Windsor
Park's promising shuttle sire Charm Spirit (IRE) is on the board with his first
winner after two year-old filly Diviner bolted in at Wolverhampton in the UK overnight.
Unplaced on debut when stepping out on heavy ground at Salisbury, the Mark
Johnston trained filly appreciated a firmer surface for her second outing to
dash clear and win the five furlong scamper by five lengths.
Diviner is owned by the Kingsley Park 8 syndicate
and was purchased by her trainer for just €14,000 from the Castlebridge
Consignment at the Goffs Orby Sale.
A half-sister to stakes-placed Ponfeigh, Diviner is the third winner from Water
Fountain, a sibling to Group III winner Spring Oak and stakes-winner Fragrant
Hill, the dam of Group I winners Fragrant Mix and Alpine Rose.
A triple Group I winning son of Invincible Spirit, Charm Spirit has made a positive
impression at Australasian yearling sales this year with his first Southern
Hemisphere bred yearlings.
Charm Spirit had 30 yearlings average $112,000 at Karaka Book 1 and also had
four yearlings average $2616,250 at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the
Gold Coast.
His yearlings sold for up to $400,000 with his top seller a filly from Lady
Kipling sold by Windsor Park at Karaka and bought by Ciaron Maher / Waterford
Bloodstock.
Charm Spirit stands at a fee of $18,000.