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One to Watch – Pakenham

Tara Madgwick - Monday Oct 5

Fresh from producing runaway Group II winner Saintly Dancer at Flemington last Saturday, St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) produced another promising three year-old winner on Monday at Pakenham.

Vantaa opens his account at Pakenham - image Ross Holburt / Racing Photos

Trained by Matt Laurie and ridden by Jake Noonan, Vantaa was a short priced favourite for the 1600m maiden at his second start following a close second on debut last month.

Fitted with blinkers, Vantaa chimed in at the 100m mark and surged clear to win by two lengths.

A $200,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Arrowfield for PR Thoroughbreds, Vantaa is a half-brother to stakes-placed Crockett being the fifth winner from five foals to race from blueblood Street Cry (IRE) mare Tuusula, an unraced sister to Group I winner Stay with Me from champion 2YO and 3YO Filly Miss Finland.

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Vantaa is the sixth Australian winner of the new season for St Mark’s Basilica, whose star filly in the Northern Hemisphere, Diamond Necklace, ran a huge race to finish third in the Group I Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

St Mark’s Basilica is back at Coolmore Australia at a fee of $38,500 this spring.

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Flex Your Multi Stays Alive Mdn Plate 1600m

Pakenham Synthetic Track: Synthetic Time: 1:38.22
1
Vantaa
- 3g St Mark's Basilica (FR) x Tuusula (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: J Noonan 57
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $200,000
Seller: Arrowfield Stud, Scone
Buyer: PR Thoroughbreds
2
2
Latassa
- 4m So You Think (NZ) x Gabella (FR) (Archange D'or (IRE))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Beau Mertens 57.5
3
2.8
Cowboykickedfive
- 6g O'Lonhro (AUS) x Go Missy (AUS) (Danetrice (AUS))
Tnr: Reece Goodwin Rdr: Ben Allen 59.5
4
3.3
Zverev
- 4g Tarzino (NZ) x Romeo's Princess (NZ) (Red Giant (USA))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 59.5
5
5
Bling Baby
- 5m Wayed Zain (AUS) x Joy Rising (AUS) (Dylan Thomas (IRE))
Tnr: Brian McGrath Rdr: Damien Thornton 57.5
6
7
Doublet
- 4g Doubtland (AUS) x Hurry Harriet (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: J F Moloney Rdr: Luke Cartwright 59.5
7
7.5
Lady Of Alsace
- 4m Strasbourg (AUS) x Highleigh (AUS) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: A W Noonan Rdr: Ms J Beriman 57.5
8
8
Molesworth
- 4g The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Le Societe (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: W Egan 59.5
9
9.3
Ask The Captain
- 6g Grunt (NZ) x Andaluz (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: E P Francese Rdr: V Le Boeuf 59.5
10
11.3
Ashoka Tano
- 6m Palentino (AUS) x Dash For Georgia (AUS) (Dash for Cash (AUS))
Tnr: D M Noonan Rdr: Logan McNeil 57.5
11
16.8
Madame Doubtfire
- 3f Dubious (AUS) x Starovski (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: R J Meunier Rdr: Aaron Sweeney 55
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