Represented by exciting juvenile winner American Eagle on Wednesday, Darley’s Too Darn Hot (GB) produced another quality winner on Thursday as Godolphin’s 3yo filly Glissando cleared out by more than three lengths at Kembla Grange.
Stepping up to the 1300m after finishing fifth on debut behind Ready Forcocktails over 1150m, the Chris Waller trained Glissando jumped away the short-priced favourite looking to break her maiden at just her second time out.
Showing some nice pace out of the gates, jockey Siena Grima took the filly straight to the lead with American Pharoah (USA) filly Quadria settling just off her.
Leading into the home straight, Grima asked for an effort from Glissando who extended away with ease down the Kembla Grange straight.
Ears pricked, Glissando pulled clear to win by three and a half lengths from the David Payne trained Divine Heights with a further half-length margin back to the Written Tycoon gelding Rapid Revenue in third.
“Godolphin have had a great week, and I know they've only been provincial races, but had a nice colt Letters Patent win on Saturday, and Sphere on Tuesday, and this filly, so it's good to have the blue going around,” enthused stable rep Darren Beadman.
“It was a good effort all around and lovely, well-timed and judged ride by Sienna.”
When asked what her optimum trip may be, Beadman highlighted the pedigree.
“Most of the progeny were around about a mile, so 1400 to a mile,” said Beadman.
“Naturally, you know, she's got a fair way to go but she's going the right way.”
The fifth winner from six to the races out of the stakes place Redoute’s Choice mare Glissade, a sister to the stakes placed Pleiades who is in turn the dam of G3 winner Pisces – Daryl Flash (HK), Glissando is a half-sister to G1 Thousand Guineas winner Flit (Medaglia d’Oro).
Glissade has also produced the dam of Champion 2YO and 3YO Colt and four-time G1 winner Broadsiding (Too Darn Hot), highlighting that the blood of the Champion son of Dubawi clerly works well with the family.
The sire of 66 international stakes performers headed locally in Australia by G1 winners Broadsiding and Vinery Stud's new recruit Tropicus, Too Darn Hot will stand at a fee of $275,000 (inc. GST) in the spring at Darley Kelvinside.
