Ghostmilk
July 5th 2010 02:59
Ghostmilk
6 year old bay mare
By Golan (IRE) out of Thermopylae (GB)
Trained by Peter Moody.
(photo: Neil Murray) click for enlargemant
Neil Murray Photography
The imported mare Ghostmilk continued on her effortless winning way this campaign with another dominant performance at Moonee Valley on Saturday. After easily winning on very heavy tracks at both Sandown circuits - Hillside and Lakeside - she found herself racing at the tricky Moonee Valley circuit for the first time on a comparatively drier (slow 6) rated track.
Showing the benefit gained from her first Australian campaign Ghostmilk won her 4th race in Australia. Her previous 3 wins have all been on heavy rated tracks.
In Ireland Ghostmilk was successful in 3 races - 2 of these on slow tracks - and one win was on a good rated surface at Naas. It might be that this half-sister to the highly rated Unsung Heroine (2nd behind Conduit in the 2008 Group One St Leger Stakes) is more versatile than once believed. She did produce the best speedfigures for the Moonee Valley meeting (those produced by Speedratings) and perhaps only really requires the sting out of the track to produce her best. And she would appear an uncomplicated mare to ride with 4 different jockeys riding her this capaign, including three claiming apprentices. The senior rider was the number one Moody jockey Luke Nolen. The apprentices were J Noonan; T Lovelock-Wiggins; and Jack Hill.
Last year trainer Peter Moody set her for the Listed VRC Winter Championship Final after her promising first preparation performances which included a win and 2 placings from her 3 starts priopr to the Winter Championship Final. She was ultimately unplaced on a dead rated track - finishing 8th of 16 behind the eventual Spring performer Gold Salute (who would two very unlucky placings when 2nd in the Group One Toorak Handicap - and 3rd in the Group One Emirates Quality).
Ghostmilk will now seemingly be weighted out of handicap mares events and a switch to open company in the short term is on the agenda.
6 year old bay mare
By Golan (IRE) out of Thermopylae (GB)
Trained by Peter Moody.
Ghostmilk winning at Moonee Valley
Neil Murray Photography
The imported mare Ghostmilk continued on her effortless winning way this campaign with another dominant performance at Moonee Valley on Saturday. After easily winning on very heavy tracks at both Sandown circuits - Hillside and Lakeside - she found herself racing at the tricky Moonee Valley circuit for the first time on a comparatively drier (slow 6) rated track.
Showing the benefit gained from her first Australian campaign Ghostmilk won her 4th race in Australia. Her previous 3 wins have all been on heavy rated tracks.
In Ireland Ghostmilk was successful in 3 races - 2 of these on slow tracks - and one win was on a good rated surface at Naas. It might be that this half-sister to the highly rated Unsung Heroine (2nd behind Conduit in the 2008 Group One St Leger Stakes) is more versatile than once believed. She did produce the best speedfigures for the Moonee Valley meeting (those produced by Speedratings) and perhaps only really requires the sting out of the track to produce her best. And she would appear an uncomplicated mare to ride with 4 different jockeys riding her this capaign, including three claiming apprentices. The senior rider was the number one Moody jockey Luke Nolen. The apprentices were J Noonan; T Lovelock-Wiggins; and Jack Hill.
Last year trainer Peter Moody set her for the Listed VRC Winter Championship Final after her promising first preparation performances which included a win and 2 placings from her 3 starts priopr to the Winter Championship Final. She was ultimately unplaced on a dead rated track - finishing 8th of 16 behind the eventual Spring performer Gold Salute (who would two very unlucky placings when 2nd in the Group One Toorak Handicap - and 3rd in the Group One Emirates Quality).
Ghostmilk will now seemingly be weighted out of handicap mares events and a switch to open company in the short term is on the agenda.
| 191 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
