Previous stakes placed on three occasions, Michael Freedman’s 3yo I Am Invincible filly Sylph has finally had luck go her way, breaking her maiden at Friday night’s Gold Coast meeting over 1200m.
Having ended her last campaign with third in the $3m Sunlight 3YO Plate (1200m) behind Grafterburners at the Gold Coast, the filly was placed first up in the Listed BRC Mick Dittman Plate (1000m) before not all went to plan in the G3 Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) behind Beadman.
Jumping away the short-priced favourite on Friday night with Jamie Melham in the saddle, the pair were away well from the barriers to settle in third with the 100/1 chance Mildura Lad burning past to take up the lead.
With Melham keeping the filly out wide ensuring not hard luck stories, Sylph pulled herself to the lead as the field entered the Gold Coast straight, quickly taking the lead and dashing away.
Although the aptly named Brave Smash filly Crashed The Party charged out of the pack and looked as if she may fleeting relegate Sylph into second, the blue-blooded filly powered to the line to take the race by just shy of a half-length margin.
Bred by Yarraman Park Stud Pty Ltd and Mitchell Bloodstock, Sylph is the sixth winner out of the well-related Flying Spur mare Noondie, herself a half-sister to the Listed winner Tranquillity and to the dam of Listed winner Saint Alice.
A half-sister to Written Tycoon’s G1 Oakleigh Plate winner Booker and the Waikato Stud based young stallion Banquo, Sylph has finished in the top three on seven occasions from 10 starts and with three black-type placing, her earnings currently sit at $393,325.
Holding nominations to a few of the G1 features over the Brisbane Winter Carnival, it's highly likely that this is not that last we will see of Sylph this campaign as she chases further black type over the coming weeks.
Having been purchased at the 2019 Inglis Chairman’s Sale by Mitchell Bloodstock for $600,000, Noondie’s current yearling, a full-brother to Sylph sold at this year’s Magic Millions yearling sale to Gollan Racing and John Foote Bloodstock for $500,000.
Noondie unfortunately missed the following season to Hellbent, before being covered in the spring by Brave Smash.
Already the sire of 125 stakes winners, Champion Sire I Am Invincible, will stand at Yarraman Park at a fee of $220,000 (inc. GST) this spring.
