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Tara Madgwick - Saturday Nov 13

A homebred for Bob and Sandra Peters, five year-old So You Think gelding Midnight Blue posted his first Black Type success on Saturday when surging clear to win the Listed WATC Ascot Gold Cup (1800m) in Perth.

Trained by Grant and Alanna Williams, Midnight Blue was sent out favourite and packed too much power at the finish for another So You Think gelding in Bad Wolf.

Midnight Blue wins the Ascot Gold Cup - image Western Racepix/ Perth Racing Twitter

He raced clear to win by a length and a half in a dominant performance.

Third in the Group II WATC Perth Cup last year, Midnight Blue looks to be well on track for another tilt at the race with his overall record now four wins and seven placings from 16 starts with prizemoney topping $330,000.
 



Midnight Blue is a half-brother to Group II winner Demonetization and stakes-winner Neverland being from good producing Zabeel mare Midnight Special, a winning sibling to Group winners Rainbow Styling, Zingaling and to the dam of Group I winner Inspirational Girl.

Midnight Special has been married to So You Think since Midnight Blue was born and her next three foals are all by the Coolmore based champion.

Midnight Blue is the 37th stakes-winner for So You Think and is his fourth in Australia this season, plus one in Hong Kong.

So You Think is a Premium stallion, click for more information.

So You Think stands this spring at a fee of $77,000.



 

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Race Result - Seacorp - Ascot Gold Cup LR 1800m

Ascot Track: Good(3) Time: 1:47.98
1
Midnight Blue
- 5g So You Think (NZ) x Midnight Special (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: W Pike 54
So You Think
2
1.5
Bad Wolf
- 7g So You Think (NZ) x Surpassing (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: A W Maley Rdr: Ryan Hill 54
So You Think
3
2.3
Playing Marika
- 6m Playing God (AUS) x Just Marika (AUS) (Grandera (IRE))
Tnr: Ms S Bakranich Rdr: S Parnham 54
4
2.6
Stafford's Lad
- 7g Demerit (AUS) x Crash Hot (AUS) (Blackfriars (AUS))
Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 54
5
3.2
Poulton Le Sands
- 6g Camelot (GB) x Morecambe Bay (AUS) (Diatribe (AUS))
Tnr: A D Mathews Rdr: P Carbery 54
6
4.2
Paddy's Shadow
- 7m Dane Shadow (AUS) x Pattie Me Lass (AUS) (Lords A Leaping (NZ))
Tnr: Ms R L Williams Rdr: S O'Donnell 58
7
4.5
Mr Delegator
- 5g Maschino (AUS) x Magna Cat (NZ) (One Cool Cat (USA))
Tnr: T R Harvey Rdr: B Parnham 54
8
4.8
Media Baron
- 7g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Silentium (AUS) (Fimiston (AUS))
Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: Ms K Yuill 55
9
4.9
Marocchino
- 5g Maschino (AUS) x Comesitbesideme (AUS) (McFlirt (NZ))
Tnr: L P Luciani Rdr: J Whiting 57
10
5.1
Taxagano
- 8g Rogano (AUS) x Taxa (AUS) (Carry A Smile (AUS))
Tnr: F R Kersley Rdr: B Rawiller 58
11
6.6
Temptacion
- 4m All Too Hard (AUS) x Fit And Ready (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: Chris Parnham 54
12
8.0
Royal Command
- 8g Street Sense (USA) x Stormy Nova (AUS) (Metal Storm (FR))
Tnr: A G Durrant Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 57.5
13
8.2
Utgard Loki
- 6g Frost Giant (USA) x Twinkle Toes (IRE) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: A G Durrant Rdr: P Knuckey 55
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