Undefeated White Marlin an Eye-Catcher

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday September 28

A big handsome dapple grey, imported Mastercraftsman gelding White Marlin (IRE) cut an impressive figure in the mounting yard at Rosehill on Wednesday and made a winning Australian debut for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable.

A winner at his only two starts in Ireland over 2400m when trained by Joseph O’Brien, White Marlin was first up from a spell in the Benchmark 72 event over 1800m.

With the hot favourite Willinga Rufio taken on in front and a brisk pace ensuring a truly run race, White Marlin found conditions to suit and charged home to win from the fast finishing three year-old Manzoice, who may have designs on the Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes.

 

“He’s a horse that came from Ireland lightly raced with two nice wins from his only starts and looked to have a fair bit of improvement,” said Adrian Bott.

“When he came up for sale in an online sale we thought he would be a nice horse to join the Tulloch Lodge team and it’s been great for connections to kick off here in such a manner.”

White Marlin might be a stayer, but he is a half-brother to Group I winning sprinter Romantic Proposal and is one of four winners from Playwithmyheart, a half-sister by Diktat to another Group I winning sprinter miler in Toylsome.

Mastercraftsman (IRE) sadly died last year.

His sire Mastercraftsman started his stud career shuttling to New Zealand, so is well known in this part of the world and has sired 90 stakes-winners and interestingly is also the sire of the dam of the runner-up to White Marlin, Manzoice.

 

 

 

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Race Result - Vale Cecily Bakehouse (Bm72) 1800m

Rosehill Track: Good(4) Time: 1:49.57
1
White Marlin
- 5g Mastercraftsman (IRE) x Playwithmyheart (GB) (Diktat (GB))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 60.5
2
0.5
Manzoice
- 3c Almanzor (FR) x Choice (NZ) (Mastercraftsman (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 54
3
1.0
Lukey Luke
- 4g Denman (AUS) x Somethin' Leicajem (AUS) (Nothin' Leica Dane (AUS))
Tnr: Ms G Markwell Rdr: G Schofield 57.5
4
1.9
Coppleson
- 3g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) x Bak Da Chief (NZ) (Chief Bearhart (CAN))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: B Avdulla 54
5
2.5
Whangaehu
- 4g Proisir (AUS) x Pinot Grieve (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: W Pike 56.5
6
2.8
Monfelicity
- 4m Vadamos (FR) x Aplomb (NZ) (One Cool Cat (USA))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: Zac Lloyd 55
7
3.5
Jupitus
- 4g Sebring (AUS) x Lumic (AUS) (Haradasun (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 58.5
8
3.9
Olympic Theatre
- 5g Mayson (GB) x Madame Vestris (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: J R Collett 60.5
9
5.4
Chilko Lake
- 4m Vancouver (AUS) x Magistra (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: R S Englebrecht Rdr: Reece Jones 54.5
10
5.6
Suppression
- 5g Mongolian Khan (AUS) x Lecanda (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 58.5
11
6.4
Sound Of Cannons
- 6g Nathaniel (IRE) x Rock Choir (GB) (Pivotal (GB))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: Tommy Berry 58.5
12
9.1
Willinga Rufio
- 4g Dundeel (NZ) x Sylvaner (NZ) (Danasinga (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Tyler Schiller 60.5
13
48.0
Supremo
- 5g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Dizelle (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: Rachel King 54.5
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