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New Group Winner For Not A Single Doubt

27th Apr 2011

Racing And Sports - 25 April 2011

From South Africa comes news of Not A Single Doubt's latest Group winner, Castlethorpe who prevailed in yesterday's Kenilworth Winter Guineas 1600m G3.

Bred by Frank Meduri from Park Heiress, a Sadler's Wells half-sister to champion European colt New Approach, Castlethorpe was purchased for $50,000 from the Blue Gum Farm draft at the 2009 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale (pictured as yearling).

The buyer was champion South African trainer Mike Bass, who part-owns the 3YO gelding with Lionel Cohen & Robert Bloomberg, and said on his website before yesterday's race that "[Castlethorpe's] work has been very good and we expect a big run from him here, although the wide draw of 16 is a worry."

Castlethorpe duly won by a length from Lake Arthur, with Abington a further 1.5 lengths away third, in a time of 1.37.99. It was Castlethorpe's fourth win in 11 starts and confirmed the promise he had shown when third in last October's Durbanville Matchem S. G3.

Castlethorpe is very much in the mould of Not A Single Doubt, whose season has been little short of sensational. He has now assembled six stakeswinners from his first three crops, all of them successful in 2010/11, and is attracting a steady stream of bookings at his 2011 service fee of $24,750 (inc. GST).