One To Watch - Hawkesbury

Mark Smith - Thursday December 16

It was a no-brainer for the one to watch, which came from the first race at Hawkesbury on Thursday.

The four-year-old Snitzel entire Nasturtium made a belated career debut over 1100m, and it was worth the wait.

Keeping the run of success going for Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, there was no secret about the ability of Nasturtium, who started an odds-on favourite.

Ridden by James Innes Jnr, Nasturtium was not the best to begin but sped through to take up the running. The further they went, the bigger the margin extended.  When the judge called a halt, the son of Snitzel has put five and a half lengths on the Toronado gelding Simpkin with a further two lengths back to the Fastnet Rock mare Kyalla in third.

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Nasturtium is all alone (image Hawkesbury Race Club)

Reported as sold to Gerald Ryan/David Raphael for $500,000 from Baramul Stud draft at the 2019 National Yearling Sale, Nasturtium races for his breeder Gerry Harvey.

He is the twelfth live foal and tenth winner for the remarkable broodmare Miss Jakeo (Unbridled's Song). Four of those are stakes-winners led by the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate winner Mrs Onasis (General Nediym), and Group III winners Miss Judgement (Strategic), Fifth Avenue Lady (Encosta de Lago) and Aussies Love Sport (Redoute’s Choice).

Miss Judgement is the dam of Group III ATC Percy Sykes Stakes winner Missrock (Fastnet Rock), a 3-time Group 1 placgetter, who sold to John and Jake Warren for $2,300,000 at the 2019 National Broodmare Sale.

A full-brother to Nasturtium was passed in short of his $250,000 reserve at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

The 23yo Miss Jakeo has a yearling filly by Trapeze Artist and was covered by All Too Hard last December.

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Race Result - Bottlemart Mdn Plate 1100m

Hawkesbury Track: Good(4) Time: 1:02.96
1
Nasturtium
- 4h Snitzel (AUS) x Miss Jakeo (AUS) (Unbridled's Song (USA))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: J Innes Jnr 59
2
5.5
Simpkin
- 4g Toronado (IRE) x Ole Rose (AUS) (King Of Roses (AUS))
Tnr: Melanie Bolwell Rdr: G Buckley 59
3
7.5
Kyalla
- 4m Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Galaya (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: Rachel King 57
4
8.2
Kiara Diane
- 4m Albrecht (AUS) x Akira Marie (AUS) (Dubleo (USA))
Tnr: R T Leemon Rdr: J Penza 57
5
9.0
Classy Gal
- 4m Street Boss (USA) x Radar (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Paul Murray Rdr: Brock Ryan 57
6
9.9
Miss Julelinda
- 4m Denman (AUS) x Julelinda (NZ) (Lucky Unicorn (AUS))
Tnr: Julie Holloway Rdr: Jenny Duggan 57
7
11.2
Judy My Baby
- 4m Fast 'n' Famous (AUS) x Strada's Diamond (AUS) (Strada (AUS))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: Tom Sherry 57
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