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One to Watch – Muswellbrook

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday January 4

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have been enjoying a lot of success at country meetings teaming up with in form jockey Winona Costin and they got the cash again at Muswellbrook on Tuesday with a first starter by Vancouver sent out at $31!

Maple Gold had failed to flatter in three previous barrier trials, but he had the famed fitness of the Tulloch Lodge training regime to have him ready for a first up tilt at 1500m and looked a class above.

Drawn near the outside, he was allowed to get into a rhythm by Winona Costin back in the field, but when the pace slowed she had no hesitation going forward to seize the lead well before turning or home.
 

 


Maple G

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old kept up a good gallop and was never seriously challenged by the race favourite Indicative, who never got closer than a length and three-quarters.

Maple Gold was a $100,000 Magic Millions purchase for his trainers from the Coolmore draft and runs for a big syndicate of owners, who will be cashed up if they backed him today!

 

Maple Gold was a $100,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Coolmore draft.

Maple Gold is the fourth winner from five foals to race from Money Tree, a metro winning half-sister by Fastnet Rock to stakes-winner Moqueen from the family of $7million earner Criterion and Group I winner Comin’ Through.



 

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Race Result - Magic Millions Mdn Plate 1500m

Muswellbrook Track: Good(4) Time: 1:29.78
1
Maple Gold
- 3g Vancouver (AUS) x Money Tree (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Ms W Costin 57.5
2
1.8
Indicative
- 3g Snitzel (AUS) x Insinuating (USA) (Tiznow (USA))
Tnr: Paul Messara Rdr: A Bullock 57.5
3
2.8
Sasil Esroh
- 3f Stratum Star (AUS) x Allyouneedislove (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dwyer Rdr: Matthew Palmer 56
4
2.9
Cantrell
- 4g Dundeel (NZ) x Never Fade (GB) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: Clayton Gallagher 59
5
3.1
Miss Calculation
- 3f Astern (AUS) x Iron Rose (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Angela Davies Rdr: A Gibbons 55.5
6
4.1
Artie's Dreamtime
- 3g Flying Artie (AUS) x En Why Sea Dream (AUS) (Manhattan Rain (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: R Hutchings 57.5
7
5.0
Fausto
- 3g Artie Schiller (USA) x Masarrah (AUS) (Al Samer (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Reece Jones 57.5
8
6.4
Hasham
- 3g Casino Prince (AUS) x Money Wanted (AUS) (Wanted (AUS))
Tnr: P H Bloomfield Rdr: Ms M Weir 57.5
9
6.9
Fairey Barracuda
- 5m Rothesay (AUS) x Florabella (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 57
10
7.1
Always Hapi
- 3c American Pharoah (USA) x Carribean Sunset (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: C Reith 57.5
11
7.4
Ultra White
- 3f Albrecht (AUS) x Diamond White (AUS) (Excellent Art (GB))
Tnr: G M Brown Rdr: Jackson Searle 54.5
12
8.5
Another Pharoah
- 3g American Pharoah (USA) x Replique (NZ) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: Madi Derrick 57.5
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