G2 Win for Royal Merchant Highlights Edinburgh Park Success

Tara Madgwick - Sunday May 7

The upcoming Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale will feature a major dispersal of stock from Ian Smith’s Edinburgh Park and their success was highlighted on Saturday when quality three year--old Merchant Navy filly Royal Merchant claimed her first Black Type win in the Group II SAJC Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m).

Roual Merchant wins the G2 Tobin Bronze - image Atkins Photography

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Royal Merchant had been very competitive in stakes races right through the autumn and got a deserved win on the board when beating race favourite She Dances to win by a neck.

 

Bred and sold by Edinburgh Park, Royal Merchant was bought by Ciaron Maher for $160,000 at Magic Millions and has the overall record of three wins and four placings from 11 starts with prizemoney topping $300,000.

She is the second stakes-winner for Merchant Navy, whose other stakes-winner Steel City is also trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, probably no coincidence as Maher was the original trainer for Merchant Navy when he won his first four starts.

Merchant Navy stands at Kooringal Stud this spring.

Merchant Navy has relocated this spring and will stand at Kooringal Stud at a fee of $13,200.

Royal Merchant is the first winner for Seventhchic, a metro winning half-sister to stakes-placed Alburq tracing in tail female line to blue hen Eau D’Etoile, the dam of Group I winners Bint Marscay, Filante and Kenny’s Best Pal.

Edinburgh Park sold a yearling colt from Seventhchic by The Autumn Sun at Magic Millions this year for $170,000 and she has a filly to follow by Graff and was covered by Palace Pier (GB) last spring.

Click to see what  mares are in the Edinburgh Park unreserved dispersal.

 

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Race Result - Tab Tobin Bronze Stakes Gr2 1200m

Morphettville Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:10.52
1
Royal Merchant
- 3f Merchant Navy (AUS) x Seventhchic (AUS) (Seventh Reason (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: M J Dee 55.5
2
0.2
She Dances
- 3f Street Boss (USA) x Charleston Dancer (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: Ms L J Meech 55.5
3
0.7
Seven Veils
- 3f Shalaa (IRE) x Mesmereyeser (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: John Allen 55.5
Shalaa
4
1.1
Wee Nessy
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Later Gator (NZ) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Zac Spain 55.5
5
1.3
Grey River
- 3f Al Maher (AUS) x Grey Cheval (AUS) (Husson Lightning (AUS))
Tnr: Jon O'Connor Rdr: Jordan Childs 55.5
6
2.0
Shuffle Dancer
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Palace Talk (NZ) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: W Egan 55.5
7
2.6
Klabel
- 3g Vadamos (FR) x Ardere (AUS) (Hidden Dragon (AUS))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Todd Pannell 57.5
8
3.0
Tropicconi
- 3f Nicconi (AUS) x Club Tropicana (AUS) (Smart Missile (AUS))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: D Yendall 55.5
9
3.2
Hope At Hand
- 3f Impending (AUS) x Angel Of Hope (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: L Macdonald & A Gluyas Rdr: J Holder 55.5
10
3.3
Sweetened
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Muscovado (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: Craig Williams 55.5
11
4.6
Press Down
- 3g Press Statement (AUS) x Down The Corridor (AUS) (Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Tnr: Peter Hardacre Rdr: Callan Murray 57.5
12
5.2
Little Miss Kubi
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Miss Eisenstadt (AUS) (Manhattan Rain (AUS))
Tnr: C I Brown Rdr: Jake Toeroek 55.5
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