There is a fair bit of class behind unbeaten two-year-old Funstar and she could be providing the blueprint for breeder John Sheather.
The Adelaide two-year-old started $1.95 favourite and drove through late to make it two wins in as many starts. Her future looks bright after proving too strong for Leviathan ($3.70) in a driving finish where they streeted their rivals.
Sheather shares in the ownership of Funstar, which races in the Arthur Inglis colours of her half-sister, Queensland Oaks winner Youngstar, and she is making the mating for her mum Starspangled this year even more interesting.
Hitting the gap: Funstar charges to victory for Jay Ford after a chequered passage in the straight.Credit:AAP
The breeder explained the reason for going to Adelaide, which, despite being a Cox Plate winner, is an unfashionable stallion.
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“I have always like that Galileo over a Danehill mare cross. It just works,” Sheather said. “It was a 20-20 mating and we got very good filly.
“The mare is going well. Unfortunately, she lost a Dundeel last year and is in foal to Pierro at the moment.
“We havent decided what we are doing this year. I want to go back to that Galileo-Danehill cross again, and Adelaide might not be a bad option.”
Funstar certainly has her share of talent and shows a real desire to win to go with untapped ability.
“Shes so professional,” jockey Jay Ford said. “A very bright future ahead. I havent ridden too many two-year-olds that have the desire like she does to be a racehorse.
“The best is ahead of her. Shes capable of going to another level when she gets out over ground.”
Funstar did what good horses do in overcoming being held up for much of the straight. When the run came she had the acceleration to put her rivals away.
“When the draw came out, I thought barrier one could be the only sticking point and it was, but she proved she was good enough to overcome it,” Ford said.
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