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  • Vancouver Filly Raids Moonee Valley Feature

    Friday, 19th February 2021

    Friday night's Moonee valley feature race, the Gr3 Typhoon Tracy Stakes (1200m) will see the resumption this campaign of the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Night Raid (Vancouver-Raid, by Pins) who has not raced since a disappointing performance behind stablemate Odeum (Written Tycoon) in the Gr1 Thousand Guineas. Given two barrier trials leading into the race, Night Raid's last effort at the track and trip saw the Three Bridges Thoroughbreds-consigned filly win the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes, with the beaten brigade including the previously mentioned Odeum. Set to jump from barrier 5 with Mark Zahra in the saddle, Night Raid is currently the second favourite behind Ciaron Maher and David Eustace's Listed winner Macroura (Snitzel). Purchased from the 2019 Magic Millions Yearling Sale by her trainer and bloodstock agent Sheamus Mills, Night Raid is one of five winners for the Listed-winning, Gr1 placed Pins mare Raid, a sister to the dam of dual Group 1 winner and Widden Stud stallion Stratum Star (Stratum) and to the Annabel Neasham trained dual Gr3 winner Prague (Redoute's Choice), an acceptor for Saturday's Gr2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill.

    Prague

    Night Raid is closely related to Prague (pic: Steve Hart)