Time To Climb Sizzles On Debut
- Saturday, 10 October 2009 13:15
One of the most admired fillies at February's Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, Time to Climb was knocked down to leading Perth agent John Chalmers for $75,000.
She is the first runner for her sire, the well bred and performed Danehill stallion - Bearcat - a resident of Taunton Vale in Western Australia.
After being purchased from the Belmont sales from the Taunton Vale draft, Time to Climb joined the stables of Trevor Andrews and immediately showed she was a filly with immense ability.
Sent to the front early in the race, Time to Climb quickened brilliantly when asked by jockey Shaun O'Donnell and the pair cruised home for a two and a quarter length victory.
Fellow Magic Millions graduate Leamington (Oratorio by Stravinsky) ran boldly to finish second, but in the end he was no match for the Andrews trained Time to Climb.
"She did what she's shown us on the track during the week," a delighted Andrews told Perth Racing's Wes Cameron after the race.
"There was only nine in the field and she had brilliant gate speed as you saw. She came on nicely from her trial."
"She controlled the race - it was a good effort. They put a fair bit of pressure on her a long way out."
"She certainly didn't get it all her own way. I thought the effort was very good."
"She'd only had one trial. She's always been a very quick learner. She hasn't taken a lot of work - she's a very natural filly."
The filly is easy to handle around the stable and has never given her connections a worry at any stage.
"She's very light in her action and therefore her legs have been very good - no shin soreness issues.
Bearcat, the sire of Time to Climb, was a well performed horse in Hong Kong - winning four races there and earning over HK$2.3 million.
Being by Danehill and from the grand producing mare Fitting, Bearcat is a full brother to the group winning sires Catbird and Danbird.
Her dam, the grand producing Is It True mare True Roman, won three races, but is better known these days through her exploits at stud.
Among her three impressive city winners is the Karrakatta Plate winner Roman Time - a winner of four races and over $590,000 - and another Magic Millions bargain buy.
True Roman's latest yearling, a full brother to Time to Climb, is sure to attract plenty of admirers when he is presented at the 2010 Perth Sale by Taunton Vale.
"Time to Climb was a really attractive yearling this year and her full brother for next year is an impressive youngster as well," Magic Millions' Perth Manager Murray Tillett said.
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