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Discreet ready to go in Oaks

Too Darn Discreet will attempt to follow the lead of Zardozi who won the Edward Manifold – Crown Oaks double at Flemington 12 months ago.

TOO DARN DISCREET winning the TAB Edward Manifold Stakes
TOO DARN DISCREET winning the TAB Edward Manifold Stakes Picture: Colin Bull / Sportpix

Ballarat trainer says he would not change anything as Too Darn Discreet looks to extend her winning sequence at Flemington. 

The Group 1 Crown Oaks (2500m) on Thursday will be the daughter of Too Darn Hot's fourth win on end if successful. 

Too Darn Discreet started the ball rolling with a maiden win at Sandown, progressing to the Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) at Flemington then to the Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield. 

"I'll tell you after Thursday whether it has been the perfect prep, but I wouldn't change anything," O'Sullivan said. 

"I'm glad we didn't go down on Saturday for the Wakeful because she'd had the run over 2000 metres before that. 

"She galloped really well on Saturday morning, had a top up gallop on Tuesday, she's got a good draw, barrier three, and she should get a good economical run from there. 

"She's ready to go." 

The 2500 metres on Thursday is unchartered waters, as it is for the filly's 13 rivals, but O'Sullivan is confident she will stretch out. 

O'Sullivan is also banking on a return to Flemington suiting the filly. 

"She was very tough at the end of 2000 metres in the Ethereal, so I've got to be guided by that," O'Sullivan said. 

"I think she will be better suited on the bigger, flatter track at Flemington, and I think she looked better in the Edward Manifold than what she did at Caulfield, so you have to back yourself. 

"She's a very tough filly and we've done the work for her to run out the trip, and I think we have done that, so the proof will be on Thursday." 

Too Darn Discreet holds a nomination in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday week, but O'Sullivan said the filly would be in the paddock by the time that race is run. 

"I put her in as a back-up, just in case there was a simple thing like she pulls a shoe off and gets a foot abscess, or something goes wrong, and you haven't put yourself in there," O'Sullivan said. 

"You're then in the paddock instead of going to a race that would have been an option, but it was purely as a back-up. 

"She'll be in the paddock after the weekend. 

"We'll give her a few days to let down and as she's owned in South Australia we'll prepare her for Adelaide and the Australasian Oaks." 


Racing and Sports

Flemington

Thursday, 07th November 2024

8
ET

Crown Oaks (G1)

Age: 3yo Sex: F Type: OPEN
1 ⁹⁄₁₆ m TURF GOOD
8

(local)
AUD $1,000,000
1 ⁹⁄₁₆ m GOOD

Crown Oaks (G1)

Age: 3yo Sex: F Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. TREASURETHE MOMENT (AUS) 3yo F
ALABAMA EXPRESS (AUS) - DRACONIC TREASURE (USA)
DAMIAN LANE
MATT LAURIE
$3
56kg
Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang)
2nd 5. POWERS OF OPAL (NZ) 3yo F
OCEAN PARK (NZ) - STRADA CAVALLO (NZ)
JAMES MCDONALD
J G SARGENT
$3.5
56kg
J G Sargent, Think Big Stud (Mgr: D G Ramage), Nearco Stud Ltd (Mgr: G R Tomlinson), G G B Macdonald, D F Burges, P W Lord, M B Mcfarlane, Mrs C Brennan, K L Casey, Mrs J S Casey, J L Cox, C L Cox & Miss D Jager

Sales Information

3rd 11. HURRY CURRY (NZ) 3yo F
OCEAN PARK (NZ) - HURRY (NZ)
JOAO MOREIRA
DANNY O'BRIEN
$21
56kg
M J Chittick & C W Duncan

Sales Information

4th 3. HARLEM QUEEN (AUS) 3yo F
BRUTAL (NZ) - HARLEM RIVER (AUS)
BLAKE SHINN
NATHAN DOYLE
$6
56kg

Sales Information

5th 6. PLEASURE ARTIST (AUS) 3yo F
TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) - PERFECT PLEASURE (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
R & W FREEDMAN
$19
56kg

Sales Information

6th 2. TOO DARN DISCREET (AUS) 3yo F
TOO DARN HOT (GB) - MAYBE DISCREET (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
DAN O'SULLIVAN
$11
56kg
7th 12. INEVITABLE TRUTH (AUS) 3yo F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - SCARLETINI (AUS)
JYE MCNEIL
J G SARGENT
$26
56kg

Sales Information

8th 10. NOISES (AUS) 3yo F
MICROPHONE (AUS) - BEETOBEE (JPN)
ANDREW ADKINS
BRAD WIDDUP
$61
56kg

Sales Information

9th 4. RAG QUEEN (AUS) 3yo F
D'ARGENTO (AUS) - VICTORY DAY (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
DAVID PAYNE
$21
56kg

Sales Information

10th 13. PLACID PEARL (AUS) 3yo F
D'ARGENTO (AUS) - SOUTH PEARL (AUS)
BEN MELHAM
MATTHEW SMITH
$51
56kg

Sales Information

11th 7. TALISAY (AUS) 3yo F
PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - MYKAETOB (AUS)
BILLY EGAN
BYRON COZAMANIS
$26
56kg

Sales Information

12th 8. FEMMINILE (AUS) 3yo F
DUNDEEL (NZ) - FEMME FIREBALL (AUS)
DANIEL STACKHOUSE
PHILLIP STOKES
$26
56kg

Sales Information

13th 14. ALL KINDS OF FOLK (AUS) 3yo F
D'ARGENTO (AUS) - SHE BRINGS HOPE (AUS)
LUKE CURRIE
JOHN & CHRIS LEDGER
$101
56kg

Sales Information

14th 9. KILLCARE BEACHGIRL (AUS) 3yo F
TOO DARN HOT (GB) - ABSOLUTE JOY (NZ)
TIM CLARK
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$26
56kg