The
three year-old fillies maiden at Sandown on Wednesday looked a competitive
affair on paper with Kiwi bred Pins filly My Pendant surging home late for an
impressive win.
The Danny O'Brien trained filly was second at her first two starts and showed
the benefit of race experience and fitness to charge home and witn the 1200
metre contest by a length and a quarter for Craig Williams.
"She's a lovely filly, that's three starts for two seconds and a dominant win
today," Williams said.
"I like the way she let down. She's a nice progressive filly."
A $100,000 NZB Premier purchase from the Waikato stud draft for Phil Cataldo
Bloodstock, My Pendant runs for a big syndicate of stable clients and runs in
the colours of part-owner Mark Chittick of Waikato Stud.
My Pendant is the first winner for My Locket, a half-sister to Group I
Queensland Oaks winner Miss Keepsake and Group II winner Villifye and claims
legendary matriarch My Tricia as her fourth dam. This family features champions
Lonhro and Lankan Rupee as well as numerous Group I stars including Grosvenor,
Mahaya and Tavago.