Scat Daddy’s Skitter Scatter Confirms Her Superiority In the Moyglare

[Wandering Eyes]

Finally accorded favouritism in a prestige race, Anthony and Sonia Rogers’s Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy) fully justified that position as she delivered more of the same magic in Sunday’s G1 Moyglare Stud S. at The Curragh. Not taken sufficiently seriously before winning the G3 Silver Flash S. over seven furlongs at Leopardstown July 26 and in the G2 Debutante S. at this venue three weeks ago, the homebred was the pick of a classy bunch this time at 7-2 and broke with all her customary enthusiasm before being restrained by Ronan Whelan to race in mid-division. Driven to take command with 150 yards remaining, the diminutive bay drew away to win in the usual convincing fashion by two lengths from Lady Kaya (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), with Hermosa (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) 1 1/4 lengths away in third. “We came here thinking we had a chance, but you’re always pinching yourself,” her rider commented. “I’m a glass-half-full person, but the way she won the last day I was very hopeful and she just seems to be winning with plenty left. She hit a flat spot at halfway and I was a bit worried, but she was running around with me at the end as if she had plenty in the tank and doesn’t seem to be stopping.”

SKITTER SCATTER, f, 2, Scat Daddy–Dane Street, by Street Cry (Ire). O-Anthony Rogers & Mrs Sonia Rogers; B-Three Chimneys Farm LLC & Airlie Stud (KY); T-Patrick Prendergast; J-Ronan Whelan. Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-2, €332,990. *1/2 to Data Dependent (More Than Ready), GSP-US, $120,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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