Soliloquy Lodge Stakes Set to Impress

Saturday's $45,000 Listed Manuka Doctor Soliloquy Lodge Stakes (1400m) sees the second leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series with fourteen three-year-olds looking to make an impression on the leaderboard.

With the first leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series, the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m), won ever so impressively by Anabandana (Anabaa), the winner of Saturday's race will earn four points and second place in the Series.

Heading the field for the fillies feature is the Richard Otto & Mark Brooks trained Whoshe (NZ) (Storm Creek x Lesley Coup). A stakes winning two-year-old and a winner of three of her six starts, she comes into the race after beating the boys in the Listed Wanganui Guineas at her last start.

Stephen McKee will have two fillies in the race with Society Lady (NZ) (O'Reilly x Logical Lady) and Centre Point (NZ) (Elusive City x Shades of Silk) who have both drawn wide barriers. A winner of two of her four starts, Society Lady ran a creditable fourth in her last start to Antonio Lombardo in the Listed Challenge Stakes.

Only lightly raced, Centre Point was impressive in her last performance running a close second at Ruakaka and beating the hugely promising Papilio (Redoute's Choice) who had a big win last week. She is a maiden runner but is progressing in her racing and is one to watch.

The Graham Richardson trained Miss Upstart (Snippetson x Magic Star) proved that she is a very capable filly when winning the Listed Murdoch Newell Stakes in just her third start as a two-year-old. She had no luck in her fresh-up run in the Listed Fillies Stakes at Wanganui earlier this month but should have taken a good deal of improvement from the race.

The Ralph Manning trained River Nymph (NZ) (Captain Rio x Arduous) and Miss Pelear (NZ) (Mr. Nancho x Tori Belle) from Keith & Brendon Hawtin's stables were third and fourth equal respectively in the Listed Fillies Stakes. Both are lightly raced and broke their maiden status two starts back as two-year-olds.

Faraway Eyes (NZ) (Ustinov x O'Really Impulsive) comes into the race after winning her maiden by two-lengths at Ruakaka at her last start for trainer Michael Lawlor. Taking the race by two lengths, she beat fellow race runner Perfect Katch (Perfectly Ready) in the process.

Andrew Scott will be represented by Ready Steady (NZ) (Perfectly Ready x Buckling) who was first equal in the Countdown to the Karaka Million as a two-year-old, beating Dowager Queen (Savabeel). She comes into the race fresh-up after an unplaced trial last week and will be ridden by Opie Bosson who rode Anabandana to victory in the first leg of the Series.

The race will see two Karaka 3YO Mile nominated horses compete; the Roger James trained Holy Moly (NZ) (Holy Roman Emperor x Clarissa) and Perfect Katch (NZ) (Perfectly Ready x Al Katcha) for Donna & Dean Logan. Holy Moly showed her ability when winning impressively on debut as a two-year-old and will be looking for a change in luck after a tough outing in the Listed Fillies Stakes.

Perfect Katch comes into the race as a maiden with four seconds to her credit including a good last start third in the Listed Challenge Stakes behind Antonio Lombardo. Ginja Ninja (NZ) (Thorn Park x Remy) ran fifth in the same race for Ben Foote and boasts three race seconds from five starts.

Stephen Autridge trained The Claws Are Out (NZ) (Scaredee Cat x Spandex) and Rosie's Revenge (NZ) (O'Reilly x Timamou) from Ron Gussey's stables both put in winning performances two starts back and will be looking to improve on their last starts after drawing inside barriers.

Completing the field in the number fourteen saddle cloth is the Stephen Marsh trained How Far (NZ) (Ishiguru x Spring Creek) who comes into the race after running second on debut at Taranaki.

The winner of the second leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series, the $45,000 Listed Soliloquy Lodge Stakes (1400m), will receive four points in the Series, with second taking two points and third one point.

The Listed Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) will be held at Ellerslie Racecourse this Saturday at 3.26pm. To view the race schedule and the current points table for the Filly of the Year Series, click here.