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Quintessa too smart first-up

Quintessa has shown a touch of class with her first-up win at Caulfield.

QUINTESSA winning the Tobin Brothers Cockram Stakes at Caulfield in Australia.
QUINTESSA winning the Tobin Brothers Cockram Stakes at Caulfield in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

Having been tried as a stayer during her three-year-old days, Quintessa will be kept to shorter trips after her first-up win at Caulfield

Having her first start since running fourth in the Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) at Randwick in April, Quintessa resumed with a brave first-up win in the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. 

Ridden by Daniel Stackhouse, Quintessa ($12) scored a three-quarter length win from Extratwo ($6) with La Danseuse Rouge ($17) a nose away third. 

Ben Gleeson, the Australian-based assistant for New Zealand-based trainer Mark Walker, said Quintessa had returned to New Zealand to spell following her Oaks outing. 

He said the plan was to keep the mare fresh this campaign and hopefully aim towards the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on November 2. 

"Hindsight's a wonderful thing in racing," Gleeson said. 

"She's bred to stay but this preparation if we train her a bit fresh and keep her at shorter trips, she might be that sprinter-miler filly, and that's been a tale to be true today." 

Gleeson said Quintessa was likely to follow a traditional mares' program through to the Empire Rose Stakes. 

He said the Group 2 Let's Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on September 14 was the next likely race for Quinetessa. 

"There's a lovely program for these fillies and mares," Gleeson said. 

"She'll go two weeks to the Let's Elope, and ideally we're getting her to Flemington, Cup week and running in the Empire Rose. 

"That's probably the perfect race for her if we keep training her like that mile type of mare, I think that's her perfect race. 

"If you actually look at her form, I think she's been completely overlooked 

"First-up, three runs she's been placed and then three goes at 1200 (metres) she's been in the finish every time, so her form was on the board, but everyone sort of overlooked it. 

"Mark was very confident she'd run a big race and had been happy since she came over a couple of weeks ago, so we were buoyish." 


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Caulfield Saturday, 31st August 2024

5f212y TURF GOOD
AUD $201,300

Tobin Brothers Cockram Stakes (G3)

AUD $201,300
Age: 4yo and up Sex: M Type: OPEN
5f212y TURF GOOD
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. QUINTESSA (NZ) 4yo M
SHAMUS AWARD (AUS) - CHAQUINTA (NZ)
DANIEL STACKHOUSE
MARK WALKER
$12
60kg
Te Akau Awarded Racing Partnership 1 (Mgr: Mrs K W Fenton-Ellis) & Te Akau Awarded Racing Partnership 2 (Mgr: Mrs K W Fenton-Ellis)

Sales Information

2nd 8. EXTRATWO (AUS) 5yo M
TORONADO (IRE) - RED PIXIE (AUS)
JOHN ALLEN
CIARON MAHER
$6
56kg
Ciaron Maher Racing, W A Bourne, Qatar Bloodstock Ltd, N A Greenhalgh, Mrs M T Greenhalgh, A R E Investments, M Belford, L Caminiti, B Sellenger, M Sellenger, J Garvey, Mrs A N Raffoul, M Johnston, N A Johnston, B T Redmond, B Thomas & M W Luttick

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3rd 11. LA DANSEUSE ROUGE (AUS) 5yo M
MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - MARGAUX (IRE)
HARRY COFFEY
CLIFF BROWN
$17
56kg
Imperial Racing Stable (Mgr: M Harding)
4th 16. AVIATRESS (AUS) 4yo M
SMART MISSILE (AUS) - TWIN STAR ROCKET (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
R & C JOLLY
$8
56kg
5th 2. WROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ) 6yo M
WROTE (IRE) - GALLOPING GERTE (NZ)
JAMIE KAH
MATTHEW WILLIAMS
$15
59kg
6th 5. COMRADE ROSA (AUS) 6yo M
CAPITALIST (AUS) - NO LOOKING BACK (AUS)
MARK ZAHRA
TONY GOLLAN
$7
57kg

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7th 6. WOLLOMBI (AUS) 5yo M
EXTREME CHOICE (AUS) - HAZLEBROOK (AUS)
JYE MCNEIL
TONY GOLLAN
$21
57kg

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8th 9. FORTUNATE KISS (AUS) 6yo M
DIVINE PROPHET (AUS) - KISS ME GOODBYE (AUS)
ZAC SPAIN
LLOYD KENNEWELL & LUCY YEOMANS
$31
56kg

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9th 14. CINDY FALLS (NZ) 6yo M
SACRED FALLS (NZ) - VICKEZZCRISTAL (NZ)
BLAKE SHINN
LEE & SHANNON HOPE
$41
56kg

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10th 13. CASTE (AUS) 5yo M
SIR PRANCEALOT (IRE) - BOAT QUAY (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
$13
56kg

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11th 10. STARLIGHT SCOPE (AUS) 7yo M
NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) - DELIVER THE DREAM (AUS)
PATRICK MOLONEY
PAT CAREY & HARRIS WALKER
$41
56kg
12th 4. LIFE LESSONS (NZ) 6yo M
TAVISTOCK (NZ) - BROCKMAN'S LASS (AUS)
LUKE NOLEN
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN
$31
59kg

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13th 12. EXPRESSIVENESS (NZ) 6yo M
SHAMEXPRESS (NZ) - WHITEHAVEN GIRL (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
$5
56kg

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