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One Bold Cat claims a formidable victory within the Mode Technology Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Trentham on Saturday.
New Plymouth coach Robbie Patterson is wanting ahead to elevating the bar even greater together with his thrilling five-year-old One Bold Cat, who took his profession to a brand new stage in Saturday’s $80,000 Mode Technology Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Trentham.
The son of The Bold One went into Saturday’s staying characteristic because the winner of 5 of his 10 profession begins.
He had received races over 1360m, 1400m, 1800m, 1900m and 1400m, and he was a strong-finishing fourth in final month’s Gr.3 Thompson Handicap (1600m) in his earlier look.
Saturday marked One Bold Cat’s first time stepping as much as 2100m, and he handed that stamina take a look at with flying colors.
Awkwardly drawn in gate eight, the favorite was caught three vast across the first flip, and he stayed there all the way in which down the again straight in a bunched midfield pack.
The in-form Semper Magico slid ahead to take the lead down the again of the straight, and he threw down the gauntlet to his rivals and elevated his margin coming as much as the home flip.
Semper Magico kicked once more within the straight and was going to take loads of catching, however jockey Craig Grylls introduced One Bold Cat to the surface and let him rip.
He lengthened stride powerfully and bounded home excessive of Semper Magico, clearing out to win by a size and three quarters.
Semper Magico held second by a size and 1 / 4 from Cross Roads, with potential Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) contender Waisake producing an attention-grabbing end from final to be a detailed fourth.
One Bold Cat’s 11-start profession has now produced six wins, two thirds and $115,035 in stakes.
“I was feeling a bit ill during the race,” Patterson admitted.
“He was three wide and doing all the work. I have to take my hat off to the horse. He’s a good horse. Horses don’t normally do that and still kick the way he did.
“This is massive for Eddie Bourke (co-breeder and part-owner). He puts a lot of money into this business and really deserves the success. I’m really, really happy.”
Patterson’s subsequent goal for One Bold Cat is the $150,000 Gr.3 Franklin Auctions Counties Cup (2100m) at Pukekohe on November 25.
“I’ll give him a few quiet days after this, then work towards the Group Three at Pukekohe in three weeks’ time,” Patterson mentioned.
“In all his races, his last sectionals are always some of the quickest of the whole day, so that tells me that he will get right up to the elite level – maybe even at weight-for-age in time. I’d be really excited to be taking him forward to races like the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (Gr.1, 2000m) later on.
“But he’s still pretty raw at the moment. We’ll look to get another good handicap win out of him somewhere along the line and take it from there. He’s just a lovely horse.”
One Bold Cat headlined a profitable day for Patterson, who additionally saddled Tanzanite Rose to win the $40,000 Manawatu ITM 1200 earlier on the Trentham card.
That five-year-old daughter of Burgundy has now had 13 begins for 4 wins, two placings and simply over $65,000 in stakes.
