Trapeze Artist Sprinter Lands $300,000 Country Discovery

Tara Madgwick - Friday Apr 3

At Ballarat on Good Friday, the feature event on the card was the $300,000 Country Discovery and four year-old Trapeze Artist sprinter Spywire added another lucrative win to his tally.

Spywire wins $300,000 Country Discovery - image Brett Holburt / Racing Photos

Trained by Ciaron Maher, Spywire was dropping back in class after a last start seventh in the Group I MRC Oakleigh Plate and found conditions to suit with a positive ride from Ethan Brown, who won the $1million Magic Millions The Syndicate on the gelding back in January.

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Spywire led from the jump and kept up a strong gallop to the line to win by a length and a half over the race favourite Geegee’s Mistruth.

"He was here in the best possible order today and he showed that on track," Brown said.

"Never felt like losing, he jumped so well from the gate, he can be a bit tardy away, but when he's fresh and on like that, he's at his best.

"Once we got an uncontested lead it was simple, just had to get him into a rhythm."

Happy Easter for the owners of Spywire - image Racing Photos

Spywire was a $520,000 Magic Millions purchase from Widden Stud for Ciaron Maher Bloodstock/Group 1 Bloodstock and has the overall record of six wins and six placings from 19 starts and prizemoney in excess of $1.6million.

Spywire was bred by Widden in partnership with Robert Anderson and is the best of three winners from four foals to race from stakes-winning Denman mare Secret Trail, whose yearling colt by Anamoe sold for $1.1million at Magic Millions this year to the bid of Ciaron Maher Bloodstock.

Secret Trail was covered last spring by Zoustar.

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Race Result - Toohey's Form-crete Country Discovery 1100m

Ballarat Track: Good(3) Time: 1:02.53
1
Spywire
- 4g Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Secret Trail (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Ethan Brown 56
2
1.5
Geegees Mistruth
- 4m Wordsmith (AUS) x Miss Mana (AUS) (Jetball (AUS))
Tnr: M W Walker Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 54
3
3.3
Recommendation
- 6g Shalaa (IRE) x Adviso (USA) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 56
4
3.6
Philosopher
- 6g Zoustar (AUS) x Lone (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: E Jusufovic Rdr: Patrick Moloney 54
5
4.9
Don't Hope Do
- 5g So You Think (NZ) x Letsdothis (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Simon Zahra Rdr: D W Stackhouse 54.5
6
6.4
She's Bulletproof
- 5m Shooting To Win (AUS) x Offshore Sham (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Charlotte Littlefield Rdr: Ben Allen 56
7
7.4
Perilous Fighter
- 5g Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Beauty School (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: Clayton Douglas Rdr: Luke Cartwright 54
8
7.8
Oak Hill
- 5g Per Incanto (USA) x Isstoora (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: Damian Lane 57
9
8.2
Verdoux
- 5g Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Silent Symphony (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens & W Larkin Rdr: L Currie 54
10
8.2
Johnny Rocker
- 6g Jukebox (AUS) x Margene (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: Jett Stanley 54
11
9
Port Albert
- 6g Sooboog (AUS) x Ballychine (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Nick Ryan Rdr: Declan Bates 54
12
9.7
Coleman
- 4h Pierata (AUS) x Sboog (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C W McDonald Rdr: L Nolen 55
13
9.8
Press Down
- 6g Press Statement (AUS) x Down The Corridor (AUS) (Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Tnr: Adam Chambers Rdr: Tom Madden 54
14
12.1
Mornington Glory
- 7g Shalaa (IRE) x Crowned Glory (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: Beau Mertens 60
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