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SOLD! Lot 352 STATE OF REST🌍 x Intrinsic colt sells for $425,000 at @inglis Easter! Purchased by @StarTbreds / Vin Cox Bloodstock💪 Congratulations to vendor @SegenhoeGroup & all involved👏👏 #IronHorse

🏇WFA Performance Ratings ⏱️⚖️📊📊 - Top 5 winners from Rosehill & Flemington 28/3/26: 🌟 Aeliana - 106.5: Showed class and serious stamina to overhaul Dubai Honour and win a high rating Group 1 Tancred Stakes. Her 106.5 rating was a new peak, improving on her previous two runs of 105.3 and 104.7. It was only her second attempt at 2400m, and she has now produced a new peak at the trip both times, having gone from 99.5 to 103.3 to win the Group 1 ATC Derby at the same stage last year. Her range and versatility are proving exceptional. She ran 105.3 over 1600m behind Autumn Glow in a race that required sharp acceleration and sectional speed off a slow tempo, and has now produced 106.5 over a strongly run 2400m that required stamina and sustained speed. The clearest sign of her staying strength is that she not only relished a genuine 2400m in fast overall time, but still finished well above standard late, running +3.8 lengths over her final 200m. That confirms her as a genuine elite stayer. Comparisons with Verry Elleegant are now warranted. Verry Elleegant ran 104 to win the G1 Australian Oaks as a 3YO in 2019, then returned the following autumn to run 104.5 when second in the G1 Ranvet before producing 107 to win the G1 Tancred seven days later. Aeliana followed a similar path, running 103.3 to win the G1 ATC Derby last year, then returning to win the Ranvet with 104.7 and now the Tancred with 106.5. Her figure is the second-highest winning rating in this race over the past decade, behind only Verry Elleegant. 🎯 Light Infantry Man - 101: Won a brutally fast-run Group 1 Australian Cup, where Pride Of Jenni set a blistering tempo, running +24.5 lengths above standard to the 800m. The race completely broke down late, with the entire field out on their feet over the final 400m, but Light Infantry Man was able to edge past Pride Of Jenni right on the line. A 101 rating is his equal second-best performance in Australia behind the 105 he produced to win this race last year in dominant fashion by two lengths, also off a similarly extreme tempo set by Pride Of Jenni (who was beaten 15.7L on that occasion). While Saturday’s race was run in well above standard overall time, it was not especially strong given the setup from that early pace. As a guide, they ran only six lengths faster than the BM84 won by Zakouma, despite going out around 26 lengths faster to the 800m, and coming home 20 lengths slower over the final 600m. Light Infantry Man ran home -11.4 lengths below standard for the final 400m and -6.5 for the final 200m, reflecting how hard the early speed took its toll. There was a clear element of Pride Of Jenni going too fast for her own good, which very likely reduced her overall time compared to what she could have produced with a tempo more typical of her early speed, rather than at her extreme top end. Her ability to remain competitive and not drop right out was remarkable. That does not apply to the same extent to those settling off the speed, with numerous examples of high-quality horses sitting off this type of extreme tempo and producing stronger overall figures. That is a key factor constraining the race to a 101 rating level. What the race does reinforce is that Light Infantry Man thrives in strongly run races. He has now won five races in Australia, and all have been run at least five lengths faster than standard early. In the 10 fastest early-pace races he has contested in Australia, he has won five, with a median rating of 99. In the 10 slowest-run races he has contested, he has zero wins, with just one placing and a median rating of 96. 🌧️ Wootton Verni - 99.5: Improved on his previous 97.5 peak from a 2000m win at Randwick on Soft 7 last preparation, to run a 99 rating winning the Neville Sellwood Stakes over 2000m on Soft 7 at Rosehill. Both races were run at a solid tempo, well above standard to the 800m, which provided an almost identical setup to that prior peak and makes the repeat performance no surprise. His profile shows a preference for rain affected ground, with his five best career ratings, including overseas, all coming in those conditions. 🙌 Corniche - 97.5: Won the Listed Bob Hoysted Hcp over 1000m at Flemington on Soft 7 for Shaw Mathrick, matching his career peak from two seasons ago when a 3YO with James Cummings, winning the G3 Gold Coast Guineas on Heavy 10. He clearly handles wet ground well, but his good form is not limited to those conditions. He has ratings of 96.3 on Soft 5 and 96.2 on Good 4. 💎 Idle Flyer - 97.5: Won the G2 Emancipation Stakes at Rosehill, her second best performance behind the 100.5 she produced winning the G3 Angst Stakes over 1600m last preparation. That peak came fourth up, whereas she was only second up on Saturday over 1500m, suggesting there is still scope to improve. She looks a good chance to challenge that peak again this preparation. ⚡️ Welwal - 97.5: Won the G3 Doncaster Prelude with a 97.5 rating, matching his peak from the G3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes over 1400m on Heavy ground at Caulfield in 2024. He settled nearly seven lengths off the lead at the 800m, but that was no disadvantage in a race run at a very fast early tempo set by Sandpaper, +11.5 lengths above standard, which suited horses in his position. His record points to a clear preference for wet ground, with his three Australian wins coming on Soft 6 to Heavy 8. That said, he has also produced ratings of 96.6, 96 and 95.5 when placed in Group class races on Good 4, not too far below his 97.5 peak.

