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Coldplay hasn’t missed a beat this season and she’s now in line to show she belongs on the Group One stage.
The last-start Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes winner added the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes at Te Rapa to her record on Saturday and 12 months to the day that she had claimed the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes.
“She’s a typical Savabeel who has come of age as a four-year-old,” said Andrew Forsman, who prepares the mare with Murray Baker.“What she did as a three-year-old last season was on raw ability alone. She’s much stronger and mature now.”
Given a cosy run behind the pace by Craig Grylls, Coldplay was angled into the clear in the straight and she proved too strong in the closing 100 metres.Her next assignment has yet to be confirmed, but it’s a fair bet that it will be a Group One challenge.
“That’s all that is missing for her,” Forsman said. “It’s just a matter of finding the right one. It could be the Zabeel Classic to see whether she runs 2000 metres and then maybe freshen her up for the Thorndon.”Rising Shot acquitted herself extremely well in jumping from a previous Rating 75 victory to finish runner-up ahead of her stablemate Stolen Dance, who led 300 metres from home and peaked on her run in her first appearance for four months.
Coldplay completed an outstanding day for her Cambridge stable, which earlier won the Gr.3 Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup with Lizzie L'Amour and the Wentwood Grange 2YO with Caesour's Dream.“It’s been a very good day,” Forsman said. “We thought Bonneval would have gone closer in the first race, but she’ll keep – she’s a good filly.”
Coldplay is part-owned by Waikato Stud, who in January will be offering her sister (Lot 170) during the Premier Sale at Karaka.
