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First Win for Fangirl Half-Sister

Tara Madgwick - Monday Apr 27

A four time Group I winning earner of $10.8million, Fangirl has been a darling of the Sydney racing scene for a long time and her half-sister Bella Wahine broke the ice at Randwick on Monday.

Bella Wahine opens her account at Randwick - image Bradley Photos

Trained by Chris Waller as is her famous older sibling, Bella Wahine has taken longer to come to hand and the three year-old daughter of Wootton Bassett (GB) found a race to suit in the 1550m maiden.

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Fitted with blinkers for the first time, Bella Wahine was able to race more handily from her inside draw and was tenacious when angled into the clear by Zac Lloyd to score a half length win at her eighth start..

A homebred for the Ingham family, Bella Wahine will never scale the heights of a Fangirl, but she is now a metro winner and is the sixth winner from eight foals to race from stakes-winning Encosta de Lago mare Little Surfer Girl.

A blueblood daughter of triple Group I winner Special Harmony. Little Surfer Girl was retired from stud duties last year and her final foal is a yearling filly by Home Affairs.

She also has an unraced two year old colt by Home Affairs called Gerroa that has had two quiet trials in the Waller stable, but is currently spelling.

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Race Result - Ranvet Mdn Hcp 1550m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:33.63
1
Bella Wahine
- 3f Wootton Bassett (GB) x Little Surfer Girl (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Zac Lloyd 54
2
0.5
Made In Italy
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Villa Splendido (AUS) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: K Mc Evoy 56.5
3
0.6
Cellphone
- 3g Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Text'n Hurley (AUS) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 58.5
4
0.9
Donatello
- 3g Reliable Man (GB) x Lady Painton (NZ) (Tavistock (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: N Rawiller 58.5
5
0.9
Mehsun
- 3g Mehmas (IRE) x Sunniyra (IRE) (Zoffany (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Siena Grima 56
6
1.2
Aurora Effect
- 3f The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Once Were Wild (AUS) (Johannesburg (USA))
Tnr: Edward Cummings Rdr: Tyler Schiller 55
7
4.5
Love 'N' Glory
- 3g Camelot (GB) x Love Explodes (GB) (Champs Elysees (GB))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: C Schofield 58
8
6.5
Maxis Legacy
- 3g King's Legacy (AUS) x Skywards (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Natalie Jarvis Rdr: A B Collett 57
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