The
brilliant all cerise colours of the Ingham family were carried by former smart Fastnet
Rock sprinter Stryker and were seen to the fore at Canterbury on Wednesday when
carried to victory by one of his offspring.
The Ingham family still breed a number of horses and one of those is handsome
chestnut two year-old colt Beidi, who was easy in the market when making his
debut for the Chris Waller stable, but still put the sword through two very
expensive colts in Munich ($750,000 Snitzel colt) and Home Soil ($625,000 Exceed
and Excel colt).
Placed at his only previous trial, Tye Angland gave Beidi a good run from gate
one and he surged to the line to win the 1100 metre maiden by half a length.
"We've always had a good opinion of him, so I was surprised to see the price he
was ($18) when he went to the post," said stable representative Charlie
Duckworth.
"The good barrier was a plus and when he peeled out he showed a good turn of
foot."
Beidi is a half-brother to Group III winner Sadler's Lake, who was also fourth
in the Group I BRC Queensland Derby and is the second winner for Mingshan, an
unraced daughter of champion sire Encosta de Lago from the family of Group I
winner Shame.
She was bought by Ingham Bloodstock for $750,000 at the 2008 Inglis Australian
Easter Yearling Sale.
Mingshan was covered by another son of Fastnet Rock last spring in
Hinchinbrook.