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Natural Fling Low Flying at Flemington

Tara Madgwick - Thursday Sep 24

Home Affairs will have his star colt Guest House running in the $1million Group I ATC Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday, while his star filly Natural Fling was given a jump out at Flemington on Thursday morning as she heads to the Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) on October 31.

She's a beauty - Natural Fling - image Grant Courtney

The Tony and Calvin McEvoy trained filly proved her G1 potential last start with a brave third in the Group I MVRC Moir Stakes won by older mare My Gladiola following a facile return win in the Group III MRC Quezette Stakes.

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She was low flying this morning to win her 800m jump out in a field that also featured highly rated colts The Next Episode and Stretan Ruler.

Tony McEvoy confirmed Natural Fling will head to the Group II VRC Danehill Stakes (1200m) on Saturday week at Flemington where she will take on colts and all going well, from there to the Group I Coolmore Stud Stakes over the same course and distance.

Her sire Home Affairs won the race in 2021, but fillies have a pretty good record having won three of the past eight editions of what is the best 1200m sprint race for three year-olds in the country.

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