One to Watch – Cranbourne
Tara Madgwick - Sunday, 10 June 2012

The juvenile maiden at Cranbourne on Sunday produced an impressive debut winner that ploughed through the heavy nine conditions to win by four lengths.

The Michael Hibbs trained filly Royal Chassis made light work of the wet ground to win as she pleased despite being a drifter in the market.

A half-sister by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) to Group III placed Clevedon, Royal Chassis was bred by Mike O'Donnell of Fairhill Farm and consigned on his behalf to the 2011 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale by Newgate Farm where she was passed in shy of her modest $30,000 reserve.

Subsequently sold privately to Michael Hibbs, Royal Chassis is the seventh winner from Marscay mare Skylark, a grand-daughter of former top class mare and fine producer Stage Hit.

Holy Roman Emperor (pictured) has been in the news of late for siring Homecoming Queen, a nine length winner of the Group I English 1,000 Guineas, but the Coolmore shuttler has yet to achieve similar success in the Southern Hemisphere.


Race 1 - TAB Sportsbet Mdn - 1000m
Class: Maiden. Track: Heavy. Time: 1:02.66.
Prizemoney: $12,000 - 1st: $6,825 2nd: $2,100 3rd: $1,050.
 1   12. Royal Chassis M S Hibbs D Gauci (2)
$8
56.0
   2f   Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) x Skylark (Marscay )
Not Offered
 2 4.0 4. Haakon S P Nichols Dale Smith (9)
$12
58.0
  2c   Magnus x Lottacosta (NZ) (Encosta De Lago )
Not Offered
 3 LH 9. Rock Lane M G Price C Newitt (8)
$4.75
58.0
  2c   Fastnet Rock x Court House Lane (Zoffany (USA) )
Not Offered
 4 5.5 13. Lost Faith P G Moody R Mc Leod (5)
$4.50
58.0
  2g   Choisir x Fidele (Encosta De Lago )
 5 5.7 7. Lots Of Merit P G Moody D Nikolic (1)
$3.50
58.0
  2c   Lonhro x Maritess (Magic Albert )
 6 7.0 10. Wairu River (NZ) D A Racovolis Ms R Bradley (6)
$16
58.0
  2g   Castledale (IRE) x Taat Lass (NZ) (Faltaat (USA) )
 7 7.1 5. Hitchens P G Moody J Benbow (7)
$8
58.0
  2c   God's Own x Tristabeel (Zabeel (NZ) )
 8 8.6 6. Jonski C G Murray Ms T Rodder (3)
$31
58.0
  2g   Gonski x Belle Tower (Archway (IRE) )
 9 9.9 3. Exspeed A W Noonan Ryan Maloney (4)
$9
58.0
  2c   Exceed And Excel x Rose Archway (Archway (IRE) )

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