Out of the Wilderness Pounding Wins Sale Cup

Mark Smith - Sunday October 27

Backing up after finishing fifth in the Vobis Gold Star at Moonee Valley on Friday night, the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Pounding broke an 89-week drought in Sunday’s $200,000 Listed Ladbrokes Sale Cup (1600m).

A long time between drinks for Pounding (image Scott Barbour/Racing Photos)

Ridden by Luke Nolen the 6-year-old son of Exceed And Excel enjoyed a cosy run three pairs back on the fence.

Switched to the centre of the track on straightening, Pounding overpowered the game All Too Hard gelding  Arran Bay by a half-length, with the pacesetting Flying Artie gelding Coin Toss back in third.

Nolen and Moodie teamed up to win the Sale Cup eighteen years ago with Emerald Jack.

 

Winning for the first time since the Group III Carlyon Cup at Sandown in February 2023, Pounding advances his record to eight wins, eight seconds, and six thirds from 45 starts with earnings of $1,330,065.

“He’s had 15 runs, this preparation, so obviously we did not have him fit enough on Friday night,” Peter Moody joked.

“He is a stable stalwart; we all love him, and he has been a tremendous horse for Wylie Dalziel, Rosemont Stud, and partners. You call him an enigma, but he has won over $1.3 million. These are the sought of horses owners dream of.

One for the true believers (image Scott Barbour/Racing photos).

“Kudos to the team. He loves stable life - shoots down to Laurinston Park, who do a great job with him’ He has a little freshen-up, comes back, and we throw a saddle on him to go to the races. There is not a lot of science to it.”

Bred by Rosemont Stud, Pounding failed to make his $120,000 reserve at the National Weanling Sale and again when falling short of his $220,000 reserve at the 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

He is the best of two winners from four to race for the Beat Hollow mare Silent Entrance (GB), which was sold by Rosemont to Stuart McPhee for $5,000 at the 2021 Inglis July (Early) Online Sale.

A half-sister to Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Promising Lead (Danehill) and the Group III winner and multiple Group 1 placed Visit (Oasis Dream), Silent Entrance (GB) had a filly foal by Blue Point (IRE) sell to Dalziel Bloodstock / Moody Racing for $80,000 at the 2024 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

Exceed And Exel’s triple Group 1 winning son Bivouac covered silent Entrance (GB) in December.

 

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Sale Cup LR 1600m

Sale Track: Good(3) Time: 1:36.91
1
Pounding
- 6g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Silent Entrance (GB) (Beat Hollow (GB))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: L Nolen 59
2
0.4
Arran Bay
- 6g All Too Hard (AUS) x Stolen Girlfriend (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 59
All Too Hard
3
1.2
Coin Toss
- 5g Flying Artie (AUS) x Headsup (NZ) (Thorn Park (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Jordan Childs 57
Flying Artie
Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale Showcase $175,000
Seller: Two Bays Farm, Flinders
Buyer: Bevan Smith Bloodstock / Kuldeep Singh Rajput Singapore
Inglis Australian Weanling Sale $15,000
Seller: Newgate Consignment, Aberdeen
Buyer: Two Bays Farm
4
1.3
Makram
- 8g Make Believe (GB) x Spontaneous (IRE) (Sinndar (IRE))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: Ethan Brown 58
5
2.5
Jimmy The Bear
- 6g Jimmy Creed (USA) x Belvedere Road (AUS) (Street Boss (USA))
Tnr: Patrick & Michelle Payne Rdr: W Egan 60
6
2.6
Grand Pierro
- 5g Pierro (AUS) x Le Societe (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Jason Warren Rdr: Will Price 54
7
6.1
Milford
- 7g Savabeel (AUS) x Etiquette (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson Rdr: Patrick Moloney 59.5
8
6.3
Bonny Ezra
- 9g Road To Rock (AUS) x Ascolini (NZ) (Bertolini (USA))
Tnr: Ms R Frost Rdr: C Newitt 55
9
6.7
Starspangled Baby
- 7m Starspangledbanner (AUS) x See My Baby (AUS) (Johannesburg (USA))
Tnr: Andrew Perdon Rdr: Carleen Hefel 54
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