Fresh
from winning the Blue Diamond on Saturday with star colt Pride of Dubai, the Peter
and Paul Snowden training duo were quickly back in form with another smart two
year old at Muswellbrook on Tuesday with Hinchinbrook filly Flippant bolting
away with the Greg Cribb Memorial Open Juvenile event.
A race with sentimental value for Peter Snowden, whose brother-in-law was the
late jockey Greg Cribb, the juvenile event attracted a smart field, but they
were no match for Flippant.
She jumped well for Mitchell Bell and travelled on the pace before dashing
right away to win the 900 meter scamper by four and a half lengths.
"She'll go a lot further than a Muswellbrook maiden," said stable
representative Jackson Beirs.
"It was great of the owners to allow us to bring her up for this race which
means a lot to the whole Snowden family."
A $220,000 Magic Millions purchase for McKeever Bloodstock from the Bell River
Thoroughbreds draft, Flippant runs for a big syndicate that includes Yarraman Park,
who stand her sire Hinchinbrook.
She's bred to be above average as the second winner from two to race for Lady
Beckworth, who is a winning half-sister by General Nediym to the dam of Group I
stars Atlantic Jewel and Commanding Jewel.
"She travelled superbly throughout," said Mitchell Bell.
"She had them covered very quickly and it was just a matter if keeping her
concentrating to the line."
Closely
related to Atlantic Jewel, who is by Hinchinbrook's sire Fastnet Rock, Flippant
was the most expensive filly from the first crop of Hinchinbrook and will be
well worth following when she comes to town.
Flippant is the fourth winner for Hinchinbrook, who has made a great start to
his stud career and is up running second on the Australian First Season Sires
List by earnings.