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Fangirl to bounce back in Champions Mile

Chris Waller sees no reason why Fangirl cannot return to winning form at Flemington.

FANGIRL.
FANGIRL. Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

It is highly unlikely Chris Waller and James Mcdonald will be making the same mistake twice with Fangirl

The six-year-old daughter of Sebring heads to the Group 1 Champions Mile at Flemington on Saturday coming off a previous start sixth in the King Charles III Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on October 19. 

Waller and McDonald made the decision to ride Fangirl closer to the speed which was set by Pride Of Jenni, an opponent again on Saturday. 

With Pride Of Jenni in any race it can get horses out of their comfort zone, a factor Waller was mindful of when Fangirl contested the King Charles III. 

"There was a solid pace, and she's got a devastating turn of foot and likes to be ridden quiet," Waller said. 

"If you take a horse out of its comfort zone, often it can come back and haunt you over the last part of the race and I think that was the case with Fangirl last start. 

"We just rode her a little too positively early, we forgot about her normal rhythm and pattern and had her too close." 

Fangirl has raced twice at Flemington previously. 

As a three-year-old filly, Fangirl showed a devastating turn of foot to win the Carbine Club Stakes (1600m), while her only run at Flemington was when she was fourth to Pride Of Jenni in last year's Champions Mile. 

Fangirl is a three-time Group 1 winner, her most recent being over Mr Brightside, also an opponent on Saturday, in last year's King Charles III. 

Waller is expecting Fangirl to bounce back on Saturday. 

"Fangirl is coming off a defeat in Sydney that we didn't expect but there's been no signs to suggest she can't bounce back," Waller said. 

"She's undergone proper veterinary checks and she's well. 

"She's a talented horse, she's beaten the best of them. 

"We just need to see her get back to her best form and there's no reason she can't." 


Racing and Sports

Flemington

Saturday, 09th November 2024

7
ET

VRC Champions Mile (G1)

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN
1 m TURF GOOD
7

(local)
AUD $3,005,325
1 m GOOD

VRC Champions Mile (G1)

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) 7yo G
BULLBARS (AUS) - LILAHJAY (NZ)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
$5
59kg
Lindsay Park Bloodstock (S Steel), Green Shorts Racing (A Visalli), K Paisley, C Paisley, B Carson, M Andreadis, J Molinaro, A Molinaro, J Evans, D Hollyman, S Horn, R Jarvis, G Kerr, D Lee, R White, D Cavallo, The Fighting Cowboys (A Pettiona), P Presti, L Presti & Hunter Graeber Racing

Sales Information

2nd 4. ANTINO (NZ) 6yo G
REDWOOD (GB) - MAHAMAYA (NZ)
MARK ZAHRA
TONY GOLLAN
$8
59kg
J Ramchandani

Sales Information

3rd 10. FANGIRL (AUS) 6yo M
SEBRING (AUS) - LITTLE SURFER GIRL (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD
CHRIS WALLER
$5
57kg
Ingham Racing (Mgrs: Ms L J Ingham, J A Ingham, R C Ingham & Mrs D N Kepitis)
4th 12. STEFI MAGNETICA (AUS) 4yo M
ALL TOO HARD (AUS) - MID SUMMER MUSIC (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
BJORN BAKER
$13
57kg

Sales Information

5th 11. AMELIA'S JEWEL (AUS) 5yo M
SIYOUNI (FR) - BUMBASINA (IRE)
DAMIAN LANE
ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD
$10
57kg
6th 7. NEW ENERGY (IRE) 5yo G
NEW BAY (GB) - FOR JOY (GB)
DYLAN BROWNE MCMONAGLE
CIARON MAHER
$61
59kg

Sales Information

7th 3. PINSTRIPED (AUS) 6yo G
STREET BOSS (USA) - SNITZEL BLITZ (AUS)
BEN ALLEN
ENVER JUSUFOVIC
$41
59kg

Sales Information

8th 8. VON HAUKE (NZ) 5yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - TIARA (NZ)
JOSH PARR
CLIFF BROWN
$101
59kg

Sales Information

9th 2. MY OBERON (IRE) 7yo G
DUBAWI (IRE) - MY TITANIA (IRE)
NASH RAWILLER
ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD
$12
59kg

Sales Information

10th 13. BROADSIDING (AUS) 3yo C
TOO DARN HOT (GB) - SPEEDWAY (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
JAMES CUMMINGS
$8
52kg
11th 9. PRIDE OF JENNI (AUS) 7yo M
PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - SANCERRE (NZ)
BEN MELHAM
CIARON MAHER
$4.5
57kg

Sales Information