnr: Anthony Cosgriff Rdr: Will Price 55.5
10
21.5
Dubianaire
- 2g Jungle Ruler (AUS) x Dubian Gold (AUS) (Golden Snake (USA))
Tnr: C J Davis Rdr: Carleen Hefel 54
11
27.5
Hollerween
- 2c Holler (AUS) x The Gorgon (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Julius Sandhu Rdr: Beau Mertens 56.5
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