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Timely Win for Exceed And Excel's Sole Heir

Mark Smith - Tuesday June 23

A half-brother to three stakes-winners including Smart Missile, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Exceed And Excel colt Sole Heir broke his maiden with a dominant front-running performance at Hawkesbury on Tuesday to provide a timely update for his sister catalogued by Gooree Stud to the 2020 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale.

With Tim Clark in the saddle, Sole Heir led at every call to defeat his stablemate Marcassin (Spirit Of Boom) by one and a quarter lengths with Mollycoddle (Lonhro) two lengths back in third.

The Gooree homebred was making his fourth start after debuting with a second at Canberra back in November last year before a pair of fourths at Rosehill and Canterbury, the former a hot maiden with Aim defeating Blondeau and King's Legacy.

A half-brother to Group II Todman stakes winner Smart Missile and Listed stakes-winners Surge Ahead and Kiss From a Rose, Sole Heir is the sixth winner from eight to race out of Comical Smile (USA) who is herself a daughter of another wonderful Gooree import, the Fappiano mare Explosive.

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A great granddaughter of the breed-shaping Rough Shod, Explosive produced the Group I Coolmore Stud Stakes winner and outstanding stallion Northern Meteor in addition to the dual Group III winner Queen Of The Hill and the multiple Listed winner Rambucka.

Gooree Stud has catalogued Sole Heir’s sister Absolutely Perfect to the 2020 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale (Lot 518).

After foaling a Shalaa (IRE) colt last spring, Absolutely Perfect missed to So You Think.

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Race Result - Mounties Group Mdn Hcp 1400m

Hawkesbury Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:25.56
1
Sole Heir
- 2c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Comical Smile (USA) (Comic Strip (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 57.5
2
1.8
Marcassin
- 2c Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Deb's Choice (AUS) (Snippetson (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: A Hyeronimus 56.5
3
3.8
Mollycoddle
- 2f Lonhro (AUS) x Mascareri (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Rachel King 55
4
7.7
Urban Warrior
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Urban Groove (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: B Avdulla 57
5
8.6
Setanta
- 2c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Legally Bay (AUS) (Snippets (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Tommy Berry 58
6
9.9
Mandalong Beyond
- 2f Kermadec (NZ) x Shameless (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: M & D Kearney Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 55
7
10.0
Rebel Rama
- 2f Dissident (AUS) x Mossarama (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: M C Conners Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 55
8
11.2
Ausbred Cooee
- 2g Fiorente (IRE) x Silamani (AUS) (Singspiel (IRE))
Tnr: N Mayfield-Smith Rdr: A Layt 56
9
13.8
My Khaleesi
- 2f Sebring (AUS) x Joyous Rosa (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: R J Quinton Rdr: Cejay Graham 53
10
14.1
Mocial Chief
- 2c Press Statement (AUS) x Total Response (NZ) (Kheleyf (USA))
Tnr: Richard Litt Rdr: Tom Sherry 55
11
15.1
Laphroaig
- 2g Vancouver (AUS) x Helford River (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: S Clipperton 57
12
17.7
Creme De Vin
- 2f Bull Point (AUS) x Hootandance (NZ) (Victory Dance (IRE))
Tnr: A D Smith Rdr: Travis Wolfgram 55
13
18.5
Correlate
- 2f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Hollow Bullet (AUS) (Tayasu Tsuyoshi (JPN))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: R Dolan 56
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