The Shea Eden-trained Ocean Embers credited the sadly missed Beneteau with his seventh stakes-winner and her trainer his first following a fast-finishing victory in Saturday's Group III Cockram Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
After finishing last season with a second in the Listed Lightning Stakes at Morphettville, Ocean Embers started the new term with a win over 1100metres at Caulfield on August 13.
Back to the scene of that triumph, Ocean Embers found herself with plenty to do when ahead of just one horse on the home turn after being dragged back by Dwayne Dunn when looking likely to be caught five wide from her outside barrier.
When balanced up, Ocean Embers picked them off one by one down the centre of the track to defeat Thames Court (Commands) by a half-length with Telopea (GB) (Pivotal) a long-neck away third. (photo Grant Courtney)
It advances the record of the four-year-old daughter of Beneteau to 4 wins and 1 second from 7 starts with earnings of $216,150
"I don't normally get over confident but I really did think she was going to run like that," Eden said.
"I just don't have anything else at home to go with her so I don't have a gauge.
"She was just going so well at home I knew she'd be hard to beat."
Eden revealed he no aims to the raise the bar considerably higher. "We'll come back here for the How Now Stakes in three weeks and then see what we do," Eden said.
"I'm even thinking about a race like the Manikato later on with her - she's had a heap of issues so why not have a crack."
A $23,000 purchase by her trainer out of the Cornerstone Stud draft at the 2014 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling sale, Ocean Embers was bred by Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd and Jungle Pocket Pty Ltd.
A half-sister to three winners including the Japanese Group III winner Fireflaught (Special Week), Ocean Embers is the eighth foal of the Tabasco Cat mare Burningwood a 3-time winner in Japan and a daughter of the US Grade II winner Wood So (Baederwood).
Beneteau left 136 live foals from his only two crops before his death in January 2013.
