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LIGHTLY raced filly Besame Mucho booked herself
a start in the Group 1 Carlton Draught Doomben 10,000
on May 22 with her impressive Queensland debut at
Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Ridden by Darren Beadman, Besame Mucho (F3 Encosta
de Lago-Lottey) proved too good in the $100,000 Queensland
Racing – Sky Channel Gold Greenslopes Pharmacy
Plate.
She revelled in the going and scored by three-quarters
of a length from the Peter Moody trained Ancient
Song with the Kiwi visitor, Gwen’s Rules, two
and a half lengths back in third.
Besame Mucho is trained by Cups
King Bart Cummings, who is heading towards a clash
with Only Words in the 10,000 despite admitting he
is not keen to take Saturday’s Byrne Stakes
winner on in the G1 sprint.
Cummings does not want Besame Mucho to campaign
through the Brisbane Winter Carnival as he wants
to give her a good spell before a Spring Carnival
campaign.
“The Doomben 10,000 is only a fortnight away
and it has to be a pretty attractive option, although
Only Words will be very hard to beat,” Cummings
said.
Besame Mucho is a daughter of the former handy Melbourne
mare Lottey, which has also produced triple Group
and Listed winner, Gold Lottey, a full-sister to
Besame Mucho.
Saturday’s win was the filly’s fourth,
along with one second from seven starts, which has
included the Listed PJ Bell Handicap at Randwick
in April.
Ancient Song and Gwen’s Rules are both also
among the nominations for the Doomben 10,000.
QUEENSLAND Racing web news: Ray See – May
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