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Highland Reel Off The Mark

Mark Smith - Monday October 10

Highland Reel (IRE) is off the mark in Australia, his first winner coming with the Jackson Pallot-trained Highland Blaze in a 2200m maiden at Bairnsdale on Monday.

Ridden by Liam Riordan, Highland Blaze began smartly and sat off the leader Kerkorian. Set to an all-out drive at the 600m, Highland Blaze scrambled around the corner, drifting to the outside fence. Once balanced up, he kept up a strong gallop to Mogadishu (Fiorente) by one and a quarter length, with Redskin Jimmy (Jimmy Choux) a further one and three-quarter lengths back in third.

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Placed in three of his previous five starts, Highland Blaze is the third winner from as many foals for the Clangalang mare Bells Of Troy, a winner at Flemington and Caulfield.

Purchased by Jackson Pallot Racing for $11,000 at the 2014 Inglis August Thoroughbred Sale, Bells Of Troy has one more foal, a 2yo gelding by Grunt named I'm A Grunt.

A 7-time Group 1 winning son of Galileo, Highland Reel (GB) is a brother to Cape Of Good Hope and Our Idaho out of a stakes-placed sister to Elvstroem and a half to Haradasun.

Highland Reel (IRE) shuttles to Swettenham Stud where he is serving his fifth book of mares at a fee of $16,500.

Highland Reel

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Race Result - East Gippsland Tours Mdn 2200m

Bairnsdale Track: Soft(7) Time: 2:20.07
1
Highland Blaze
- 3c Highland Reel (IRE) x Bells Of Troy (AUS) (Clangalang (AUS))
Tnr: Jackson Pallot Rdr: Liam Riordan 57
2
1.3
Mogadishu
- 3g Fiorente (IRE) x A Ma Shay (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: P G Carey Rdr: Celine Gaudray 55.5
3
3.1
Redskin Jimmy
- 5g Jimmy Choux (NZ) x Madame Rouge (NZ) (Jungle Pocket (JPN))
Tnr: T Kilgower Rdr: Carleen Hefel 59.5
4
4.7
Tom Foolery
- 4g Americain (USA) x Tales Of Lilakyn (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: Andrea Leek Rdr: A Lynch 59.5
5
4.9
Mori Yoshinari
- 9g Reset (AUS) x Simonova (AUS) (Special Bond (AUS))
Tnr: Ms A Bence Rdr: J Bowditch 59.5
6
5.4
Mystic Hope
- 4g Rebel Raider (AUS) x Mystic Reward (AUS) (Reward For Effort (AUS))
Tnr: Charlotte Littlefield Rdr: Jack Hill 59.5
7
5.8
Clipper Ship
- 4g Good Journey (USA) x Gilt Edge (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Shane Stockdale Rdr: D W Stackhouse 59.5
8
6.8
Kerkorian
- 3g Rebel Raider (AUS) x Millie's Reef (AUS) (Floral Pegasus (AUS))
Tnr: Ms L Shand Rdr: J Noonan 57
9
7.0
Rules Alot
- 5g Jungle Ruler (AUS) x Dotsalot (AUS) (Able Kane (AUS))
Tnr: Ms C Martindale Rdr: Teodore Nugent 59.5
10
9.0
Cerveau
- 7g So You Think (NZ) x Le Clercq (AUS) (Danasinga (AUS))
Tnr: Ted Grogan Rdr: R Downey 59.5
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