Trainer Seeks Change of Fortune with Talented 2YO

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Talented Central Districts colt Daylight Robbery (NZ) (Super Seth) will bid to turn his northern fortunes around at Matamata on Saturday.

The son of Super Seth secured a berth in last month’s $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) off the back of two placings and a victory at New Plymouth but ran out of luck in the Ellerslie feature.

He finished seventh and just over three lengths from the winner La Dorada (NZ) (Super Seth) after interference in the straight in an incident that resulted in Vega For Luck’s (NZ) (Lucky Vega) rider Vinnie Colgan copping a six-day suspension and a $2,000 fine.

“He should have finished a lot closer, but I’ve been really happy with him and what he’s done,” Stratford trainer Gavin Sharrock said.

“I gave him a week in the paddock after that and he had a jump-out at Stratford on Monday and ran second to an open handicapper under a hold, I’m rapt with him.”

Warren Kennedy partnered Daylight Robbery in the Karaka Millions and will retain the ride in the Gr.3 Fairview Matamata Slipper (1200m) at Matamata.

“The further he goes the better he’ll be, so the plan after this is to have a go at the Sires’ Produce (Gr.1, 1400m) at Trentham at the end of next month and then go out,” Sharrock said.

“He will definitely lap up the distance, he’s such a big, strong bull and that’s why he can handle everything so well.”

Sharrock said Daylight Robbery had also coped admirably with the long trip to Ellerslie last month.

“We got home at 1 o’clock in the morning after the Millions and he licked the bowl clean,” he said.

Daylight Robbery has a strong pedigree with his dam the O’Reilly mare Villifye, a talented mare who won four races including the Gr.2 Japan-New Zealand International Trophy (1600m) and her half-sister Miss Keepsake won an edition of the Gr1 Queensland Oaks (2400m).

As his name suggests, he was purchased for just $10,500 out of co-breeder Waikato Stud’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2024 National Online Yearling Sale.

Sharrock will also have a runner closer to home at Friday’s New Plymouth meeting where Derryn filly Porotene Bubbles (NZ) (Derryn) lines up in the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1600m).

“She’s got a chance, she’s been working well and ran a good third at her second start over 1800m,” he said.

“She didn’t do much at Waverley, but when I got her home she was sore in a front foot with a stone bruise so I’m hoping that’s the reason why she didn’t fire.”

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