Looking Ahead puts the spotlight on runners of interest across Australia and New Zealand. Whether they are a particularly well-bred or high-priced runner early in its career chasing maiden success, a promising galloper returning to the track or a horse which has trialled particularly well, we’ll aim to give you something to follow.
Two exciting runners are set to hit the track across Australia on Tuesday, including a Pierro 3-year-old colt that is looking to win his maiden at Tatura and a beautifully bred I Am Invincible colt makes his debut at Muswellbrook after looking good at the trials.
Tatura, Race 3, 2pm AEDT, Hygain Mdn P., $27,000, 1450m
Bourne Identity, 3-year-old colt (Pierro x Symi {Fastnet Rock})
The Mark and Levi Kavanagh-trained Bourne Identity will travel to Tatura on Tuesday to make his third start over 1450 metres. He has failed to flatter in his three starts so but all of his runs have been respectable in city grade at Sandown, so it is a clear drop down in class for this assignment.
The promising colt is by Coolmore Stud’s Sire - Pierro and is the second foal from the Fastnet Rock mare Symi, who was a winner at city level over 1250 metres on the track.
Bourne Identity as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
Symi is well-related being a full-sister to the classy Catchy (Fastnet Rock) who was a six-time winning sprinter and her major wins included the G1 Blue Diamond S., G2 Arrowfield Stud 3YO Sprint S., G2 Danehill S., and the G2 Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude. She has since started her broodmare career well, leaving the 3-time winner Dakota Vroom (I Am Invincible) and the winner Floozie (Zoustar).
Symi and Catchy’s dam Cats Whisker (Fusaichi Pegasus) was also talented on the track, winning 6-times including the G2 Let’s Elope S., G2 Rose Of Kingston S., and the G3 WW Cockram S.
Since producing Bourne Identity, Symi has produced a 2-year-old colt by Wootton Bassett (GB) and unfortunately passed away soon after foaling.
Muswellbrook, Race 4, 3.25pm AEDT, Muswellbrook Workers Club Mdn H., $37,500, 1300m
Mougenot, 3-year-old colt (I Am Invincible x Petrelle {Fastnet Rock})
Muswellbrook will serve as the venue for the debut of Mougenot, a well-bred son of I Am Invincible from the Ciaron Maher stable. Mougenot has warmed up for this assignment with a solid second at the Randwick trials on June 28 behind the well bred colt Kingdom Undersiege (I Am Invincible) over 1050 metres.
Mougenot is out of the talented Fastnet Rock mare, Petrelle. She was a four-time winner over sprint distances and also managed a placing in the Listed Durbridge S.
Mougenot as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Petrelle’s dam is the Storm Boot (USA) mare Mani Bhavani (USA), she was a star on the track and won the G1 Saratoga Spinaway S., As a broodmare she has left three other other winners apart from Petrelle including Mumbai Rock (Fastnet Rock), Yeoman (Fastnet Rock) and Zoughandi (Zoustar).
Other top class members of this family include Mumbai Rose (Zoustar), Jazz Etude (I Am Invincible), Mumbai Jewel (I Am Invincible) and Splendoronthegrass (So You Think {NZ}).
The I Am Invincible/Fastnet Rock cross has had some solid success with a 75% winners to runners ratio and a handy 7% stakes winners to runners ratio. The cross has been produced 4 individual stakes winners including Mougenot's close relation Jazz Etude who was successful at Listed level in Japan, the 4-time Group 3 winner Queen Of The Ball, the speedy dual stakes-winning juvenile Bodyguard and the Listed winner Fake Love.
Petrelle since producing Mougenot has left a Capitalist filly foal that was born last month. Mougenot was a $500,000 purchase by PR Thoroughbreds from the draft of Three Bridges Thoroughbreds at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Looking Back
Sunday 8/9/24
Revolver (NZ) (Proisir) ran a great race on debut and only missed out by a nose, he looks like one to follow and more distance won't hurt either.
He’s A Saint (NZ) (Tarzino {NZ}) was unfortunately scratched, he will keep for another day.
