Super Confident Races Home in Tassie Magic Millions

Wednesday, 27 February 2008 00:00

Classy Melbourne filly Super Confident has upstaged the locals by scoring a brilliant win in the $101,000 Shaw Magic Millions Tasmanian 2YO Classic (1200m) at Launceston today.

Ridden perfectly by proven big race rider Damien Oliver, Super Confident accelerated quickly over the concluding stages to nab highly regarded youngsters Secdolrue and Testamarriage.

Sent out as one of the leading contenders after a comprehensive win at Colac - when she thrashed the David Hayes trained Touessrock by two and a half lengths - Super Confident made it two wins from just three starts with her MM victory today.

Moody was confident leading into the race, reporting the daughter of Johannesburg had trained on beautifully since her previous start victory.

The filly is expected to return to Melbourne with Moody having plenty of options for the bright young prospect.

She holds an entry for both the $1 million Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast on Easter Monday and the upcoming $400,000 Schweppes Magic Millions Adelaide 2YO Classic at Morphettville next month.

Moody purchased the filly for $100,000 from the draft of Turangga Farm during the fifth session of the Magic Millions Yearling Sale at the Gold Coast.

She is a full brother to her year older stablemate Confidence Reef - a three time winner who beat subsequent Blue Diamond Stakes winner Sleek Chassis as a two-year-old.

Their dam Irish Flyer is from an unraced Marauding half sister to former crack gallopers Ruffles and Ateates as well as the dam of Group One performer True Glo.

The minor placegetters - Secdolrue and Testamarriage - lost no admirers with first class efforts.

Secdolrue was the most intriguing runner of the race - on the back up after a sensational six and a half length debut win at the track on February 17.

There's little doubt the McShane prepared gelding will develop into one of the state's more promising gallopers of the future.

Third placegetter Testamarriage was the top pick for many after her last start stakes victory in the listed Gold Sovereign Stakes.

Last year's Shaw Magic Millions Tasmanian 2YO Classic was captured by another interstate Bass Strait jumper.

On that occasion it was the powerful Lindsay Park stable that triumphed with Dash for Cash filly Extension of Time.

Returning to the mainland she would become a stakes winner and also run second at Group One level.

PIC - Quentin Lang.