Trying the 2000m for the first time in her career, the Lammerskraal Stud-bred Duke Of Marmalade filly Bye Bye Bombshell registered her maiden stakes success when finishing strongly to win the R150 000 Listed East Cape Oaks at Fairview on Friday.
The R300 000 Cape Premier Yearling Sale graduate is trained by SA Champion Justin Snaith and races in the interests of Greg Bortz & Gina Goldsmith.
Craig Zackey has Bye Bye Bombshell flying (Pic – Pauline Herman)
She proved a touch too strong for her eight rivals as she moved up from some lengths off the gallop, and stormed clear at 33-10 under Craig Zackey to beat the gallant long-time leader Monashada (33-1) by 1,50 lengths in a time of 126,28 secs.
The winner’s stablemate Peut Etre Moi (15-4) appeared to run in snatches and was a further 1,25 lengths back in third.
The talking horse, and eventual tote favourite, Winter Scout (28-10) plodded when it counted and ran a modest fourth.
The Lammerskraal Stud-bred winner is a daughter of Drakenstein’s deceased Danehill stallion Duke Of Marmalade out of Dubai Gina, who was acquired privately by Lammerskraal boss Pieter Graaff in an upgrade of the champion nursery’s broodmare band.
By leading broodmare sire Dubai Destination, Dubai Gina won four, including the Listed Sun Classique Handicap. She also ran third to Lammerskraal’s own Viva Maria in the Gr1 Woolavington 2000 of 2012.
Dubai Gina, whose dam is by the great Sunday Silence, is out of a half-sister to the dam of 2016 Gr1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardere winner National Defense.
Bye Bye Bombshell has won 3 races with 3 places from 10 starts for stakes of R244 575.
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