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Mare turns in another hot performance

Coldplay hasn’t missed a beat this season and she’s now in line to show she belongs on the Group One stage.

Coldplay winning the Cal Isuzu Stakes
Coldplay winning the Cal Isuzu Stakes Picture: Trish Dunell

The last-start Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes winner added the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes at Te Rapa to her record on Saturday and 12 months to the day that she had claimed the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes.

“She’s a typical Savabeel who has come of age as a four-year-old,” said Andrew Forsman, who prepares the mare with Murray Baker.

“What she did as a three-year-old last season was on raw ability alone. She’s much stronger and mature now.”

Given a cosy run behind the pace by Craig Grylls, Coldplay was angled into the clear in the straight and she proved too strong in the closing 100 metres.

Her next assignment has yet to be confirmed, but it’s a fair bet that it will be a Group One challenge.

“That’s all that is missing for her,” Forsman said. “It’s just a matter of finding the right one. It could be the Zabeel Classic to see whether she runs 2000 metres and then maybe freshen her up for the Thorndon.”

Rising Shot acquitted herself extremely well in jumping from a previous Rating 75 victory to finish runner-up ahead of her stablemate Stolen Dance, who led 300 metres from home and peaked on her run in her first appearance for four months.

Coldplay completed an outstanding day for her Cambridge stable, which earlier won the Gr.3 Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup with Lizzie L'Amour and the Wentwood Grange 2YO with Caesour's Dream.

“It’s been a very good day,” Forsman said. “We thought Bonneval would have gone closer in the first race, but she’ll keep – she’s a good filly.”

Coldplay is part-owned by Waikato Stud, who in January will be offering her sister (Lot 170) during the Premier Sale at Karaka.
NZ Racing News



Te Rapa Saturday, 10th December 2016

7f210y TURF DEAD
NZD $100,000

Cal Isuzu Stakes (G2)

NZD $100,000
Sex: FM Type: OPEN
7f210y TURF DEAD
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 3. I AM COLDPLAY (NZ) 4yo M
SAVABEEL (AUS) - FORTY TWO BELOW (NZ)
CRAIG GRYLLS
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$3.1
57kg
G J Chittick & G D Wallace

Sales Information

2nd 11. RISING SHOT (NZ) 4yo M
RED GIANT (USA) - DERRYDANE (NZ)
KELLY MYERS
DAVID GREENE
$10.4
57kg
Nz Thoroughbred Holdings Ltd

Sales Information

3rd 1. STOLEN DANCE (NZ) 5yo M
ALAMOSA (NZ) - SONGBIRD (NZ)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
DAVID GREENE
$3.4
57kg
G A Shand
4th 2. GIRL OF MY DREAMS (NZ) 6yo M
GOLD CENTRE (AUS) - O'NOYOUDONT (NZ)
SAM SPRATT
N W TILEY
$25.2
57kg

Sales Information

5th 5. PROMISE TO REIGN (AUS) 4yo M
MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - CERTAIN PROMISE (USA)
LEITH INNES
Moira & Kieran Murdoch
$10.6
57kg

Sales Information

6th 8. AOTEAROWER (NZ) 5yo M
SHAMARDAL (USA) - KAATOON (NZ)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
KEN & BEV KELSO
$14.2
57kg
7th 9. SEWREEL (NZ) 4yo M
SAVABEEL (AUS) - HABERDASHERY (NZ)
OPIE BOSSON
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$9.1
57kg

Sales Information

8th 12. RUBY ARMANI (NZ) 4yo M
MAKFI (GB) - TRUJILLO (USA)
MATTHEW CAMERON
MICHAEL MORONEY & PAM GERARD
$34
57kg
9th 6. BIG DREAMER (NZ) 5yo M
NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) - WAR BRIDE (NZ)
SAMANTHA COLLETT
PAUL MIRABELLI
$19.4
57kg

Sales Information

10th 4. FANATIC (NZ) 4yo M
SHOCKING (AUS) - KOMPLETE KLASS (NZ)
MARK HILLS
GRAEME SANDERS
$35.2
57kg
11th 7. TRIACTION (NZ) 5yo M
ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - FREE FORM (AUS)
MARK DU PLESSIS
PETER & DAWN WILLIAMS & PAUL RICHARDS
$19.6
57kg
12th 10. DOUBTLESS PRINCESS (AUS) 4yo M
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - AUGUSTAGRAND (USA)
RYAN ELLIOT
GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON
$78.8
57kg

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