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Travelling Savant taking on SA stayers

Ciaron Maher sends good traveller Cheval Savant to Adelaide on Saturday.

CHEVAL SAVANT winning the Celebrations Benalla Handicap at Benalla in Australia.
CHEVAL SAVANT winning the Celebrations Benalla Handicap at Benalla in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

Twelve months ago, Cheval Savant was a Group 1 Australian Derby content but while he wasn't up to that level of three-year-old, Ciaron Maher and the gelding's ownership have found a niche with him in picking off VOBIS and other incentives along the way with their consistent stayer.

Cheval Savant, a son of Cox Plate winning sire Savabeel, began his racing career in Victoria and has also raced in New South Wales, the ACT, and now he aims to add South Australia to his successful itinerary.

After the abandonment of the Edenhope Cup (2000m) on Sunday, Cheval Savant won at Benalla two starts back in a benchmark 64 over 2100-metres in late January, and now heads to Morphettville Parks for the Fleurieu Milk Company Benchmark 68 Handicap (2250m).

Maher's assistant, Jack Turnbull, says that now four-year-old is an easy traveller having settled well into their Sydney bases together with at Cranbourne and Ballarat.

"We've had a look at the race on ratings, he's come up favourite and so he should be," Turnbull said of the $2.80 chance across markets.

"He looks terrific and seems happy.

"Thankfully he's versatile to take to Cranbourne and Ballarat and the trips don't bother him.

"If he wasn't that type of horse then we'd have to keep him to one location.

"He's a strong, strapping lad."

Jacob Opperman takes the ride and combines with the Maher stable for the first time since October 2021.


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Morphettville Parks Saturday, 16th March 2024

1m3f41y TURF GOOD
AUD $55,000

Fleurieu Milk Company Handicap

AUD $55,000
Type: BM68
1m3f41y TURF GOOD
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 8. MASTER OF ZERPRISE (AUS) 7yo G
MASTER OF DESIGN (AUS) - ZERPRISAL (NZ)
S METCALFE
S & J JAENSCH
$21
55kg
J E Mcalister, R S Nance, T L Nicholas, Mrs K Mcalister, Mrs W N Nicholas & Ms T F Hansen
2nd 4. KENTUCKY NICK (AUS) 4yo G
AMERICAN PHAROAH (USA) - THE NICKSTER (AUS)
TODD PANNELL
T & C MCEVOY
$4.2
58.5kg
Estate of Late A M Kennedy, J F Field, J P Field, G S J England, A M Dragicevich, K R Barnett, I Hay, Mrs K Brown, J Corbo, T Connolly, Mrs N Chivell, Gass Enterprises (Mgr: G Garritty) & Nickster (Mgr: J A M Cripps)

Sales Information

3rd 1. DUAL FUEL (NZ) 4yo M
TURN ME LOOSE (NZ) - HIGHLIGHTS (NZ)
MARGARET COLLETT
PETER HARDACRE
$3
59kg
G R Savage & Mrs M C Savage

Sales Information

4th 7. WOLF PRINCE (AUS) 5yo G
TIVACI (AUS) - LADY LIKE (NZ)
JASON HOLDER
GRANT YOUNG
$4.8
55.5kg

Sales Information

5th 2. CHEVAL SAVANT (AUS) 4yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - PASSION CHEVAL (AUS)
JACOB OPPERMAN
CIARON MAHER
$3.8
60.5kg

Sales Information

6th 3. OATH OF OMERTA (AUS) 6yo G
ROMAN EMPEROR (NZ) - EXCITING DYNASTY (AUS)
JESSICA EATON
MICHAEL HICKMOTT
$17
59kg

Sales Information

7th 6. MAKBEEL (NZ) 6yo G
MAKFI (GB) - DONNA BEEL (NZ)
BEN PRICE
REECE GOODWIN
$18
55.5kg

Sales Information

8th 9. MR COYNE (AUS) 11yo G
RESET (AUS) - RICH RUBY RED (AUS)
ALANA LIVESEY
B & A BROOK
$101
52kg

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