Fastnet Colts Quinella G2 Stan Fox

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 9

The Group II ATC Stan Fox Stakes (1500m) at Randwick on Saturday produced a great finish with quality Fastnet Rock colts Hilal and Coastwatch duelling hard to the line with just half a length between them at the post.

Hilal wins the G2 Stan Fox Stakes - image Steve Hart.

Victory went to the Team Hawkes trained Hilal, who produced his best for Tommy Berry, despite not having won a race since making a winning debut at Randwick back in February.

Second in the Group I ATC Sires Produce Stakes and the Group I ATC Champagne Stakes at two, Hilal was overdue to win a stakes race and now that he’s broken the ice could easily keep making progress.
 


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"He's always had that ability. I'm not sure what happened last start(unplaced Golden Rose), he's a better horse than that," Berry said.

"I knew he'd come here and run well because for the Hawkes Team to keep him in and persist with him, he's obviously done really well earlier in the week. 

"That was what we wanted to see from him today." 

Hilal returns to the winners list at last! - image Steve Hart

A homebred for Emirates Park, Hilal has the overall record of two wins and four placings from nine starts with prizemoney topping $518,000.

He is a half-brother to South African stakes-winner Trojan Warrior and is the third winner from three to race from blue-blooded Encosta de Lago mare Salma, an unraced daughter of Group III winner Salameh, a half-sister to Emirates Park’s Group I winner and sire Al Maher.

This is the Show Dancing branch of the Dancing Show family, most famous for the Shantha’s Choice branch that has given us Group I winners such as Redoute’s Choice, Manhattan Rain and Shoals, who is by Hilal’s sire Fastnet Rock.

Salma has a two year-old filly by Fastnet Rock, a yearling filly by Not a Single Doubt and is due to foal to Newgate Farm’s young sire Tassort, who stands in partnership with Emirates Park.

Hilal is the 180th stakes-winner for Coolmore’s champion sire Fastnet Rock, who posted an early Group double with Sneaky Five winning the Group III MRC Thoroughbred Club Stakes at Caulfield, read about her here.



 

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Race Result - Stan Fox Stakes Gr2 1500m

Randwick Track: Good(3) Time: 1:28.52
1
Hilal
- 3c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Salma (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tommy Berry 56.5
Fastnet Rock
2
0.5
Coastwatch
- 3g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Bullion Mansion (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56.5
Fastnet Rock
3
2.0
Brigantine
- 3c Astern (AUS) x Lobola (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: N Rawiller 56.5
4
2.7
Cotehele
- 3c Tavistock (NZ) x Bequests (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: J Bowman 56.5
5
3.7
Akihiro
- 3c Maurice (JPN) x Lahana (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: A B Collett 56.5
6
6.5
Moridan
- 3c Maurice (JPN) x Vadaiyma (FR) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: J R Collett 56.5
7
9.7
The Mystery Guy
- 3g Vancouver (AUS) x Maslins Beach (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: John W Ramsey Rdr: Rachel King 56.5
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