Oaks Goal for So You Think Filly

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday March 18

Progressive So You Think filly Nimalee took another step towards the Group I ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) when scoring another stylish victory over older rivals on the Kensington track at Randwick on Wednesday.

Handled patiently by Matthew Smith, Nimalee has been quietly working her way through the grades and stepped up to a Benchmark 74 for this 1800 metre assignment.

She settled just behind the leaders for Kerrin McEvoy and was strong to the line to beat her older rivals by a short neck going away.

Nimalee as a yearlingNimalee has built a tidy record of four wins and a second from just six starts with prizemoney topping $117,000.

“Since her last win two weeks ago she’s just been thriving and looking forward to her work,” said Smith.

“She’ll go to the Adrian Knox (G3 over 2000m) next and then hopefully on to the Oaks.”

A $270,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Randwick Bloodstock from the Millford Thoroughbreds draft, Nimalee runs for Letmar Investments.

Bred by Cressfield, she is certainly bred to be an Oaks contender being a three-quarter sister to Group III placed The Chairman from Dezign, an unraced half-sister by Zabeel to Group II winner Star Fashion from Group II winner and Hong Kong Derby winner Elegant Fashion.

Cressfield will be hoping Nimalee measures up to Black Type races as Dezign produced a colt by So You Think last spring and is now in foal to The Autumn Sun.

So You Think is enjoying one of his best ever seasons with eight stakes-winners to date.

 

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Race Result - Sky Racing Active (Bm74) 1800m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:50.88
1
Nimalee
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Dezign (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55.5
2
0.2
Shadow Flight
- 6g Duporth (AUS) x Shadow Miss (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: Jason & Lucy Attard Rdr: J R Collett 55
3
1.5
Costello
- 4g Americain (USA) x La Famelia (AUS) (Strategic (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: N Rawiller 61.5
4
2.9
Loves To Rock
- 4m Road To Rock (AUS) x Lovetheoneyourwith (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 53
5
3.4
Newtown Bluebag
- 7g Lope De Vega (IRE) x Tattler (AUS) (Chief's Crown (USA))
Tnr: E & L Longmire Rdr: T Marquand 55.5
6
3.8
Seeingisbelieving
- 5g Sebring (AUS) x Dream 'n' Believe (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Ms K Waugh Rdr: S Clipperton 57.5
7
4.1
Betty Blooms
- 4m O'Reilly (NZ) x Zambezi (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: R J Quinton Rdr: C Reith 54
8
4.3
Cosmic Haze
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Flying First Class (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: B F Cavanough Rdr: J Ford 53
9
4.5
Re Edit
- 4m Camelot (GB) x So Divine (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 60.5
10
7.5
Shalmaneser
- 9g Teofilo (IRE) x Lady Nikolay (AUS) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: E & L Longmire Rdr: R Dolan 54
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