One to Watch – Pakenham

Tara Madgwick - Monday August 22

Grahame Begg had an interesting first starter at Pakenham on Monday, producing the half-sister to his Champion 2YO Written By for a winning debut.

C'Est Magique wins on debut - image Scott Barbour / Racing Photos

Three year-old Zoustar filly C’Est Magique has taken a little longer to come to hand, but showed plenty of potential with a determined short neck in in the 1100m maiden beating older rivals.

 

“It’s the sign of a good horse to be able to go well at their first start,” said Grahame Begg.

“Every good horse I’ve ever trained has either won or run very well at their first start and I think she might be no exception, because she still doesn’t know what she’s doing.

“She’ll take great benefit from that as her coat is still to come through and she has a good bit of improvement to come.”

C'Est Magique kicks off with a win for the Begg family - image Scott Barbour / Racing Photos

Bred by Neville Begg and raced by the Begg family, C’Est Magique is a half-sister to Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Written By, who stand at Widden Stud and will have his first runners this season.

She is the sixth winner from six foals to race from Yau Chin, a winning Tobougg (IRE) mare that traces in tail female line to noted Australian blue hen Humour.

Yau Chin produced a full brother to Written By last  year and is in foal to Capitalist.

Zoustar

Zoustar has an exciting crop of three year-olds to run for him this season and has already made his mark with Zougotcha winning the Group II ATC Silver Shadow Stakes last Saturday and North Star Lass in third place, while his talented colt Millane resumed with a third in the Group III MRC Vain Stakes.

 

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Race Result - Liberty Equipment Hire Mdn 1100m

Pakenham Synthetic Track: Synthetic Time: 1:06.28
1
C'est Magique
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Yau Chin (AUS) (Tobougg (IRE))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 55.5
2
0.2
Our Goddess
- 4m Shalaa (IRE) x Emanday (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C W McDonald Rdr: Ethan Brown 57.5
3
1.2
Our Redente
- 4g Redente (AUS) x Barbaretta (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Jerome Hunter Rdr: D W Stackhouse 59.5
4
1.9
Wilbury
- 3c Capitalist (AUS) x Miss Interiors (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jamie Kah 57
5
2.1
Rommel's Wolf
- 3g Rommel (AUS) x Shez Got The Nod (AUS) (Al Samer (AUS))
Tnr: Lloyd Kennewell Rdr: J Bowditch 57
6
2.3
Social Conscience
- 3g Capitalist (AUS) x Chateau Griffo (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Craig Blackshaw Rdr: J Mott 57
7
3.1
Systemic
- 4g Capitalist (AUS) x Missy Cummings (AUS) (Magnus (AUS))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: J Noonan 59.5
8
3.4
Shunme
- 4m Isla Bonita (JPN) x Tsukuba Etoile (JPN) (Deep Impact (JPN))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: D Moor 57.5
9
3.5
Magnus Red
- 4g Magnus (AUS) x Sienna Sunrise (NZ) (Bertolini (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Smerdon Rdr: A Lynch 59.5
10
3.7
Gator
- 3g Nicconi (AUS) x Florida Keys (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: P G Carey Rdr: B Mc Dougall 57
11
4.1
Machinegun Krelley
- 4g Swear (AUS) x Tara's Range (AUS) (Polish Laughter (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Patrick Moloney 59.5
12
6.3
Powerstone
- 5m The Brothers War (USA) x Oh So Frisky (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: Jack Laing Rdr: C Newitt 57.5
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