Kosei Top (AUS)

2 g All Too Hard – Unplayable, by Darci Brahma

O: RSS K9 (Mgr: K Kawakami) & Knine Inc. (Mgr: H Tabata) 

B: Mr A Testro, Vic

T: Chris Waller

S: 2025 Inglis Ready2Race Sale V: DSB Thoroughbreds, Wagga Wagga P: Knine Inc / Rising Sun Syndicate, $220,000

W: Ladbrokes Hosted Pots Mdn Plate, 1213m, Sale

Champion trainer Chris Waller unveiled another promising juvenile on Thursday when Kosei Top (All Too Hard) produced a sharp finishing burst to score on debut in the 1200-metre maiden at Sale.

Sent out the $12 outsider of Waller’s three runners, the gelding looked to have plenty to do turning for home before hugging the rail under Thomas Stockdale. Once a split appeared, Kosei Top accelerated smartly through the gap to defeat stablemate Zouvolt (Zoustar) by 1.3 lengths, with Anastasia’s Flame (Tagaloa) another 1.2 lengths back in third. 

Purchased by Knine Inc and Rising Sun Syndicate for $220,000 from Darrell Burnet’s DSB Thoroughbreds draft at last year’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale, Kosei Top continued a productive season for graduates of the breeze-up auction. 

Waller has already enjoyed Group 1 success this campaign with fellow Ready2Race graduate Tron Bolt (Toronado), while another alumnus, Hard Kick (All Too Hard), won January’s Talindert Stakes (Listed, 1100m) on debut before being spelled with spring targets in mind.

Bred by Mr A Testro, Kosei Top is the third winner from four runners out of the unraced Darci Brahma (Danehill) mare Unplayable, herself a half-sister to stakes winner Oscar Zulu (Epaulette), who won almost $1 million during his career for the Waller stable.

Kosei Top also became the ninth individual two-year-old winner this season for Vinery Stud’s All Too Hard (Casino Prince), whose juveniles have enjoyed an excellent campaign headed by Group winner and Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) placegetter Music Time.

The son of Casino Prince (Flying Spur) will stand for $27,500 (inc GST) this spring.