Fast Winner for Star Witness

Tara Madgwick - Thursday August 4

The first three home in the 3YO maiden at Cranbourne on Thursday are all entered for the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas with victory going to the hot favourite Fast Witness.

Fast Witness gets up on the line - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Fast Witness was second on debut at Geelong last month and was well supported by punters to make amends for that defeat.

He settled off the pace and looked to be in trouble after turning for home, but he knuckled down to his task doing his best work late to grab first starter Deep Field colt Who Dares with expensive Snitzel colt Joyrider in third place.

 

Stable representative Lucy Yeomans thought blinkers would be the next move for Fast Witness to help him concentrate and that a Saturday race was likely to be his next target.

Not offered at auction , Fast Witness runs for a big group of owners including Ciaron Maher Racing and his breeder Sean Duke.

He is the fourth winner from four foals to race from winning Fastnet Rock mare Fast Shanti, a winning sister to Group II winner and sire Rothesay and half-sister to stakes-winner Sensei.

Fast Shanti is a grand-daughter of multiple Group I winner Canny Lass, a full sister to Golden Slipper winner Canny Lad with the family producing numerous Group I stars including Sepoy, Camarilla, Camarena, Guelph and more recently Bivouac.

Fast Witness looks a progressive horse for Widden Stud stalwart star Witness, who sired 120 winners last season of over $7million in prizemoney.

Star Witness

Star Witness stands at Widden Victoria at a fee of $14,300.

 

 

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Race Result - Silks Cranbourne Mdn Plate 1200m

Cranbourne Track: Heavy(8) Time: 1:13.56
1
Fast Witness
- 3c Star Witness (AUS) x Fast Shanti (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Ethan Brown 58
2
0.1
Who Dares
- 3c Deep Field (AUS) x Orvassa (AUS) (Equiano (FR))
Tnr: P G Carey Rdr: J Noonan 58
3
2.4
Joyrider
- 3c Snitzel (AUS) x Sewreel (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: M Zahra 58
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $290,000
Seller: Arrowfield Stud, Scone, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Blueblood Thoroughbreds/Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing/Sheamus Mills Bloodstock (FBAA)
4
3.6
Gator
- 3g Nicconi (AUS) x Florida Keys (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: P G Carey Rdr: Celine Gaudray 56.5
5
4.8
Sub Gauge
- 3g Starcraft (NZ) x Meissa (AUS) (Torch Relay (AUS))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: J Mott 58
6
6.3
Pammukale
- 3c Impending (AUS) x Miss Right Note (IRE) (Daylami (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Jordan Childs 58
7
7.8
Brave Fling
- 3c Heroic Valour (AUS) x Hurl (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 58
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