In part 1, I mentioned Cruden Bay, Prince Harda, Seville, Prince Of Penzance and Hawkspur. Here are the final five horses of my horses to follow this spring.
6. Oasis Bloom
Career: seven starts for two wins; five year old mare; trainer: Peter Morgan and Craig Widdison.
Exciting staying prospect who is very lightly raced for a five-year-old. She’s a highly promising horse and the best bit is she hasn’t got out to a suitable trip yet.
All of her runs have come below 1800m and she looks like a horse who would suit 2400m and maybe the Caulfield Cup.
Oasis Bloom has only greeted the judge in front twice with a win two years ago on Oaks day at Flemington in a three year old fillies race over 1700m.
Her win in last year’s Stocks Stakes was brilliant as she kept grinding from the front to win by a narrow margin.
Glen Boss put some good wraps on her last year and he is a very good judge of a racehorse.
Oasis Bloom is on target for the Caulfield Cup and if her form holds up as well as what it has so far she’ll run a race in the Cup. Risk her at your own peril.
7. Waldpark
Career: 15 starts for four wins; six year old; trainer: Anthony Freedman
Import who creates a lot of intrigue coming down under with his mission the Cox Plate under the hands of Anthony Freedman, which seems a good match as he’s had success with German gallopers Mawingo and Lucas Cranach, who have both won Group races over here.
Waldpark’s form overseas is quite good, with a win in the German Derby and at his last start he ran second to Novellist, who has since won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in England.
Novellist has beaten 2011 Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden, runner up that year Red Cadeaux and the highest rated horse in training over the globe Cirrus Des Aigles. It franks that the form around Waldpark is pretty good.
He could tear this year’s spring to bits with the weakness of the weight-for-age ranks over the past years.
8. Star Rolling
Career: four starts for three wins; four year old gelding; trainer: Peter Morgan and Craig Widdison.
One of the most exciting gallopers in Australia at the moment, his only disapointing run was his first start at Seymour, when beaten 11 lengths in a maiden.
Besides that run though he’s been nothing short of impressive; Star Rolling took out his maiden at Wodonga before two wins at Flemington over the 2000m against moderate three year old opposition back in June.
He’s nominated for both the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate and while many may think the owners and co-trainers are aiming too high they’re forgetting how much improvement this horse has to come and that winter winners over previous years – such as December Draw – have risen from being a Saturday class horse to a Group 1 winner.
This horse has enormous potential and the name to match because he is a star that’s just starting to get rolling.
9. Gregers
Career: three starts for two wins; three year old filly; trainer: David Hayes.
Talented filly aiming at the Thousand Guineas. All three runs have been in town and she hasnt disappointed yet.
Both of her wins have came at Moonee Valley in restricted two and three year old races over 1000 metres, while in her other run she ran fourth in the Blue Diamond Stakes behind Miracles Of Life.
She has always looked like a filly who wouldn’t have much trouble getting up to the mile.
The Hayes stable is just starting to prove it’s becoming a dominant force once more and this is the filly to set it up. Reminds a little of Miss Finland and we all know how good she was.
10. Sea Moon
Career: 10 starts for five wins; six year old horse; trainer: Robert Hickmott.
One of the best credentialed imports to ever come down under and is in the right hands being in the powerful Macedon Lodge headed by Llyod and Nick Williams.
His form overseas is brilliant – he won the Hardwicke Stakes of the Royal Ascot carnival where he beat Dunaden, Red Cadeaux and Jakkalberry. There’s no doubting that if the Macedon Lodge team have slightly improved he will be an unstoppable force.
His exhibition gallop on Saturday at Flemington was very good and just shows he’s ticking over nicely for the Cups or a Plate.
It’s a big call without having raced in Australia yet but on his form and gallops this is the best horse in Australia and if he performs nothing will stop Sea Moon this spring.
You’d have to be a baffling bufoon to not notice this horse and respect the quality of Sea Moon.
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