Dubleanny Looks Set For Big Spring
- Saturday, 12 June 2010 06:15
Exciting filly Dubleanny will be aimed at the top mares' races in the spring after underlining her class with a last-to-first win in the Listed Creswick Stakes at Flemington.
Chopped out at the start when sandwiched between Undeniably and Pivotal Moment, the three-year-old had no favours on Saturday racing at the tail of the field on the heavy track, but sustained a wonderful finish over the last 400 metres.
Jockey Steven Arnold said he was expecting Dubleanny to die on her run over the last 50 metres and was impressed with her endurance to score by a long head from Broken with Alkhafif 2-3/4 lengths away third in the 1200m feature.
"She's a beauty," Arnold said after his first ride on the filly.
"Darren Weir's horse (Broken) kicked really hard inside the furlong (200m) so it was a great effort to get there.
"She was entitled to feel it the last 50 metres but she sustained a good gallop for a good couple of furlongs today."
He said Dubleanny's effort was all the more meritorious given she suffered a "prat" at the start while trainer Mick Price admitted he feared she had lost her winning chance.
"It got a bit messy early and she was there to be beaten," Price said.
"She can be a half-length slow but she doesn't need to be sandwiched like that especially being a filly and with 57kg.
"I was a bit concerned and glad it was every bit of 1200 metres.
"It was pretty gutsy with 57kg to find plenty over the last 200 metres."
Arnold replaced regular jockey Craig Newitt who was riding in Queensland and who rates Dubleanny as good as Bel Mer who was a Group One winner of the Robert Sangster Stakes.
Arnold wasn't about to disagree.
The daughter of Dubleo has won five of her seven starts and will now go for break unbeaten in four runs this campaign.
Price said the timing of the Creswick Stakes could not have been better for Dubleanny and the victory had opened the door for her heading into the spring.
"She has done her job as a three-year-old filly," Price said.
"Her rating is going to go up hugely and being a Listed race winner she now has the luxury of running in any race you like.
"I haven't got a specific Group One target in mind but she will run in the Group races in the spring and 1400 metres will be fine for her.
"All I want to do is keep improving her pedigree."
Pictures: Fiona Tomlin
