One to Watch – Newcastle Beaumont

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday Nov 22

There aren’t many runners by fertility hampered outstanding sire Extreme Choice, but he posted a promising new winner at Newcastle on Tuesday.

Trained by Scott Singleton, three yar-old gelding Remlaps Commander was second on debut at Gosford earlier this month and improved on the at effort to break the ice at his second start.

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Sent out a short priced favourite with Rachael Murray in the saddle, he scored by a neck.

A $70,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Mane Lodge draft for his trainer, Remlaps Commander was bred by Greg Corra and is the third winner from Mira Chavali, a half-sister by General Nediym to stakes-winner The Travelling Man.

Remlaps Commander was a bargain $70,000 Inglis Classic purchase.

Mira Chavali has been a regular visitor to the Newgate stallions and has a yearling colt by Winning Rupert and produced a colt by Cosmic Force this spring.

Extreme Choice has a crop of some 41 yearlings and nearly half of them, 18 in total, have been entered for the 2023 Magic Millions and a further eight have been catalogued for Inglis Classic.

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Race Result - Coastline Pools Mdn 1150m

Beaumont Track: Good(3) Time: 1:08.37
1
Remlaps Commander
- 3c Extreme Choice (AUS) x Mira Chavali (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: S I Singleton Rdr: Ms R Murray 57.5
2
0.2
Finding Alice
- 6m Cecconi (AUS) x Get Lost (AUS) (Dracula (AUS))
Tnr: Cassandra Stummer Rdr: Anna Roper 55.5
3
1.2
Don'tcha Think
- 3g So You Think (NZ) x Rock On Rhianna (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: S C Jones Rdr: R Hutchings 58
4
2.1
Silver Onyx
- 3g Sooboog (AUS) x Cannery Row (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: Lou Mary Rdr: Ashley Morgan 57.5
5
2.6
The Coat Hanger
- 3f Shamus Award (AUS) x Harbour Bridge (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: S G Morton Rdr: Ms M Weir 55.5
6
4.7
Miss Teak
- 3f Lonhro (AUS) x Tough As Teak (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Simpkins Rdr: Billy Cray 55.5
7
6.4
Apache Dream
- 3f Dream Ahead (USA) x Apache Court (AUS) (Court Command (AUS))
Tnr: Ben Lees Rdr: D Mc Lellan 55.5
8
8.5
Sh'bourne De Lago
- 5m Needs Further (AUS) x Umagold (AUS) (Umatilla (NZ))
Tnr: Wendy Platts Rdr: S Lisnyy 57
9
10.1
Stanawi
- 3g Stratum Star (AUS) x In A Wink (AUS) (Ready As (AUS))
Tnr: T E Ollerton Rdr: Reece Jones 57.5
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