The shortest priced favourite at Ascot on Saturday was exciting Capitalist filly Profit Motive, who went on her winning way when taking out the $300,000 Group III WATC Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m).
She scored a dominant win in the Listed WATC Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Melbourne Cup Day and took another step forward with this classy victory.
Trained Mitchell Pateman and ridden by Holly Watson, Profit Motive went forward from an outside gate to travel up on the pace and quickly swept to the lead after turning for home.
She accelerated brilliantly to open up a margin and although tiring over the last 100m, Profit Motive had enough up her sleeve to win by three-quarters of a length.
Just how good is Profit Motive? The filly trained by Mitch Pateman makes it three wins in a row, taking out the G3 WA Champion Fillies Stakes! https://t.co/VHQtbDtNk6
— Racing WA TV (@RacingWATV) November 14, 2026
Holly Watson has ridden Profit Motive in all four of her starts and knows the filly inside out.
“She jumped well and then it took her a little while to relax outside of the leader and she just wanted to overdo it a fraction, but when we got to the 800m mark she decided to relax,” she said.
“I just think if I had a nicer barrier I could have sat her and she would have relaxed straight away, but she is such a nice horse.”
Mitchell Pateman believes Profit Motive has what it takes to measure up in the Eastern States next year, but was happy to enjoy the win on Saturday.
“It’s awesome when a plan comes together,” said Mitchell Pateman.
“She was all heart today. She was there to be beaten at the 100m and her class shone through and she punched the breeze. She’s all class.
“I think the sky is the limit.”
An imposing dark brown filly, Profit Margin is an eye-catcher in the yard with an engine to match and has now won three of four starts with earnings just shy of $250,000.
A $20,000 Inglis Digital purchase as a yearling for her trainer, Profit Motive was bred by Rifa Mustang and is the best of two winners from two foals to race from stakes-placed Not a Single Doubt mare Maqsad, who comes from the family of seven time Group I winner Grand Armee.
It’s a prolific Black Type family with fourth dam Voltage, the grand-dam of Australian Horse of the Year Anamoe.
Profit Motive is a real star on the rise for Capitalist, who has 27 entries for Magic Millions 2027.
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