From the family of THE AUTUMN SUN ☀️😍 This filly was great buying at $200k from the draft of @ArrowfieldStud! @cwallerracing knows how to train the family! inglis.com.au/sale/2026-aust…

Two Group Ones in Seven Days for Aeliana (NZ) 🏆 Over the last two Saturdays, top-class Karaka graduate #Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) has recorded two heart-stopping and spectacular triumphs at Group One level. The four-year-old added Saturday's A$1.5m Kia Tancred Stakes (2400m) to her victory in the Ranvet Stakes (2000m) the previous weekend, both at Rosehill. Aeliana is now a triple Group One winner and has earned A$4.44m – almost 30 times her $180,000 purchase price. “Last time Nash (Rawiller on Lindermann) rode a terrific race and had me a little bit disorganised. I didn’t want that to happen today. Luckily we were on a superior horse. Credit to the runner-up, he gave us one hell of a fright. Aeliana is now unbeaten in two starts over 2400 metres – the other was last year’s Group One Australian Derby (2400m). “It’s about trusting your gut instinct more than anything,” @cwallerracing said, explaining the back-up from the Ranvet Stakes. “Her winning the Derby last year was a big plus, so she’s won over the distance, so you’re not having to tick boxes. “She’ll be here for another two years after this, so that’s a lot of races to still look forward to.” Aeliana was bred by Nearco Stud in partnership with @RichHillStud, who offered her in Book 1 of Karaka 2023. She was bought by @StarTbreds for $180,000. Read the full story here 👉🏼📰: nzb.co.nz/news/two-group… #WhereWinningBegins✨

🗞️ Saturday Summary: Seven-day backup pays off as Aeliana scoops third Group 1. ttrausnz.com.au/edition/2026-0…

"It’s been well publicised that she wasn’t a mature horse in the spring and she’s come back a different horse now." Aeliana comes out on top of Tancred thriller 💜 @cwallerracing @StarTbreds anzbloodstocknews.com/aeliana-comes-…

Wow! 😮 A race to remember in the G1 Tancred Stakes, with Aeliana digging deep to get the win, as she nails the Ranvet-Tancred G1 double! 💪 @mcacajamez @cwallerracing @StarTbreds

What a race, what a mare, what a team! AELIANA wins the Group 1 Tancred Stakes on the quick back up from last week’s Group 1 Ranvet Stakes win ⭐️

"I knew we'd have to be at our best to beat him." @cwallerracing paid tribute to a brave Dubai Honour, but is also very excited about what the future might bring for Aeliana - is she the new Verry Elleegant?! @StarTbreds @aus_turf_club

"It's hard to beat a Haggas horse" 🤝 It's taken a special one to do it! Chris Waller reacts after an epic Tancred win by Aeliana 🗣️ @cwallerracing

"When she was ready... she just exploded!" 💥 Here's what @mcacajamez said about Aeliana's Tancred Stakes win! @cwallerracing @StarTbreds @aus_turf_club

Aeliana too good in the @kiaaustralia Tancred Stakes 💜🏆 @cwallerracing @mcacajamez

"She ran him down and probably had no right to really.” High praise for the winner from Tom Marquand after he was run down on Dubai Honour by Aeliana in the Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. Check out the jockeys' comments. 📸 @Bradley_Photos READ: tinyurl.com/mt3w5tse

"It’s hard to beat a Haggas horse when they’ve been set for a race." Aeliana produced a last‑gasp surge to deny defending champion Dubai Honour in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. @cwallerracing @mcacajamez racenet.com.au/news/aeliana-w…

Aeliana runs down Dubai Honour in Tancred thriller > How can words do justice to the Tancred thriller? The showdown between Aeliana (NZ) and Dubai Honour (Ire) was an epic clash. thoroughbrednews.com.au/news/story/ael…

AELIANA - SHE'S ALL HEART 💜🤍 Another classic Group 1! Dubai Honour so brave but Aeliana has grabbed him in a Tancred for the ages to make it two Group Ones in a week 🏆🏆 @mcacajamez @cwallerracing @startbreds

Bruce previews another huge day of Group 1 racing at Rosehill and Flemington tomorrow 👇

POSSIBILITIES and Kyle Wilson-Taylor win over the 1666m trip at @IpswichTurfClub. The daughter of So You Think has run top 3 placings in her previous 4 starts so it was terrific to see her back in the winners circle today 💥 @cwallerracing @mmsnippets @NewgateFarm @CoolmoreAus @RBloodstock