A half-sister to leading young sire and Champion 3YO Sprinter Bivouac, Godolphin blueblood filly Sequinned scored her second win when taking out a very competitive 3YO Benchmark 64 event at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Trained by Chris Waller, the three year-old Pinatubo (IRE) filly was her own worst enemy in her first two starts earlier this year when her poor racing manners made it hard to work out what her true ability might be.
This time around, the penny seems to have dropped for Sequinned and she won first up at Randwick on July 29 and then stepped out again today with Zac Lloyd retaining the ride.
Lloyd allowed her to slide up and sit outside the leader Blessed Eagle, who started favourite and she proved too strong for him kicking clear to win the 1200m dash by half a length over her late closing stablemate Saffron Veil.
“It was a very even race and the market suggested the same,” said Chris Waller.
“There was no real pressure for us, so Zac just had to find a rhythm and keep her comfortable knowing that the Waterhouse Bott horse (Blessed Eagle) was the one to beat and to keep him in our sights,” said Waller, who also indicated a nose roll may be added to her gear to possibly improve her high head carriage.
Zac Lloyd seems to have the key to Sequinned, who will be looking to add Black Type to her resume which stands at two wins from four starts.
“It always looked like it might be a hard set up in this race for a horse like her, so when she wanted to go a bit quicker I allowed her to and I must say she tries very hard which is a good attribute,” he said.
“If they had gone at a good gallop like a normal race I think she would have settled really well, She ran the 1200 out well so every start she is learning and you can’t ask for much more.”
Sequinned is a half-sister to triple Group I winner Bivouac and stakes-winner Coruscate being the seventh winner from eight foals to race from Dazzler, a metro winning half-sister by More Than Ready (USA) to four time Group I winner Guelph from Group I winner Camarilla.
Dazzler has a 2YO filly by Anamoe called Tucana that has gone to Michael Freedman and had a filly last spring by Cylinder before having a year off.
Sequinned looks a bright prospect for Pinatubo, who is back at Darley NSW this spring at a fee of $27,500.
