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One to Watch – Echuca

Tara Madgwick - Thursday June 13

Hellbent will have two very good chances in the $3million Group I BRC Stradbroke Handicap this Saturday in high class mares Magic Time and Benedetta and another of his daughters caught the eye when resuming from a spell to win in style at Echuca on Thursday.

Loafer wins easily at Echuca - image Jay Town / Racing Photos

A homebred for OTI Racing trained by Archie Alexander, two year-old Loafer was held in high enough regard to contest the Group II MRC Blue Diamond Prelude on debut back in February.

While she failed to impress that day against Hayasugi, Loafer has been working well since and was a short priced favourite for the 1100m maiden and had no troubles disposing of her older rivals to win by nearly two lengths.

 

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uo;We’ve loved ger from day one and you don’t run many horses first up in a Group II and while we didn’t go there thinking she was a winning chance we though she could run well, so a maiden today was always going to be well within her reach,” said Archie Alexander.

Loafer is a half-sister to multiple Group winner New Predator and is a full sister to Group II placed filly Vivy Air being the seventh winner from seven foals to race from Head over Heels, a winning half-sister by Fastnet Rock to stakes-winner Presently.

Head Over Heels has a yearling filly by Hellbent and is back in foal again to the Group I winning son of I Am Invincible.

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Race Result - Carlton Draught Mdn Plate 1100m

Echuca Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:07.33
1
Loafer
- 2f Hellbent (AUS) x Head Over Heels (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: Declan Bates 55
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Twin Hills Stud, Cootamundra, NSW
Buyer: Passed In - Reserve: $200,000
2
1.8
Minesite
- 3g Santos (AUS) x Lieoftheland (IRE) (Canford Cliffs (IRE))
Tnr: J D Pearson Rdr: J Keating 59.5
3
2.3
Highlands
- 3g Sidestep (AUS) x Ouachita (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Fred W Kersley 59.5
4
2.5
Megaflash
- 3g Bolt D'oro (USA) x Lightning Spur (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Ms B Dunn Rdr: Lachlan King 59.5
5
2.9
Hell Of A Gent
- 3g Hellbent (AUS) x Geneteau (AUS) (Beneteau (AUS))
Tnr: L Kennewell & L Yeomans Rdr: Zac Spain 59.5
6
6.9
Whodareswins
- 5g Magnus (AUS) x Crystal Sprite (AUS) (Hurricane Sky (AUS))
Tnr: Lil Anderson Rdr: K Jennings 59.5
7
7.9
Skilful Artist
- 3g Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Berry Delicious (AUS) (Blevic (AUS))
Tnr: Mark & Levi Kavanagh Rdr: J Bowditch 59.5
8
9.9
Blue Royale
- 3f Puissance De Lune (IRE) x Bluetrice (AUS) (Lake Coniston (IRE))
Tnr: R J Besanko Rdr: Logan Bates 55.5
9
19.9
Sosoomee
- 5m Sooboog (AUS) x Sevillano (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: Rhys Archard Rdr: Laura Lafferty 57.5
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