A brilliant winner at Randwick on debut on January 14, the Gerald Ryan trained Snitzel
colt Menari (pictured Steve Hart ) was subsequently second to Blue Diamond runner-up Pariah in the
Group III ATC Canonbury Stakes.Scratched from racing last Saturday due to a cut lip that required stitches, Menari showed he was right on track with a blistering five length 900 metre trial win in 54.50 seconds. Click here to read the full Racenet story on his performance.
A homebred for Corumbene Stud, who won the Slipper in 2013 with their homebred filly Overreach, Menari will make plenty of stallion appeal if he is successful as he is from stakes-winning General Nediym mare Isurava, a full sister to Group II winner Ichihara.
Running the same time as Menari was the Chris Waller trained Fastnet Rock filly
Ordos Honor, who led all the way under a hold and cruised clear late to win by
two lengths.It was her second trial following a second at the same track earlier this month and she looks ready to go to the races.
A $600,000 Inglis Easter purchase for China Horse Club from the Newgate Farm draft, Ordos Honor is from star producer Valourina and is a half-sister to nine winners headed by Group II winners Timbourina and Media as well as stakes-winner Cardinal Virtue.
Fastnet Rock is having a benchmark year with his two year-olds and Ordos Honour may add to his success.
Other two year-old trial winners were Alizee (Sepoy), La Chica Rosa (Denman), Boyish (Hinchinbrook) and All Too Huying (All Too Hard), click here for all the trial results.
