Second
to Estijaab in the Group II ATC Reisling Stakes at her last outing, talented grey
filly Pure Elation always looked to be a good thing at Warwick Farm on
Wednesday and she duly led home a trifecta in the juvenile fillies maiden for
her sire I Am Invincible.
Sent to Melbourne by Peter and Paul Snowden to run in the Blue Diamond lead
ups, Pure Elation failed to produce her best on race day finishing fifth and
seventh at her first two starts before returning to Sydney.
Freshened up and pitched into the deep end against Estijaab, she showed her
true ability when going down by a neck and today finally joined all the dots to
post her first win.
Drawn the outside in a field of 10, Pure Elation was eased back by Michael
Walker, who rode her down in Melbourne and when brought to the outside on
straightening she flew past her rivals as though they were tied to the fence.
Pure Elation ran out an easy two length winner over two more I Am invincible
fillies in Bold Arial and She's Furline.
"I thought in Melbourne she could win a Blue Diamond, but she kept doing everything
backwards," Walker said.
"They brought her back and made some gear changes with her and you can see how
much better she is."
A $320,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Paul Moroney Bloodstock from the
Swettenham Stud draft, Pure Elation runs for Sir Owen Glenn's Go Bloodstock.
"She did a great job," said Peter Snowden.
"She's been in work a long time and it's hard for a two year-old to stay up
that long, but she's doing it.
"We've always been looking at the fillies race at Randwick (Group II Percy Sykes
on April 14) for her, so if she pulls up well we'll go there."
Pure Elation is the first foal of stakes-winning Hussonet (USA) mare Members
Joy, who was offered at the inaugural Inglis Chairman's Sale last year where
she was snapped by Newstar Partnership for $500,000.
Newgate Farm and partners were buying quality mares to go to their young gun
sires and Members Joy is now in foal to Flying Artie.