The
Listed BRC Dalrello Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday produced a thrilling
finish with Better Than Ready's Jagged Edge holding a nose margin over Deep
Field's Deep Sea to give first season sires the quinella in the 1000 metre
sprint.
Trained by Stuart Kendrick, Jagged Edge scored a dominant debut win at the Sunshine
Coast on April 14 and took a step on from that to narrowly hold out Deep Sea,
who charged home from off the pace to just miss.
Like the winner, Deep Sea was also a debut winner at his only previous outing,
so both geldings clearly have above average ability and are going places.
Jagged Edge was a $46,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Eureka Stud draft forDarby
Racing / De Burgh Equine and
has won two from two earning $95,000 for his big group of Darby Racing owners.
Jagged Edge is a half-brother to Group III winner Dan Baroness and is the tenth
winner from 10 to race from top producer Weekend Surprise, a daughter of Rubiton.
The current yearling from Weekend Surprise is a colt by Spirit of Boom that made
$220,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale when bought by
James Harron Bloodstock.
Jagged Edge is the third stakes-winner for Lyndhurst Stud's exciting young sire
Better Than Ready, who has had a fee increase for 2019 and stands at a fee of
$33,000.
Better Than Ready is the leading Australian first crop sire by winners with 16
on the board.