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Wild Win for Queen Olympias

Tara Madgwick - Saturday Aug 8

Exciting young Snitzel son Wild Ruler posted his third winner of the new season when talented filly Queen Olympias saluted at Eagle Farm on Saturday, but she very nearly threw the race away.

Trained by Chris Anderson and ridden by Mark du Plessis, Queen Olympias had her first two starts last month finishing second at Ipswich on debut before winning at the Gold Coast.

Despite her good form, the filly started at 50-1 on Saturday being up in grade and taking on some handy types in the open 3YO handicap over 1000m.

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Queen Olympias led for home and surged clear giving the impression she would coast to an easy win before she got inside the 100m mark and went off script when veering sharply to the left.

Her jockey did a good job to go with the filly and straighten her in a bid to regain momentum and she duly scraped in by half a length with the runner-up Run Like a Girl quick to fire in a protest.

Stewards ruled against the protest as Queen Olympias inconvenienced herself more than others at the end of the day and she exits the race with the tidy record of two wins and a second from three starts and earnings topping $70,000.

Retained to race by her breeder Glenlogan Park in partnership, Queen Olympias is the first foal of stakes-winning Rich Enuff mare Plutocrat.

Glenlogan Park were well rewarded when her second foal, a colt by Stay Inside sold at Magic Millions this year for $330,000 to China Horse Club/Newgate Bloodstock.

Wild Ruler is galloping into spring with three winners in the past week!

Queen Olympias is the third winner of the new season for Wild Ruler, a G1 winning son of Snitzel that looks great value this spring at a fee of $27,500.

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Race Result - The Droulers Chez Pockette Cup Hcp 1000m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.50
1
Queen Olympias
- 3f Wild Ruler (AUS) x Plutocrat (AUS) (Rich Enuff (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Anderson Rdr: M R Du Plessis 52
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Glenlogan Park, Innisplain, Qld
Buyer: Psd $110000 Res $120000
2
0.6
Run Like A Girl
- 3f Supido (AUS) x Thwayya (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Paul Butterworth Rdr: Cejay Graham 52
MM Gold Coast March Yearling Sale $20,000
Seller: KBL Thoroughbreds, Beaudesert, Qld (As Agent)
Buyer: Paul Butterworth
3
0.8
Maria Clara
- 3f Doubtland (AUS) x Taqaareed (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: Chelsea Baker 51.5
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale Book 2 $10,000
Seller: Widden Stud, Widden Valley, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: MJJC Green Technology Pty Ltd
4
1.2
Erimar
- 3g Shalaa (IRE) x Thud (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Sharryn Livingstone Rdr: Montana Philpot 49
5
1.2
Star Of The Bar
- 3f Barbaric (AUS) x Kolstar (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: Desleigh Forster Rdr: D Moor 53
6
1.7
Profit In Paradise
- 3g Profiteer (AUS) x Gobelin (AUS) (Dawn Approach (IRE))
Tnr: P L Shailer Rdr: Taylor Marshall 52
7
3.2
Touch Base
- 3g Pierata (AUS) x Making Contact (AUS) (Sooboog (AUS))
Tnr: Pat W Webster Rdr: Jace McMurray 54
8
3.7
Star Of Jamaica
- 3g Profiteer (AUS) x Raziel (NZ) (Per Incanto (USA))
Tnr: Chris & Corey Munce Rdr: M Rodd 60.5
9
4.6
Boonie Boom
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Hussterical (AUS) (Beneteau (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ben Thompson 52.5
10
6
Another Champers
- 3f Wild Ruler (AUS) x Miss Clicquot (AUS) (Spirit Of Boom (AUS))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Ron Stewart 52
11
6.6
Tale Of Tass
- 3f Tassort (AUS) x County Tale (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Emily Lang 52
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