The Robert Smerdon trained filly was partnered by regular rider Danny Nikolic, who allowed her to travel back in the field before cruising into contention at the top of the straight.
When asked for an effort she surged away, taking the sprint by the best part of
two lengths from promising Snippetson gelding That's The One with another
Fastnet Rock in third place in Highly Recommended."She's my little ray of hope," Nikolic said. "She's the only decent horse I'm really riding and she put paid to them pretty easy today.
"I had the race won a long way out, probably 600 metres from home.
"I just let her cruise up to them on the turn and when I asked her to sprint she showed a really good turn of foot."
Part-owner Phil Sly, who recently sold a 50% stake in Mosheen (pictured Taron Clarke Photography) to leading Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida, said Mosheen would have her next start in the Group III VRC The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on February 18.
"Smerdy [Robert Smerdon] said to me he had the horse probably at about 80 percent [fit today] so if that's 80 percent I'm looking forward to 90 percent and then 95 and maybe 100," Sly said.
"I hope she ends up in the Coolmore [Classic at Rosehill in March] but she may stay here in Melbourne. That's up to Smerdy.
"We know she goes to the Vanity next start and we'll go from there."
A $250,000 purchase from the Bylong Park Thoroughbreds draft at the 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Mosheen has won four races and placed four times from 10 starts earning $1.6 million in prizemoney.
She is one of eight Group I winners for leading young sire Fastnet Rock and is the second of his Group I winners trained by Robert Smerdon, who also puts the polish on SAJC Goodwood Handicap winner Lone Rock.
Bred by Bylong Park Thoroughbreds, Mosheen (pictured as a yearling) is the first foal of the Stravinsky
(USA) mare Sumehra (NZ), a winning half-sister to Group I HK Derby and
International Mile winner Lucky Owners and stakes-winner Miss Power Bird from
the family of champion racehorse Might and Power, whose many wins included
Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate.Sumehra has a yearling colt by Might and Power's sire Zabeel that will be offered as Lot 413 at the 2012 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, has a colt foal by Flying Spur and was covered again by Fastnet Rock.
Fastnet Rock is riding high having been responsible for the sale-toppers at both Magic Millions (colt from Rose of Cimmaron sold for $960,000)and NZB Premier (colt from Nureyev's Girl sold for $NZ1,750,000) and is also leading the Australian General Sires List by earnings.
