Four
juvenile heats on Friday morning at Rosehill produced some promising winners,
but none more so than the second foal of John Singleton's champion mare More
Joyous.
Her first foal is three year-old Frankel filly Woman, who is prepared by Gai
Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and won on debut at Canterbury in September.
Her second is this Fastnet Rock colt named More Sundays that was interestingly
given to Bjorn Baker to train.
Baker sent him out in public for the first time on Friday in a 900 metre heat
and there was a lot to like about his win.
A touch slow to begin for Jason Collett from the inside gate, More Sunday soon
mustered speed along the fence to be third in running.
When the leader drifted off the fence, More Sundays powered through the gap under
his own steam to score an impressive three quarter length win in 53.70 seconds,
the fastest time of the four heats.
Whatever way you look at it, More Sundays looks a promising sort, although will
be going well to outdo his dam who won 21 races and $4.5 million!
More Joyous has no yearling, but did produce a colt for Strawberry Hill stud
this spring.
Other juvenile trial winners were Meryl (Epaulette), Misteed (Exceed and Excel)
and Burbank (Sizzling). Click here for all the results.
The fillies heat won by the Lee Curtis trained Meryl looked a strong one given
the winner ran well at her only start finishing sixth to Satin Slipper in the
Listed ATC Gimcrack Stakes beaten two and a half lengths after leading for
home.
The daughter of Darley first season sire Epaulette led again in this heat and
was too good for $1.7 million Inglis Easter purchase Estijaab (Snitzel x
Response) with spring stakes-winner Nomothaj ridden quietly into fourth place
five lengths back.