26.11.2008, RANGIRANGDOO CEMENTS PLACE AS PUNTERS’ BEST PAL

Amanda Hawke
Thursday, 20 November 2008

Chris Waller’s promising galloper Rangirangdoo repaid punters’ faith by demoralising the opposition in the Rosehill Gardens Event Centre Handicap (1550m) at Canterbury tonight.

Rangirangdoo was coaxed forward from the 600 metre mark and rounding the bend, jockey Blake Shinn took a brief look over his shoulder before letting down with the favourite.

$1.70 looked like massive overs when the Pentire gelding demonstrated an explosive turn of foot in scoring by three and a quarter lengths from Starry Light.

Waller confirmed that the promising staying prospect will now be spelled in preparation for the autumn.

“We’re not aiming him at anything too big for now,” Waller said.

“But he’s definitely taken the step up tonight and until they do it, they’re all still just horses.

“He showed he’s got some class.”

Rangirangdoo only scored his breakthrough win in maiden company last start on November 12 after being placed at two starts prior.

The placings and margins: Rangirangoo 54.5kg ($1.70) (B. Shinn) defeated Starry Light 53.5kg ($4.40) (T. Berry (a)) by three and a quarter lengths with Baha 58kg ($7) (D. Nikolic) a further three quarters of a length away in third.

The time and sectionals: The overall time for the race was 1.33.73 secs and they ran the final 600 metres in 35.74 secs.

Winner’s breeding: A three-year-old gelding by Anabaa (USA) x Albanella (GER) (Caerlean (USA)).

What they said: “He’s got to win better races than that in future,” winning jockey Blake Shinn said after the victory.

“He went super, he just met one a bit better than him,” said Tommy Berry, rider of Starry Light.

“Will take improvement from the run,” said Danny Nikolic, rider of Baha.

“Never handled the track,” said Hugh Bowman, rider of Agua Corriendo.

The favourite: Rangirangdoo absolutely bolted in. 

19.11.2008, DANE SHADOW COLT TRIALS FASTEST AT ROSEHILL

Tara Madgwick
Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Young Kitchwin Hills based sire Dane Shadow was represented by a smart type at the Rosehill barrier trials on Tuesday morning where the Chris Waller trained colt Shellscrape saluted in the fastest time of the morning.

Second at his only previous public trial when chasing home the highly rated Gai Waterhouse trained colt Turf Express, Shellscrape showed the benefit of that gallop in winning his 900 metre trial by a neck in 54.82 seconds more than a second faster than any other juvenile trial on the morning.

All going well, Shellscrape is expected to make his debut at Randwick on November 22 in the open juvenile event over 1000 metres.

A $40,000 Magic Millions weanling purchase, Shellscrape is the third foal of the winning Snippets mare Kisma, a grand-daughter of Group Three winner Hayley’s Hope.

An impressive individual, the success of Shellscrape inspired Kisma’s owners to return to Dane Shadow and she has a yearling filly by the same sire and is now due to foal to him again.

Dane Shadow (pictured) has had just two runners to date with Hewentwhoosh finishing second at Scone on Tuesday and Shadow Miss chasing home Our Joan of Arc in the Listed AJC Gimcrack Stakes when finishing midfield beaten just over four lengths.

All two year-olds by Dane Shadow are eligible for the Dane Shadow Breeders Bonus Incentive Scheme, which is offered to horses from the first crop of foals sired by Dane Shadow.

A special $500,000 bonus is available for the connections of any Dane Shadow two year-old this season that can win Group One STC Golden Slipper Stakes, 4^th April, 2009 Rosehill.

The bonus payment is to be split evenly between trainer, owner and breeder, so there is every incentive for precocious youngsters by Dane Shadow to be out and running.

For more information contact Mick Malone (02) 6545 8065 or 0428 458 065 or visit www.kitchwin.com.au/