Senchel Remains Unbeaten
- Wednesday, 19 May 2010 03:29
Sheikh Mohammed looks to have another handy two-year-old in his keeping after Senchel won the $30,000 Cardinia Super VOBIS Handicap (1200m) for fillies at Betfair Park Sandown Lakeside this afternoon.
The win ensures Senchel is unbeaten from two starts.
Jumping cleanly from the inside barrier, Senchel was positioned by Mark Zahra to race in the one-one shortly after the start.
Favourite Enzed Girl was tardy out of the stalls and was pushed out by apprentice Jack Hill to obtain the lead passing the 800 metre mark.
Enzed Girl was allowed to get a much needed breather in the middle stages of the race and shortly after straightening Hill asked for her supreme effort.
Leading at the furlong pole, Enzed Girl was unable to burn the candle at both ends with the Sheikh Mohammed pair of Senchel and Pintle overhauling her over the concluding stages.
The cosier run in transit told in the end as Senchel ($4.60-$5-$5.50) defeated Pintle ($15-$16) by a long neck with Michelle Payne’s only ride of the day Guns Up ($7-$5-$4.60) finishing third a further half length away in third.
Enzed Girl ($3.20-$2.90-$3 fav) weakened into fourth place, 1.7 lengths from the winner.
Senchel is trained by Peter Snowden with his son and Melbourne stable foreman, Paul Snowden, indicating the stable have high hopes of the filly.
“We took her on purpose (to Kyneton on debut) because it was sort of an educational experience for her to get her away from home and ride her on the speed,” Snowden said.
“She’s been a filly dad had a little bit of an opinion of but she’s wanted to overdo it a bit within herself.
“We were going to put her out for a spell after her win but dad said to wait a week to ten days just to see if she’d had enough or gone the other way and she’s definitely gone on.
“It was good to draw an inside barrier on the day and she got cover and did everything right,” he added.
Winning rider Mark Zahra was impressed by her performance.
“She tracked into it really well and showed a bit of fight at the finish,” Zahra said before adding, “She’s learning all the time.”
By Tiger Hill, Senchel is the third foal out of the dam Miaow who has produced winners My Summer Rose and San Leon.
Last year's corresponding fixture was won by the Lee Freedman-trained Gibraltar Moon who in doing so won her third consecutive race.
Pictures: Colin Bull
