Sandown Specialists

        Sandown and Rosehill

        Sandown has always been a specialist track and yesterday saw a couple of wins by progeny of Pins. Hectopascal who is a mare by Pins, sat three wide the whole 1400m trip but when Ethan Brown let her go, she kicked clear to defeat an always honest Tigidig Tigidig running on into second again.In the race prior, we saw Winkelman, a mare by Rip Van Winkle take a sit and then kick clear on straightening to hold the challenges off, on the post. Rip Van Winkle stands at Windsor Park in New Zealand. The Galileo stallion is out of a Stravinsky mare. This could be where the liking for Sandown comes from with the breed as the Stravinsky's have always performed well there or maybe its just that Winkelman is out of a Pins mare. She was first up over 1500m.

            Nureyev as a broodmare sire line there is none more important than 

Nureyev closely related to the great Sadlers Wells . 

Watch his female line at Sandown

       Some other good runs and horses to follow at Sandown were Dancing Tycoon in race 3. It was a good win by the Written Tycoon filly who fought hard to hold off Extreme Bliss over the 1400m. She is out of the Redoutes Choice mare, Tangos Choice. While the Fastnet Rock filly, Dental, battled on well in third and a win is close.
       A powerful finish in the second race over 1600m by the High Chaparral gelding, High and Dry ridden by Andrew Mallyon suggests more wins are in store over a longer trip and a big track like Flemington. He is out of a Stratum mare.
At Rosehill there was a 2yo filly by Pierro called I Like It Easy who ran a top race over the 1100m. She is from Gai"s Choice a General Nedyim mare. The Commands gelding Blazeray in race 2 pulled very hard so forget the run . The Chris Waller filly, Young Star ran on well into third over 1200m. She is by High Chaparral from a Danehill mare so a 200m further we could see her salute but remember the breed prefer larger tracks. In the 1400m BM 75 we saw a huge performance from the Street Cry gelding, Almighty Crown. He came from way back in the field to win right on the post. He is out of the Encosta De Lago mare, Sesenta.
    There were another two winners worth following Montrachet by Fastnet Rock and Marbles by Exceed and Excel who will more than likely continue on their winning way in the near future. Tenderely at Oakbank by Stratum is one to follow from that meeting.