Morning signals Eurell new dawn

Ex-Kiwi filly impresses at Caulfield

OUR RED MORNING winning the Neds Bet Back Handicap at Caulfield in Australia.
OUR RED MORNING winning the Neds Bet Back Handicap at Caulfield in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

Greg Eurell went to the Karaka Yearling Sale earlier this year to buy what he hoped would be the next generation of stable stars, but it could be a filly who had already had a couple of starts at the time that proves his best pick-up.

A conversation with existing client Craig Dawson laid the foundations for Eurell acquiring Our Red Morning, who on Saturday was a class above her rivals in the $150,000 Neds Bet Back 3YO Fillies Handicap at Caulfield.

The 1400-metre event was her third start for Eurell, but fifth overall after third and eighth placings in New Zealand in January, with Eurell happy to take her on after looking at her first two starts.

"The owner that sent her over, Craig, he said, 'I've got a filly here you might be interested in, have a look at her replays and see what you think. If you like her, I'll send her across'," Eurell recalled.

"I had a look at the replays, and she only placed that day (on debut), but she ran really good and I really liked the way she ran into it, exactly like she did today.

"Knowing Kiwi horses, they're good in the wet, so it was the right time of year to come across. By the time she had a spell and came in for us we'd have hit the winter.

"It was either going to work or it wasn't, but it's worked."

Our Red Morning ($3.80 fav) made it back-to-back wins, following a dominant Mornington maiden win on a Heavy 10, when she cruised to a three-length win over She's Pretty Rich ($7) with Impending Shadow ($13) was a neck away third.

The daughter of Redwood's ninth of 11 at Echuca on debut for Eurell is now a distant memory as the Cox Plate-winning trainer ponders what to do next with the rising four-year-old.

"We're just going to have to have a good hard look and see what's available," he said.

"She may have to have a little breather and then there maybe something there to focus on. We'll go home, let the dust settle and see what we can find.

"But if she gets it all together she's going to be a bit of a force in a couple of nice races I would think."


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Caulfield

Saturday, 08th July 2023

4
13:35
(local)

Neds Bet Back Handicap

Age: 3yo Sex: F WT: 54.0kg Type: OPEN
AUD $150,000
1400m TURF SOFT
4
13:35
(local)
AUD $150,000
1400m SOFT

Neds Bet Back Handicap

Age: 3yo Sex: F WT: 54.0kg Type: OPEN
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 9. OUR RED MORNING (NZ) 3yo F
REDWOOD (GB) - MORENA (NZ)
MATTHEW CARTWRIGHT
GREG EURELL
$3.8
54kg
R W Hammett, P Rose, M A Sultana, W Sultana, C K R Dawson, J L Greenland, Miss L Richardson, B Daly, D Campagna, D Campagna, N Pappaluca, C N Pascoe, M P Holman, Ms D L Eurell, S G Eurell, K J McCormick, Miss L E McCormick, L Marchetti, P A C Schultz & Ms M Evans
2nd 4. SHE'S PRETTY RICH (AUS) 3yo F
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - PRETTY SNITZEL (AUS)
BRIAN HIGGINS
MATTHEW BROWN
$7
57.5kg
Mrs L M Brown, T A Hartley, B D'Abaco, Mrs E D'Abaco, D B McAuley, Mrs L J Matthews, A B Matthews, C D Arnott, Mrs C F Blundy, P L Blake, M Reilly, Mrs M L Hicks, Z K King, Mrs J Harmes, Mrs J D Daley, R S Daley & Browns & Kirks (Mgr: S D Brown)

Sales Information

3rd 7. IMPENDING SHADOW (AUS) 3yo F
IMPENDING (AUS) - OUR LONA (AUS)
DAMIEN OLIVER
GWENDA JOHNSTONE
$13
56.5kg
R C Mackenzie, Mrs D Mackenzie, S J Mackenzie & S Mackenzie
4th 6. HAZEL BABY (AUS) 3yo F
TORONADO (IRE) - LENIENCE (IRE)
MS CARLEEN HEFEL
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE
$4.4
55kg

Sales Information

5th 5. TORONADO ROUGE (AUS) 3yo F
TORONADO (IRE) - LONHRUGE (AUS)
WIREMU PINN
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
$11
55kg

Sales Information

6th 3. HELL HOUND (AUS) 3yo F
HELLBENT (AUS) - MISS CHARMING (USA)
BEN MELHAM
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
$9
58.5kg
7th 13. SNICK (AUS) 3yo F
IMPENDING (AUS) - LEGCUT (AUS)
TATUM BULL
JOHN SADLER
$31
51kg

Sales Information

8th 11. OUR EMPRESS ZOE (AUS) 3yo F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MY SABEEL (NZ)
JYE MCNEIL
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
$101
55kg

Sales Information

9th 8. SILENT SCREAM (AUS) 3yo F
SMART MISSILE (AUS) - DANCING MAZZY (AUS)
CRAIG NEWITT
ANDREW R CAMPBELL
$26
56kg
10th 10. QUEEN LATIFA (AUS) 3yo F
PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - EVENING GLITTER (AUS)
DEAN YENDALL
GREG EURELL
$26
55.5kg

Sales Information

11th 1. ANAHITA (AUS) 3yo F
SHALAA (IRE) - KAITLIN COVE (AUS)
CELINE GAUDRAY
MATT LAURIE
$11
58kg

Sales Information

12th 2. BORN HUSTLER (AUS) 3yo F
TARZINO (NZ) - JOINT ASPIRATION (GB)
LAURA LAFFERTY
JASON WARREN
$15
56kg
13th 12. STYLE AND GRACE (AUS) 3yo F
IMPENDING (AUS) - YOUNG LOVE (AUS)
LUKE CAMPBELL
GERARD MOLONEY
$101
52.5kg

Sales Information