Bombay Off to Adelaide After Winning Tassie Feature

Wednesday, 25 February 2009 00:00

The Victorians led the way in today's $100,000 Shaw Magic Millions Tasmanian 2YO Classic (1200m) at Launceston.

Bombay Sling, trained  by Clinton McDonald, got home after a terrific two horse war with Lee Freedman's last start stakes winner Rock the Moment.

The win looked the first of many to come for the talented youngster who'd chased home the Blue Diamond Stakes first and second placegetters at his first two starts.

On debut, after showing an abundance of speed, Bombay Sling finished fourth in the Blue Diamond Preview behind Reward for Effort.

Next time out he ran fourth to Real Saga in the Group Three Blue Diamond Prelude. In that race Reward for Effort was third.

And last start the Danzero colt beat all but Rock the Moment when an unlucky second in the listed Gold Sovereign Stakes.

This time around Bombay Sling ($1.80) was able to exact revenge and get home and beat Rock the Moment ($2.40) by three parts of a length.

Third home was the Brendon McCoull mount Capone ($54.50), a further four lengths back.

Bombay Sling is quickly turning out to be a great buy for trainer Clinton McDonald. He went to $180,000 to secure the colt from the draft of Attunga Stud (as agent) at last year's Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast.

Already the black type performed youngster has earned his connections $106,625.

With one Magic Millions feature under his belt, Bombay Sling will now be hunting another.

"He's done a great job and I like how he is improving with each start," McDonald said.

"We'll go back and then head to Adelaide for the Magic Millions there now."

McDonald said the Adelaide MM feature would be he last run before a break - but he's confident Bombay Sling will develop into a very talented three-year-old.

Bombay Sling is yet another star galloper by Danzero who is a graduate of a Magic Millions sale.

He follows in the hoofsteps of his stars including Dance Hero, Danglissa, Masked Assassin, Kaphero, Permaiscuous and Pinezero.

Bombay Sling is one of three winners for the dual winning Western Symphony mare Gin Sling.

Gin Sling is a sister to Group winner and Group One runner-up Any Rhythm and three quarter sister to triple stakes winner Gin Rhythm.

PIC - Quentin Lang.