Sepoy and Chris Waller

     The start of a new racing season today as we wonder what lays ahead this year with the crop of thoroughbreds we have seen and ones that are still to appear. One thing for sure Chris Waller will be in the winners circle plenty of times if the Warwick Farm meeting is any guide.  Chris and Zoustar were to the fore in the opener with Charge coming out victorious. This was followed by a race to race double to the Darley stallion Sepoy with both Sweet Scandal and Impasse winning for Chris.

• Sepoy and Warwick Farm -- The Zoustar colt, Charge opened the day by breaking his maiden in strong fashion under the riding of James Mcdonald over the 1100m.Interesting to note the runner up was another Zoustar galloper, in Altair. I think the highlight of the meeting came with a race to race double for two Chris Waller trained, Sepoy gallopers . The first  Sweet Scandal who is a very promising mare and now has three wins from her four starts. She was ridden beautifully by young Sam Weatherly carrying nearly 60kgs to victory in the benchmark 70. She is out of Encosta mare, Bachanal Woman making her a full sister to Bayou, in Adelaide.  While Impasse in the 1400 BM 72 made it two wins in a row and a total of three victories from eight starts with an impressive win under the riding of Hugh Bowman. The four year old gelding is Ex Redoutes Choice mare, Amelias Dream who certainly can produce quality. 
  

• Check out the progress on another promising three year old filly by Sepoy the Darren Weir trained, Anjana.

In today's edition of @anz_news stable insiders, @DKWeirRacing discusses two exciting G1-bound rising three-year-old prospects by #Sepoy
➡️ Anjana - Thousand Guineas
➡️ Native Soldier - Caulfield Guineas

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— Darley (@DarleyStallions) July 29, 2018

• Sale -- In the opening maiden at Sale we saw the Foxwedge 3yo gelding Another Bit win his maiden over 1200m. He was ridden by Noel Callow for John Mcardle, who has been having a great run of late. While Little Bita Spunk battled strongly to finally secure another win in a BM64. The six year old Magnus gelding is out of the Fastnet Rock mare, Rock Me Sweet. While in the last race the class one, over 1200m saw victory go to the Star Witness four year old gelding, Star Silk who also comes from a Fastnet mare in Majeed.

• Stryker and Magnus -- Today saw a double to stallions who's winners tend to like the give in the ground that is Magnus and Stryker. A good ride by Dom Tourneur saw the Magnus 3yo gelding Binding Force get up in the 1200m maiden at Morphetville adding to the success of  Little Bita Spunk. He is out of the Redoutes Choice mare, Obbligato and trained by Phil Stokes. While in the 1200m maiden saw the costly proposition, Flop by Stryker nail the Sepoy filly, Bayou right on the line to prevent a full sister double on the day as Sweet Scandal scored at Warwick Farm. If we shift to Sale we find in the 1400m maiden a win by the Matt Laurie trained, Stryker Queen both venues were run on soft tracks.

Binding Force wins at Morphettville on his 3rd start. By @SunStudHQ champion sire Magnus out of a Redoute's Choice mare, Obbligato. He was 1 of 3 Magnus' sold through our draft in the @inglis_sales 2017 Melb Premier Yearling Sale for top Victorian breeder Rob Crabtree. pic.twitter.com/vO8zEra2Dz

— SupremeThoroughbreds (@supremethbds) August 1, 2018

          Performances of other runners worth a mention today were Resurge by So You Think who is entered in the Golden Rose in September for Tony Mcevoy . The colt was an easy winner first up today over 1400m at Sale for jockey Luke Currie. In Sydney there was another promising Smart Missile filly in Ready to Prophet that won easily after being a little difficult to ride on entering the straight for Tim Clarke but boy oh boy didnt she pull clear when finding her feet. I think the Waterhouse/Bott stable may have a good one here.