QTIS News – July 15-20

Townsville – July 15
INDIERE (G2 Rash Action- Pollution (Night Shift))
Won Cafe Bambini Fairfield Handicap 1000m
Owners/Breeders - R & J Koch, S & J Wilson, B & C Hertrick, D & G Martin
Trainer - Fred Wieland (Cairns)
Retained by breeders
Indiere was as green as grass when unplaced on debut at Townsville last December but he has won two from two since resuming from a six month spell. He is by Biscay line stallion Rash Action and is a half-brother to Doomben winner Dirtiere (Special Effects). Their dam has a yearling colt by Kanoot.

Rockhampton – July 17
INSPECTOR LEE (G2 Anglia-Gypsy Mandolin (Piccolo))
Won Parkhurst Tavern 2YO Handicap 1200m QTIS $11,400
Owners - S Attard; Breeders - R Howard, P Cross
Trainer - Mick Attard (Rockhampton)
$4,000 buy 2007 Capricorn Sale; V-J4S Equine Nursery
Inspector Lee won this late-season juvenile event in a blanket finish for in-form sire Anglia. The Raheen Stud resident upgraded the winner’s dam – she was unplaced at her only start and has no black-type background. She foaled a Dodge filly last year.

Cooktown – July 19
KING ARNOLD (G5 Victory Note-Tichiba (Straussbrook))
Won Sovereign Resort Plate 1290m QTIS $6050
Owner - R P Howe; Breeder - D Lucas
Trainer - Wayne Massingham (Cairns)
$16,000 buy 2004 Brisbane B/stock Sale; V-Willowbend Stud
King Arnold had been unplaced twice since winning at Atherton in May but he made amends with a half length victory in this Class 3. The winner is by a former Willowbend shuttler and is an older half-brother to Tasmanian winner Roses For Claire (Clang). Their dam is a half-sister to NZ G2 winners Sir Alberton (Red Tempo) and Alberton Star (Stylish Century). She has a yearling filly by Willowbend sire Rock of Cashel and returned to him last year.

Dalby – July 19
PICAWILE (G5 Piccolo-Worthwhile (Habituate))
Won Saints Handicap 1400m QTIS $5400
Owners/Breeders - L & B McIntosh
Trainer - Patrick Sexton (Oakey)
Retained by breeders
Picawile had won a Toowoomba Class 1 in January before going for a five-month spell. He had been unplaced at all three runs this time in before gaining a head decision at Dalby. He is by former Eureka Stud shuttler Piccolo and is the last of six winners from Worthwhile who was an Adelaide juvenile winner back in the 1980s.

Dingo – July 19
ALL ROYAL (G3 Royal Handout-Edged In Black (High Reserve))
Won Dale & Meyers Maiden 1000m QTIS $5560
Owners - J, D, S, C & B O'Shea, W & L Roser; Breeders - J, D & S O'Shea
Trainer - Jim O'Shea (Rockhampton)
Bred by part-owners
All Royal scored by three lengths when resuming from a four month spell. He had been placed twice at Rockhampton last summer and the trip away from the coast was the catalyst for this breakthrough. All Royal’s sire Royal Handout (Prince Echo) was a NZ bred stakes winner who died in March 2005. His dam was a hard knocker winning six races from 59 starts. She is from the family of Listed QTC Ascot Handicap winner Lord Diere (Grand Chaudiere). She was covered by Bagger Vance last year.

Eagle Farm – July 19
MY LIMIT (G3 Show a Heart-Wabble (Canadian Silver))
Won Tattersall's Life Members Handicap 1600m QTIS $53,000
Owner/Breeder - Showtime Breeding (Mgr: R Cutts)
Trainer - Robert Heathcote (Eagle Farm)
Withdrawn 2006 Gold Coast MM Premier Sale; V-Glenlogan Park
My Limit was a class above this field, however, he started at $14 due to doubts about his ability to drop back from 2400m to a mile. The winner is by Show a Heart who has covered Wabble for the last six years. Owner-breeder Ross Cutts also raced Glenlogan Park’s champion sire.

Ilfracombe – July 19
SUPREME ASCOT (M4 Dane Supreme-Spirit of Ascot (Pride of Kellina))
Won Ilfracombe Produce Handicap 1000m QTIS $5400
Owners - D & S O'Brien; Breeders - S & J McCarthy
Trainer - Charlie Prow (Blackall)
$13,000 buy 2005 Capricorn Sale; V-S& J McCarthy
Supreme Ascot rarely runs a bad race although she’s won just four of 32 starts. She claimed a Class 2 at Tambo in June and improved her strike-rate with a narrow victory last weekend. Supreme Ascot is by Hazelwood sire Dane Supreme and is a half-sister to seven-time winner Regal Ascot (Forever Regal). The dam was served by Easy Rocking in January.

Toowoomba – July 19
JESTER RUMBLE (F3 Rory's Jester-Gentle Thunder (Archregent))
Won Railway Hotel Allora Maiden 1000m QTIS $11,400
Owners - Epsom Lodge Synd (Mgr: M Ahrens); Breeders - Epsom Lodge, L & F Cooper
Trainer - Ben Ahrens (Beaudesert)
Bred by part-owner
Jester Rumble had finished right behind the placegetters at her previous four starts but the Rory’s Jester filly was poised to strike here and completed the job in good style. Her dam Gentle Thunder is a winning half-sister to the Mister C winners Lucyrowe (Melbourne) and Shoeshine Henry (Sydney). The latter was also placed in the Group 1 VATC Caulfield Guineas and Group 2 STC Silver Slipper.
Jester Rumble has a weanling half-sister by Sequalo and was served by Red Dazzler last year.

Sunshine Coast – July 20
ROCK MY ROOF (G3 Hayil-Astral (Cosmic Planet))
Won Yalumba Wines Maiden 1200m
Owners - W H Tutt; Breeders - T & R Alexander
Trainer - Pat Duff (Deagon)
$11,000 buy 2006 MM Summer Sale; V-Myall Lodge
Rock My Roof took seven outings to win this maiden but he did start a $3 second favourite after a being beaten a half length at Doomben last month. He is by Lyndhurst sire Hayil and his dam was pensioned after producing a Hayil filly last September. Astral hails from the family of 1970s Sydney stakes winners I’m Scarlet and Tumberlua who were both by Bluescope, a North American stallion brought to Australian by Dawson Stud owner Ferd Calvin.

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