There were six heats at the Randwick barrier trials on Friday morning won by juveniles that included youngsters by first season sires Home Affairs and Acrobat, plus the unraced sister to Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner O’ Ole.
Unraced Acrobat gelding The Local is trained at Goulburn by Matt Dale, but the three barrier trials he has had so far have all been in Sydney which is probably an indication that he is held in some regard.
Having his second trial this prep, The Local travelled deep in third place for Tim Clark and then surged home to win this 1050m by the best part of a length and looks ready to go to the races.
The Local was a spectacular pinhook success having been sourced from Inglis Great Southern for just $10,000 before selling at Inglis Classic for $130,000 to Kurrinda Bloodstock / MJD Racing.
The Local is a half-brother to two metro winners and is the third foal of Musicmaker, a metro winning half-sister by All Too Hard to stakes-winner Just as Sharp from stakes-winner Readyor.
The following three heat winners were all over the 740m scamper.
Her full sister O’ Ole might have won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but the Waterhouse Bott trained filly Chanterelle has taken longer to be produced in public, but looks to have her share of talent.
She jumped quickly and led all the way for Tim Clark to win by half a length over talented Home Affairs filly Coco Affair, who has raced once back in March for a third in a midweek metro juvenile.
A $650,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Gilgai Farm for McKeever Bloodstock / Watership Down Stud, Chanterelle runs in the colours of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Watership Down Stud.
O’ Ole made $1.5million at the recent MM National Broodmare Sale when bought by Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida.
Also from the Waterhouse Bott stable was Home Affairs filly Lady Moscato, who showed plenty of talent in her first campaign when second in the Magic Millions Debut, then fourth in the Listed ATC Lonhro Plate before connections decided to have a throw at the stumps in the G1 Blue Diamond.
She could only finish midfield behind Streisand and this was her first hit out since then and she was ridden just behind the leaders with cover and edged to the front to take a narrow win in a blanket finish.
The third foal of brilliant Group II winner Champagne Cuddles, Lady Moscato was a $1,050,000 Magic Millions purchase and runs in the colours of John Stewart’s Resolute Racing.
It was Home Affairs and Waterhouse Bott again with the filly Hearts Affair, whose only previous trip to the races can be excused. She drew wide that day, got eased back to last in driving rain and ended up eighth in a strong metro maiden won by Wolf Gap. Nobody would judge her harshly on that.
Much better experience today, jumping well to race forward for Regan Bayliss and then she stuck to her task between runners to take a narrow win.
A $160,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott / Kestrel Thoroughbreds, Hearts Affair runs for a syndicate that includes her breeders Morning Rise Stud.
She is bred to possibly get over a little bit of ground being from Group II winning Savabeel mare Savapinski.
Additional winners were: Satin Summer (Written Tycoon), Clap Along (Exceed and Excel).
Click here for all the trial results at Breednet with Sale Mail and at Racing NSW with video.
