Paparazzi Dreamer Has Big Upside
- Saturday, 22 May 2010 03:36
Trainer Peter Moody kicked off the winners at Caulfield today with the lightly framed first starter Paparazzi Dreamer taking out the $70,000 Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1100m) for two-year-olds.
Paparazzi Dreamer ($3.30,$3.80) was taken straight to the front by Linda Meech and after a furlong of racing relaxed well dictating terms throughout and travelling sweetly approaching the turn.
Race favourite Like A Guest ($3.80,$5.50,$4.40) was locked away behind the leader and only obtained a run once the bird had flown, a bird that was too good, Paparazzi Dreamer winning by more than two lengths with Metallic Grey ($9,$16) running home strongly to finish just under two lengths away third.
Eye catching in the mounting yard for all the wrong reasons, Paparazzi Dreamer could only be described as a project player in AFL lingo and Moody admitted the filly had a lot of maturing to do.
“In the parade here today she was dwarfed strength wise by her opposition,” said Moody after the win.
“She is very backward, very immature and throws more to her grand-sire Zabeel in physique than her sire Exceed And Excel so you would like to think there is nice upside when she matures up.”
Moody had been impressed by the daughter of Exceed And Excel’s attitude throughout her preparation despite her slab sided appearance and was excited by her long term potential.
“Her work, jump-outs and trials seems to suggest she has strength at the end of everything she does and it belies her physical condition and looks at the moment,” Said Moody.
“I’m looking forward to the latter part of the Spring when she has had time to mature up”
Meech attributed the education that Moody provides to his two-year-olds as the main factor in the professionalism of the fillies win.
“Like most of our two-year-olds they get a lot of ground work before they come to the races and it makes my job a hell of a lot easier,” said Meech
“She travelled really nicely and hit the line well and I think if anything had of challenged her she would have fought it off too.”
It wasn’t the field that she beat or the way that she did it but the natural improvement that only time can provide the lightly framed filly that makes you think that this girl is one serious race horse.
Pictures: Colin Bull
