Friday evening at Kranji saw the much anticipated debut of the Michael Clements trained Peer Gynt (Per Incanto-Arche by Danasinga). Unbeaten in two trials, the LA and Stephen Seabrook bred three-year-old colt didn’t disappoint, winning impressively over 1000m.
Bought for $180,000 from the Lyndhurst Farm draft at last year’s Karaka Ready To Run Sale, Peer Gynt’s win maintains a 100% strike rate for his sire Per Incanto, whose three starters in Singapore have all been winners.
Nadeem’s (Redoute’s Choice-Candide by Sound Reason) ability to implant speed into his progeny was certainly on display in Queensland on Sunday. Society Queen (Nadeem-Jaes Jeune by Jeune) ran out a five length winner over just 800m, while at the same meeting Beautfort Gyre (Nadeem-Arctic Drift by Gone West) broke 1.10 taking a 1200m event.
Heni (Towkay-Bahhazaar by Bahhare) looks set for a lucrative Christchurch Spring Carnival judging by the way she dealt to her opponents at Riccarton on Saturday over 1400m. Bred and owned by WJ Duncan, the ultra consistent mare capped a great day for her Awapuni trainer Mike Breslin.
