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Owner
breeders David and Kathy Mackintosh are unabashed fans of TVN presented Caroline Searcy and
it is in her honour that three year-old Danerich filly Lady Searcy was named.
The progressive filly broke her maiden last start at Geelong and went right on
with it at The Metropolitan meeting at Mornington on Wednesday, leading throughout
with Jake Noonan in the saddle to win the 1200 metre ratings 72 event by five
lengths.
Trained by Carole Heffernan, Lady Searcy (pictured Racepix Vic) has won two of seven starts and is
unbeaten since resuming from a spell.
"I thought coming here with no weight, she would run a good race," Jake Noonan
said.
"She surprised me how well she did it. She never looked like getting
threatened. I'm sure she'll go on with it too."
It was the first metropolitan success as a trainer for Carole Heffernan, who
was understandably delighted.
"It's an emotional win," she said.
"I just want to thank my daughter Paige that rides all her work. She couldn't
be here today as she had to work, but she's done a great job."
Lady Searcy's elated owner/breeder David Mackintosh was on hand to watch his
filly win and was quick to mention her namesake.
"She (Caroline Searcy) is number one, she should be down here, not in Sydney,"
he quipped.
Pictured as a foal at Rangal Park in 2008, Lady Searcy is the third winner from
Deadwood Stage, a half-sister by Cavalry to stakes-placed Deadwood City.
"We raced the mother Deadwood Stage and she was a very speedy mare in Tasmania,
so we thought Danerich would be a good match for her," Mackintosh said.
Deadwood Stage has an unraced two year-old gelding by Danerich called Kelvy that
is also trained by Carole Heffernan and a weanling colt by the same sire.
Mr Mackintosh is obviously well pleased with what he has already from the
mating and has booked Deadwood Stage back to Danerich this spring.
Class: Restricted 72. Track: Slow. Time: 1:12.91. Sectional Time: 0:36.14 at 600m. Prizemoney: $30,000 - 1st: $18,363 2nd: $5,650 3rd: $2,542. |
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| 1 | 6. Lady Searcy | Ms C Heffernan | J Noonan (2) |
$12
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54.5 |
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3f Danerich
x Deadwood Stage
(Cavalry
) Not Offered |
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| 2 | 5.0 | 4. Bonne Nuit | B R Fox | C Newitt (3) |
$6
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56.5 |
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3f Ne Coupez Pas (USA)
x Demarco Miss
(Woodman (USA)
) Not Offered |
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| 3 | SH | 7. Rayhan | D J Williams | D Dunn (1) |
$21
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56.0 |
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3f God's Own
x Sunshine Power (NZ)
(Fuji Kiseki (JPN)
) Not Offered |
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| 4 | 5.2 | 8. Lottie's Lady | M A Ganderton | Chris Symons (6) |
$21
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55.5 |
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| 3f Dash For Cash x Witty Carlotta (Bel Esprit ) | |||||||
| 5 | 5.4 | 9. Manor Lady | R D Griffiths | Ryan Maloney (7) |
$15
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54.0 |
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| 3f God's Own x M'lady's Manor (Grand Lodge (USA) ) | |||||||
| 6 | 6.7 | 1. Holdontoyahorses | Ricky Maund | Damian Lane (5) |
$13
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57.5 |
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| 3f Dane Shadow x Dorothy Dinosaur (Canny Lad ) | |||||||
| 7 | 8.5 | 5. On The Ball | P G Moody | L Nolen (4) |
$2.50
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56.5 |
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| 3f King Cugat (USA) x Sharp Hill (Danehill (USA) ) | |||||||
| 8 | 12.8 | 3. Champagne Shisha | Mark Riley | D Oliver (8) |
$3
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57.5 |
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| 3f Dehere (USA) x Sweet Emotion (IRE) (Bering (GB) ) | |||||||
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