Singapore Sling too Strong in Soliloquy Stakes

New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Singapore Sling won her first race of the
season with an exceptional performance in the second leg of New Zealand
Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series, the $45,000 Listed Soliloquy Lodge
Stakes (1400m).

A daughter of international Group 1 winner Starcraft, Singapore Sling (ex
Gin Sling) produced one of the standout performances of the Ellerslie
meeting coming from the back of the field to beat race favourite, Dating
(O'Reilly).

After jumping well, Vinnie Colgan slowly eased Singapore Sling to the back
of the pack with the talented Dating settling in mid-field. Rounding the
600 metres, the daughter of Starcraft was travelling well but had plenty to
do after being forced five wide on the turn as race leader Cool Storm (One
Cool Cat) broke for home. Seeming to revel in the heavy going, Singapore
Sling produced a strong kick at the 350 metre mark to claim race leader
Cool Storm before reeling in Dating to win by a nose at the post.

Sold for just $15,000 in the 2009 Karaka Select Yearling Sale, Singapore
Sling capped off a successful weekend for her sire Starcraft - himself a
Karaka graduate - who notched up a trans-Tasman treble on Saturday.

In a short career spanning only four starts, the Sildi Bloodstock owned
filly has won two of her four starts including her bold front-running win
as a two-year-old in the Brighthill Farm Juvenile to earn over $30,000 in
stakes.

Race favourite Dating put in another strong performance after her unlucky
third in the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) and race leader Cool Storm
was also impressive, running on bravely for a length away third.

The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series is starting to heat up
with Rememba Howe (Handsome Ransom) remaining in first place on six points,
Singapore Sling moves straight to second on four points and Dating third on
three and a half points. The next leg of the Series is the $300,000 Group 1
New Zealand Bloodstock 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on 13 November.

New Zealand Bloodstock graduates took out the other feature race of the
Ellerslie meeting, the Listed $45,000 ARC Bonecrusher Stakes.

In a field that promised to produce a strong race it did not disappoint,
with Hoofit (Mossman x Chuckle) and Sweet Suitor (Bachelor Duke x Holy
Honey) heading the pack at the 350 metre mark and fighting all the way to
the post, with Hoofit winning by a nose.

The Stephen McKee trained Hoofit, owned by Sir Patrick Hogan, Alistair
Sutherland, Tony Timpson & Peter Walker was purchased in the 2009 Karaka
Premier Yearling Sale for $60,000. Saturday's win was the second for the
son of Mossman, the first coming as a two-year-old. From 11 race day
starts, Hoofit has earned over $60,000 in stakes.

Runner up, the talented Sweet Suitor, showed he has plenty more to offer
after his impressive last start win. The Bachelor Duke three-year-old, also
sold by New Zealand Bloodstock in the 2009 Karaka Select Yearling Sale was
bought by Rogerson Bloodstock for only $12,000.