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Max Kendrick’s first four-year-old runner as a trainer became a winner when Magnifaik landed the GB Pointing Bonus Young Horse Maiden at Eyton-on-Severn on Bank Holiday Monday.
The twelfth winner in the fledgling series and the first filly to score, she now heads to Goffs’ Aintree Sale (Lot 31) on Thursday evening after the opening day of the Randox Grand National meeting – and following her victory she is eligible for a £15,000 bonus if successful in a developmental hurdle or chase within two years from a licensed yard in Britain.
Twenty-four hours after the victory Kendrick said: “She’s come home safely and has a spring in her step. She knows she’s won a race and she’s eaten every nut, which is saying something given that it was a tight finish.”
Showing maturity and a professional attitude the Sean O’Connor-ridden filly (pictured above) headed runner-up Milo Of Croton (Yeats) on the run-in to win by half a length with Cricket Legend (Jack Hobbs) staying on strongly to take third, another three-quarters of a length behind. Fourth-placed Northern Gem (Frammassone) led for much of the two-and-half-mile contest, but gave way to the first two as they rounded the final turn with three to jump.
Magnifaik and Milo Of Croton under Ed Doggrell were in unison over that fence and again at the penultimate jump where they came briefly together in mid-air. It was still tight between the pair at the final fence where O’Connor pulled his filly to the left to ensure she stayed within the wings, and while that manoeuvre cost her ground she put her head down on the run-in and squeezed along the rail to get back up to lead near the post.
Kendrick missed the race as he was travelling in a horsebox back from the Irish Grand National meeting at Fairyhouse – where his boss, Fergal O’Brien, ran Sixmilebridge on Sunday afternoon – but Magnifaik’s victory was relayed by colleague Alfie Martindale. The winning trainer said: “I thought she was really good, because the other horse was leaning on her. It’s a testament to her honesty that she kept going and quickened up against the rail. I think she would have won snugly but for that.
“I leave things to Sean who is riding really well. She’s a big filly, 16.2 hands and long-striding, so I just said don’t leave it too late. Eyton is a fair track and the best horse won.”
Magnifaik with Sean O’Connor, Charlotte Kendrick and Alfie Martindale (Picture by Marilyn Sweet)
During what is proving a busy week Kendrick now has to organise transport to Aintree for his filly who will be at the sales for vetting and inspections tomorrow morning (Wednesday). Bred in France but bought by Kendrick for €26,000 at last year’s Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, Magnifaik is a daughter of Buck’s Boum, who was a full-brother to the great staying hurdler Big Buck’s. Her dam, Floral Caline, was a half-sister to the Harry Whittington-trained chaser Arzal whose career included a Gr.1 victory at Aintree.
Monday’s race continued the GB Pointing Bonus Young Horse Maiden Series which is restricted to four- and five-year-olds and sponsored by Tattersalls Cheltenham and Goffs. The series has been created in conjunction with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) with funding from the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB). Winners of races in the Series are eligible for a £25,000 bonus if bred in Britain or £15,000 if bred overseas. The aim is to boost the profile of young British point-to-pointers, add value to British-bred stores and provide another link between the sport and racing under rules.
You can watch a replay of Sunday’s race here:
The thirteenth race in the series takes place at Edgcote in Northamptonshire on Sunday (April 12).
*Winners of a GB Pointing Young Horse Maiden race land one of the two bonuses if subsequently successful in any of the following within two years:
