Profitabelle impresses again at the trials
There were four heats run at Tuesday’s Randwick trials that were won by juveniles, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Profitabelle (Profiteer) landing her second trial from as many attempts.
Having scored in a Rosehill trial over 900 metres last month, the filly made her debut with a third-placed effort in a 1000-metre maiden at Randwick on January 3 behind Knightsbridge (Farnan) and proved her wellbeing on Tuesday with a half-length success over her year-older rival Divine Secrets (Deep Field) in the 1050-metre heat.
A $100,000 Inglis Classic purchase, Profitabelle is a half-sister to four winners being out of the unraced Host (Hussonet) mare Mrs Vanderbilt, who herself is out of the stakes-placed mare Brillanti (Slavic).
Local trainer Michael Freedman sent out a pair of juvenile heat winners, with the Emirates Park-bred and-owned Naadra (Tassort) going two places better than her third placing at the Randwick trial meeting on January 15.
The daughter of Tassort (Brazen Beau) made all the running in the 740-metre heat under Tommy Berry and defeated Verismo (Blue Point) by a half-length. She is a half-sister to the stakes-placed Naifah (I Am Invincible) being out of the winning Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) mare Najmah, herself a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Charm Stone (I Am Invincible) and stakes scorer Najmaty (I Am Invincible) and out of the Group 3-winning mare Najoom (Northern Meteor).
Freedman’s other juvenile trial winner was Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) filly Celestial Charm, who ran out a 0.3 lengths scorer over Screen Icon (Nicconi) under Sam Clipperton – going one place better than her runner-up finish behind Coco Affair (Home Affairs) in a trial also on January 15.
A $400,000 Magic Millions purchase by Anthony Cummings Thoroughbreds out of Newgate, Celestial Charm is a sister to dual winner Esha being the fourth foal out of the Group 1-winning I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) mare I Am A Star.
The other juvenile heat was won by the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Jourama (Frosted), who defeated Helldeeva (Hellbent) by 0.3 lengths over 1050 metres.