Trapeze Artist 2YO Wins $125,000 QTIS Jewel Prelude

Tara Madgwick - Sunday March 5

Widden Stud’s young gun sire Trapeze Artist enjoyed strong results on Saturday with a debut victory in the $125,000 QTIS Jewel Prelude at Eagle Farm for talented gelding Spin Doctor and the closest of seconds in the Group II ATC Reisling Stakes for flying filly Facile.

Trained by Steven O’Dea and Matthew Hoysted, Spin Doctor was sent out favourite for the 1000m dash and hit the line hard for Brodie Loy with a well timed run to win by half a length.

 

“He’s not the finished product yet. When he hit the front, he pricked his ears and had a good look around so it’s great to know there is more improvement there,” Loy said after the win.

“He’s got a lovely attitude and I can’t wait to see what he can do in races to come.”

With $72,500 in prizemoney, Spin Doctor is assured of a start in the $500,000 QTIS Jewel (1200m) at Doomben in two weeks’ time.

A $240,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the draft of Kenmore Lodge for Proven Thoroughbreds / O'Dea Hoysted Racing, Spin Doctor was bred by Kellie Bond and is the second winner from Chit Chat, a winning Anabaa (USA) mare from Group I Auckland Cup winner Upsetthym.

Trapeze Artist

Spin Doctor is the fourth winner for Trapeze Artist, whose talented daughter Facile produced another sensational effort in the Group II ATC Reisling Stakes.

The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou trained filly has three seconds from four starts all of them in stakes company and was gallant in defeat when missing by a short half head behind Learning to Fly in the Reisling.

Trapeze Artist filly Facile made Learning to Fly work for her win - image Steve Hart

Her turn in the winner’s circle will surely come.

Trapeze Artist has eight entries for Inglis Premier to sell over the next few days.

 

 

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Race Result - Followmont Jewel Prel. (C&G) 1000m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 0:59.12
1
Spin Doctor
- 2g Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Chit Chat (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: Brodie Loy 56.5
2
0.4
Zelgaria
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Berengaria (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: Ashley Morgan 56.5
3
0.7
Top Fun
- 2c Top Echelon (AUS) x Red Ocean (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: Angela Jones 56.5
4
0.8
Mishani Raider
- 2g Jet Spur (AUS) x Maggiore (AUS) (Nicconi (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 56.5
5
2.0
Spirit Of Brodie
- 2g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Britaila Kate (AUS) (Jet Spur (AUS))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Ms N Beriman 56.5
6
4.2
All Valour
- 2g Heroic Valour (AUS) x Sweet Adaline (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Desleigh Forster Rdr: Taylor Marshall 56.5
7
5.7
Approval
- 2g Defcon (AUS) x What A Smile (AUS) (Congrats (USA))
Tnr: Rex Lipp & Nick Hahn Rdr: J Byrne 56.5
8
6.1
Mister Moderation
- 2c Heroic Valour (AUS) x Marma Got Style (AUS) (Wicked Style (USA))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: Ben Thompson 56.5
9
7.1
Noble Intent
- 2c Siyouni (FR) x Vanilla Gold (IRE) (No Nay Never (USA))
Tnr: Ms G Heinrich Rdr: Boris Thornton 56.5
10
7.5
I Am Thor
- 2c Heroic Valour (AUS) x I'M A Smarty Pants (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: R Tyrell & T Button Rdr: Justin Huxtable 56.5
11
17.9
Prince Toby
- 2g Kobayashi (AUS) x Miss Miles (AUS) (Monashee Mountain (USA))
Tnr: Paul Butterworth Rdr: Ms T Harrison 56.5
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