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Keep The Faith's 48th
individual winner from his first crop was a long time coming for trainer
Rebecca Gribble.
Chantoozie (5m Keep The Faith - Court Swinging by Rory's Jester) scored a
sparkling first-up victory in the BC3 Thoroughbreds Maiden Plate (1000m) at
Geelong on Friday.
"It's fantastic," an emotional Gribble said
post-race. "Everyone's here – family and friends – and we will celebrate
tonight."
Bec prepares Chantoozie for her parents Bill and Ann. She cost $46,000 at
the 2009 Inglis Melbourne Autumn yearling sale and they got an immediate return
when the filly finished third on debut in the $102,000 Inglis Autumn Plate at
Seymour.
But any thoughts of another early pay-day were dashed when Chantoozie was
sidelined for two long spells. She suffered a fractured pelvis and was on
the easy list for 18 months prior to injuring a pastern which required another
8 month recovery.
"She had been working well and we were pretty confident," Bec explained.
"I reckon she will eventually win a race in town but we will keep her in the
lower grades for the time being."
Gribble moved from Ballarat to Cranbourne earlier this year to become an
assistant trainer to Robbie Griffiths. "I brought Chantoozie along with
me," she said. "I like Keep The Faith and I've got another two young ones
by him back home."
Chantoozie is an older half-sister to Swinging Soldier (Soldier's Tale) who won
her maiden by three lengths at Murray Bridge on Wednesday. Their dam
Court Swinging is a three-quarter sister to sprinting sires Real Jester and
Seidnazar.
Keep The Faith(pictured) (Sunday Silence) stands at Greta West Stud for a $4,400 (inc
gst) service fee. He sired stakes winning fillies Lucky Penny and Dinkum
Diamond in May and his overall record is 84 winners of 161 races at a 60%
strike-rate.
News from Greta West Stud
Class: Maiden. Track: Good. Time: 0:59.34. Sectional Time: 0:33.57 at 600m. Prizemoney: $17,500 - 1st: $10,500 2nd: $2,975 3rd: $1,400. |
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| 1 | 3. Chantoozie | Rebecca Gribble | M J Allen (7) |
$12
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58.0 |
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5m Keep The Faith
x Court Swinging
(Rory's Jester
) Lot 189; 2009 Inglis Autumn Yearling Sale; Vendor - Swettenham Stud, Nagambie; Buyer - W Gribble $46,000 |
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| 2 | 2.0 | 9. Abdaan | D A Hayes | C Schofield (8) |
$4
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55.5 |
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3f Not A Single Doubt
x Radiant Star
(Success Express (USA)
) Lot 4; 2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale; Vendor - Turangga Farm, Scone; Buyer - Shadwell Stud Australasia Ltd
$160,000 |
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| 3 | 1.3 | 2. Big Tilly | C A Conron | J Mott (6) |
$61
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58.0 |
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4m Umatilla (NZ)
x Kenset
(Kenvain
) Not Offered |
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| 4 | 3.8 | 1. Bashiga | L J Corstens | S R King (10) |
$13
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58.0 |
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| 4m Pins x Tolinda (Woodman (USA) ) | |||||||
| 5 | 4.3 | 6. Mists Of Avalon | Shea Eden | C Newitt (5) |
$8
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58.0 |
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| 4m Flying Spur x Lake Susannah (Filante (NZ) ) | |||||||
| 6 | 5.1 | 5. Make Mine Baileys (NZ) | Ms J Mawer | P Keane (4) |
$81
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56.5 |
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| 4m O'Reilly (NZ) x Sonatina (NZ) (Grosvenor (NZ) ) | |||||||
| 7 | 5.3 | 10. Drunkenstein | D A Hayes | Nathan Rose (3) |
$21
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55.5 |
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| 3f Undoubtedly x Mungbean (Scenic (IRE) ) | |||||||
| 8 | 6.8 | 11. Kid Gloves | C W Little | Ms Michelle Payne (11) |
$1.73
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55.5 |
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| 3f Fastnet Rock x Take Care (USA) (Gulch (USA) ) | |||||||
| 9 | 8.1 | 8. Valcountess | D E Coombes | E Cassar (2) |
$81
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58.0 |
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| 4m Face Value x Noble Consort (Viscount ) | |||||||
| 10 | 8.3 | 7. Regal's Angel | E V Musgrove | C A Robertson (9) |
$41
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58.0 |
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| 4m Regal Shot x Archway Angel (Archway (IRE) ) | |||||||
| 11 | 10.1 | 12. Untouchable Girl (NZ) | A M Burns | M J Walker (1) |
$67
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55.5 |
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| 3f Remind (USA) x Country Classic (NZ) (Centro (NZ) ) | |||||||
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