This filly has the X FACTOR. She is all quality. She immediately caught my eye on inspection. Beautiful moving filly with a particular presence and x-factor. She never missed a beat at the sales, head always in the feed bin. In the paddock, she looks a real athlete and is very light on her feet. She appeals to me as a filly who will be well suited to targeting 3yo races with Guineas and Oaks races both front of mind. Her female pedigree includes an Australian Oaks winner in Gust of Wind (defeating Winx), whilst her second dam Starbourne was a very good filly and was placed in a Group 1 Irish Thousand Guineas. This filly has superior female sires Scat Daddy, Sadler’s Wells and Shirley Heights to provide stamina. She was reared at an outstanding Hunter Valley farm in Middlebrook Lodge.
Sale Notes by Grant Morgan Merchant Navy (by Fastnet Rock) was an outstanding racehorse winning the world class Group 1 sprint double of the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington and Royal Ascot Diamond Jubilee Stakes. I love Merchant Navy’s female pedigree. He brings Snippets, Last Tycoon and Twig Moss, three of my favourite female line sire influences. Merchant Navy has started his stallion career well. Merchant Navy has received good support at stud with books of 247, 156, 103 and most recently 127 mares. I expect his best performers will hit their peak as three year-olds, following in their father’s footsteps (as was the case too with grand sire Fastnet Rock).
Sale Notes by Grant Morgan This filly is an outstanding second foal from the unraced Elliptical Orbit (by Scat Daddy), a US $100,000 Keenland September Yearling in 2016. Scat Daddy has become one of the worlds best sires despite being taken prematurely in 2015. Scat Daddy has achieved an unbelievable 78.9% winners to runners ratio (most sires are luck to have 60% winners to runners). Scat Daddy is the sire of an amazing 31 individual Group 1 winners. Scat Daddy is sure to become a top-notch broodmare sire and his young daughters have already produced 5 individual Group 1 winners. I really like the Fastnet Rock cross over a Scat Daddy mare. This is a cross that Coolmore stud has huge belief in.
DAVID VANDYKE prepares a select team of horses ensuring every member of his team receives his personal attention at his SUNSHINE COAST stables.
David is the consummate horseman, putting the natural development of each horse at the forefront using a blend of patience, experience and love of the animal.
David was an exciting addition to the Queensland training ranks in 2016 after a highly successful career in Sydney from his previous base at Warwick Farm.
This came off the back of a phenomenal season including keynote performances by YANKEE ROSE winning the Gr 1 ATC Sires Produce Stakes and Gr 1 Spring Champion Stakes, and placings in the Gr 1 Golden Slipper & Gr 1 Cox Plate.
With five years of training from the Sunshine Coast now under his belt, David is ready to take his black type strike rate to an even higher level in 2022.
The stable boasts one of the most outstanding winners to runners strike rates and it has an impressive strike rate when reaching black type level.
A key part of the DAVID VANDYKE success has been first choice stable rider RYAN MALONEY.
ALLIGATOR BLOOD has been a headline grabber for the stable as the winner of the Gr 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington.
Other recent black type winners in Queensland include GYPSY GODDESS, DESERT LORD,FRANGIPANI MOON and BACCARAT BABY.
David is also has an outstanding record preparing EUROPEAN IMPORTS. David boasts the most proven CV of any other Queensland based trainer with European imports inc stakes winners SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD (IRE) (Gr 3 Sky High Stks Rosehill), PRINCE CHERI (FR) (Gr 3 Kingston Town Stks, Rosehill), MARUS (GB) (Listed Ipswich Cup) and LESS IS MORE (FR) (Listed Premiers Cup, Rosehill).
David has an impressive resume with middle distance performers including LAMASERY (Gr 2 Hill Stks, Gr 3 Colin Stephen, Gr 3 Kingston Town) and ARABIAN GOLD (Gr 2 Doomben Roses, 2nd Gr 1 BRC Oaks).
Equally talented with sprinters or two year-olds, DAVID VANDYKE offers owner the complete resume for every horse.
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