Bargain Buy Edgeton Too Strong
- Saturday, 28 September 2002 00:00
Trained at Bendigo by Brendon Hearps, Edgeton made it her fourth win from start number seven today.
Hearps said the filly had pleased him with her work in between runs after her last start win at Flemington.
"She is a nice filly," Hearps reported after the race. "Her work on Tuesday morning was sensational."
Edgeton, a chestnut filly by the former racetrack star Racer's Edge, was puchased out of the paddock by Hearps in a two horse package.
"I bought her with a horse called Secombe for $10,000 out of the paddock," Hearps added. "I bascially got her as I really wanted the other one (Secombe."
With accomplished heavyweight rider Brad Rawiller in the saddle Edgeton hit the ground running and was immediately sent to the front of the field. From that point she was always travelling within herself and she burst away from her rivals at the top of the straight to win easily.
At the post the chestnut filly held a four length break over the last start Seymour winner Jamrah, who is a full sister to the multiple Group One winner Dash for Cash.
Fairweather, who was away poorly, made up good ground to finish third, a further three lengths back.
The winner stopped the clock at 59.83 seconds and stewards immediately downgraded the track to a dead rating.
Hearps indicated the filly would be having her next start in the Group Three $100,750 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on October 12, before her ultimate aim in the Listed $101,000 Cadbury Roses Stakes (1200m) down the straight at Flemington on Oaks Day (November 7).
