One to Watch – Ballarat

Tara Madgwick - Friday June 13

This So You Think filly bolted away to win by seven on Friday and is a half-sister to Cool Archie, who will run as favourite in the Group I BRC JJ Atkins on Saturday.

Mercurial Lady wins by daylight at Ballarat - image Pat Scale / Racing Photos

Placed at her first two starts in December last year, the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman trained Mercurial Lady returned from a spell over 1200m at Ballarat on Friday.

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Sent out a hot favourite with Carleen Heffel on board she turned the race into a procession when strolling clear to win by seven lengths.

It was a sit and steer job for Heffel, who was full of praise for Mercurial Lady.

“I might have to give Moods (Peter Moody) the riding fee for that, I reckon, or split it between him and Kat (Coleman). It was very easy for her today,” said Heffel.

“She's a pretty speedy mare. Her first two runs were at 1400 and I think she’ll get back there, but she seems pretty effective over this trip. She's been pretty sharp and she's on her best manners today.  She's put it together and it's a nice start to prep.

“She'll get a nice confidence boost out of that.”

Mercurial Lady broke the maiden in style - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Mercurial Lady was a $425,000 Magic Millions purchase from Newhaven Park for  Curran Bloodstock and runs in the Wanless family colours.

Bred by Newhaven Park, she is a half-sister to the star 2YO of the winer in Group II winner CooL Archie and is the sixth winner from six foals to race from Aware, a winning Tale of the Cat (USA) daughter of Group II winner Media tracing back to glamour filly Bravery, read about her legacy here.

Newhaven Park sold a Cool Aza Beel yearling filly from Aware at Magic Millions this year for $60,000 to Patriot Bloodstock/Wattle Bloodstock and she produced another colt by him last year and is back in foal again to the Group I winning son of Savabeel.

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Race Result - Manhari Mdn Plate 1200m

Ballarat Synthetic Track: Synthetic Time: 1:10.99
1
Mercurial Lady
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Aware (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: Carleen Hefel 56
2
7
Dynasty Reward
- 3g Reward For Effort (AUS) x Baroness Gabriella (AUS) (Kempinsky (AUS))
Tnr: Jason Warren Rdr: R Mc Leod 58
3
7.1
Immortal One
- 3f I Am Immortal (AUS) x Rubyone (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Tyler Donaldson-Aitken Rdr: Cian MacRedmond 56
4
13.1
Bella Gisella
- 3f Toronado (IRE) x Bookaparty (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Declan Bates 56
5
14.1
Cappa Grande
- 3f Capitalist (AUS) x Grand Bird (AUS) (Catbird (AUS))
Tnr: Tom Dabernig Rdr: Harry Grace 56
6
16.4
Blue Jean Queen
- 3f Tosen Stardom (JPN) x Abassi Queen (AUS) (Abassi (AUS))
Tnr: Daniel Kelly Rdr: Melissa Julius 56
7
20.1
Renege
- 3g Impending (AUS) x Virage De Fortune (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Thomas Conlan Rdr: Alana Kelly 58
8
21.6
Kalkee
- 3f Redente (AUS) x Lascelles (AUS) (Man Of Illusion (AUS))
Tnr: R G Symons Rdr: Patrick Moloney 56
9
24.9
Dubai Countess
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Count Your Fingers (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: E J Walsh 56
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