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I rarely get overly excited when I do my weekly black-booking of horses on a comparative time basis, but the performance of two-year-old filly Petits Filous at Moonee Valley in the first race on July 15 certainly suggests she could be an outstanding prospect.
Her overall time of 1.00.74 over 1000 metres on a heavy surface eclipsed the 1.02.74 in the two year old colts and Geldings event.
Both the two-year-old winners that day were superior to the BM70 winner Jersey Whistler, who won at the same distance later in the day. That is an even more promising sign for Petits Filou, and rarely do you see a time disparity of this magnitude when comparing times between the same class of horse, yet alone higher class races.
Her winning margin of six lengths says enough about her performance, but another three lengths to third, and a further seven lengths to the fourth placed horse suggests that it was no race for the faint hearted.
It’s worth keeping in mind that second placed Labuan Star, and third placed Charlie Garcon both also ran superior times to their peers on the day.
Despite the fact they were well beaten, both look very capable of winning races in the not too distant future.
The star of the show was undoubtedly the winner though, and in the capable hands of young Group 1-winning trainer Ciaron Maher she looks set for a bright future, perhaps even an early Spring player?
She is sired by American horse Street Boss, said to be the fastest son of Street Cry, best known in Australia as the father of Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, and Caulfield Guineas winner Whobegotyou.
Her Dam is Excellent Lady, a half sister to the 2001 Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) winner La Bella Dama, so the chances of this filly running out a strong 1200m or further looks a formality. That breeding also suggests she can win on any track surface.
Her winning effort bears comparison to the great mare Black Caviar, who did something similar at her two-year-old debut.
It’s obviously a bit premature to be comparing her in that class, and as the old saying goes only time will tell.
Perhaps in this case it already has?
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