NZ MAR 20 - MR CHARLIE STARS IN THE ST LEGER

By Courtesy of NZTM | Monday, March 22, 2010

Whilst other races on the Trentham card may have given rise to tight finishes, the same could not be said of Saturday’s Listed Aon New Zealand St Leger (2500m).

Poised to challenge at the swing in, the Golan galloper Mr Charlie (NZ) simply ran away and hid from his rivals, shooting some 6.30 lengths clear from Blood Brotha (Danzighill) in the hands of Leith Innes.

Held on a Good 3 surface, the time clocked by the impressive four-year-old colt was 3.34.5

Trained by Stephen McKee, Mr Charlie (NZ) has achieved three wins and five placings from his 11 starts, never finishing worse than second in his last six outings for owner Lai Chan Cheong.

Bred by Mapperley Stud Partnership Syndicate, Mr Charlie (NZ) combines the bloodlines of the proven Gr.1 producing sire Golan with the Maizcay mare Timpani.

Raced twice, Timpani is a three-quarter sister to the five time winner in Australia, Triscay.

To date the mare has had five winners from nine to race.

Of these, Mr Charlie (NZ) represents both her most successful offspring and her most expensive Karaka-graduate.

Offered by Windsor Park Stud at the 2007 Select Yearlng Sale, the Golan yearling was picked by NZB as agent for $70,000.

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