Promising NZ based
3yo Filly Miss Cobra is now on target for a crack at the
Group 1 $300,000 New Zealand 1000 Guineas, following her recent impressive maiden win over 1380 metres at Otaki.
The Hastings training partnership of Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen have always held
Miss Cobra in high regard and are now planning to run her in a open three-year-old race over 1400 metres at Trentham on October 24 as her final lead up to the
Gr1 NZ 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November 14.
Miss Cobra winning softly at Otaki
The three-year-old Iffraaj filly was totally unsuited by the heavy-11 track conditions at Otaki and looked under pressure when a long way off the leaders at the 600m but once rider Lisa Allpress brought her to the outside in the home straight, she quickly gathered in the leaders and raced clear in the final 100 metres to win by 1.5 lengths.
Trainers Lowry and Cullen have not been afraid to line the filly up, as a maiden, in strong three-year-old races already this season. She was a fast finishing third behind Girlsarebackintown and Magic Dancer over 1100 metres at Taupo in August and followed that up with an outstanding run for
fourth in the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1340m) in September, where she came from last on the home turn to finish only a length from the winner.
Miss Cobra is owned by her Hawke’s Bay breeders, Tim and Briar Macphee and is out of the
Zabeel mare Athenri.
Miss Cobra is the third foal they have bred from the mare.
The first was a colt by Keeper who was sold to Australia and the second was a filly by Nom de Jeu, called Amour de Jeu, which has had one start for a second.
Since Miss Cobra, Athenri has produced a filly by Cape Blanco which was purchased by Dynamic Syndications at the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale in March 2015.
Athenri (by Zabeel) was bred by Sir Patrick and Lady Hogan and had four race starts for a win, a second and a third. She was the pre-market favourite for the NZ Oaks before injury cut short her racing career.
Shootoff wins the Gr1 Queensland Derby
Already a success at stud Athenri is the dam of Shootoff, winner of the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) in 2011 and it appears Miss Cobra has the potential to earn Black Type as well.
Our Filly - Cape Blanco x Athenri
Dynamic Syndications have given our CAPE BLANCO 2yo filly to Gai Waterhouse to train her into a Classics and Cups Contender. A magnificent filly with flawless conformation our half-sister to a Gr1 Winner potentially could be a ½ sister to 2 Gr1 Winners.
Join the co-ownership group that’s racing this filly with GAI. 5% Shares are only $8,050.