Smart Missile Two Year Olds

We headed to Sale, Kembla and the Grafton Cup for the country meetings this week. A couple of Smart Missile youngsters put their names on the score sheet at their first starts in a race and are ones to watch in the future. While doubles for the Sebrings and recently departed Pins are worth mentioning.

• Sale and Street Boss -- Craig Williams continued an unbelievable run with four more winners at Sale. The first being Smart Elissim in the 2yo maiden opener for Hayes/Dabernig . The Smart missile gelding blitzed his rivals by five lengths. This was followed by the Von Costa de Hero gelding, Cochada who absolutely blew his rivals away down the outside of the track which was where you needed to be today, charging away to win by four lengths.The next saw the Street Boss filly, Miss Pandanus come storming home down the outside where Craig seemed to be sending all his mounts. It was the Mick Kent trained fillies, first start and to win a BM 70 was a good effort.

3YO filly MISS PANDANUS makes it two wins from two starts when saluting at Sale with jockey Craig Williams aboard. The daughter of Darley sire STREET BOSS was bred by Victoria's John Olle. Trainer Mick Kent pic.twitter.com/pgBbxXFDjz

— TBV (@vicbreeders) July 12, 2018

 It was C.Williams to the fore yet again for Mick Kent in the next ,when Behave, finally broke her maiden status in the class1 over 1500m. The filly is out of the Redoutes Choice mare, Aussie Crawl.

• Kembla and Smart Missile -- In the 1000m maiden the Jason Coyle trained, Sebring filly ,Suo Jure broke through for her maiden win with Tim Clarke riding. It was her first start in her second campaign. In the next 1000m maiden the first starter Bang on Target for the Thompson/J.Ford combination ran her last 600m in 32.92 when flying home to score. She is by Smart Missile and will be set for the group 1 Flight Stakes in September. The breed are absolutely flying and they go extra well when fresh.

Two new winners for Smart Missile today, BOTH FIRST STARTERS, BOTH 2YO’S. Bang On Target 🎯 wins for @JTRacingRwik and @ProvenTbreds . Smart Elissim wins for @lindsayparkrace and @AquisFarm . Smart Missile - not simply good value, simply very good! pic.twitter.com/x2ugwboaPd

— Twin Hills Stud (@TwinHillsStud) July 12, 2018

The Snowden camp had success in the 1200m maiden with their first starter, Single Story who come with a well timed run for jockey Blake Shinn to score. The gelding is out of the More Than Ready mare, More Stories. In the 1600m class 2 saw four year old mare, Bella Amante ridden by Tim Clarke get the money. It was her third win from five starts and two of them have been first up.She is second galloper by the late New Zealand stallion, Pins to win today with Shu Mai the filly at Sale breaking her maiden over the 2200m trip for Jason Warren and Jake Noonan.  

• Grafton Cup Meeting -- In the cup it was First Crush for the Chris Munce stable who sat three wide the trip and still proved too good. He is by the Hussonet stallion, Husson. A Written Tycoon two year old, Vernazza won the first on the card for the Matt Dunn/Jim Byrne team.The filly looks a promising type. A couple other winners on the day were the Denman 5 year old mare, Romneys Choice and King Lear in the class 6 by Charge Forward both were out of Redoutes Choice broodmares. 

"First Crush in front, First Crush wins the Cup!"
After sustaining a tough run, First Crush keeps lifting under @plessis_mark and gives @MunceC his first Grafton Cup as a trainer after winning it twice a jockey. @clarenceriverjc pic.twitter.com/JyvbNFK40o

— Sky Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 12, 2018