WELL bred bitch Wild Cindy staked her claim on the O’Driscoll Coaches grade five series final with an impressive heat win at Tattersall’s Park in Hobart last night (Thursday).
Wild Cindy flew the lids from box seven to lead comfortably at the top turn but when she slipped into overdrive the daughter of Go Wild Teddy spreadeagled the field and went on to score by almost 11 lengths.
It was Wild Cindy’s third win and second on the Hobart circuit.
The bitch was bred by her owner Barry Heawood who mated his former star racing bitch Sultan’s Swing with Go Wild Teddy that produced four pups of which only two made it to the racetrack.
Sultan’s Swing was a star, notching 35 wins and 20 minor placings from her 66 starts for just over $60,000 in stakes.
She won on all tracks and knocked up winning feature races in her early racing career with her excellent box manners and early speed the main assets.
No it looks as if she could make the grade as a broodbitch.
Her second litter are by former Melbourne Cup and Hobart Thousand winner Dyna Tron with that mating producing three pups that are just over a year old.
Wild Cindy clocked the best time over the 461-metre trip of the eight heat winners.
She stopped the clock at 26.08 that was lengths better than the next best time of 26.18 recorded by the Anthony Bullock-trained Hellyeah Fiona that led all the way to win her heat.
Hellyeah Fiona began well wearing the white vest as did Flash Innings that jumped in front from box eight and looked set to take the lead.
But Hellyeah Fiona refused to give up the rail and booted through to lead by a length turning for home.
Once straightened for the long run home she extended her lead and hit the line 5-1/2 lengths clear of Barnes Bay with Flash Innings 1-1/2 lengths away third.
It was one of two Bullock runners to make the final with Classic Nikko also earning her berth with a powerful display of front-running.
Classic Nikko clocked a time of 26.50 but her first split of 5.09 was clearly the best of the eight heat winners and her second split of 11.21 also held its own.
She was starting to feel the pinch over the concluding stages but if she can replicate that sort of start in the final she is a winning chance.