STEEL IMPACT TOO STRONG AT GATTON

Great strong win for Bennett 5yo mare Steel Impact at Gatton on Sunday. The mare was 2nd up after a solid effort at the Gold Coast and the slight drop in class, rise in distance to 1600m saw the Steel Impact come from well back to score.
Senior jock Danny Peisley jumped the mare out well but the speed from the outside saw her drift back to near last. Approaching the turn Danny had a lap full of horse but with a lot of traffic ahead of her. Eventually he weaved his way through along the inside and the mare hit the front close to home.
Good strong win by Steel Impact who took her record to 20 starts, 2 – 1 – 4 $56,295.
Steel Impact was a 50k at the 2022 MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale. The daughter of Champion Japanese racehorse Real Steal is a ½ sister to the smart mare Modella a winner over 340k in prizemoney and close up in recent stakes races. The dam of Steel Impact, Ms Rodarte is a ½ sister to smart sprinting mare Ms Catherine, a Gr3 winner. Their dam was the very good Gr3 winner Lucky Diva, a ½ sister to stakeswinners Duke Of Westbury, Gina Lollawitcha and Spirit Of Westbury. This is a terrific old colonial family that goes back to Bart Cummings Champion sprinter & sire Century winner of VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Gr1, VRC Ascot Vale Stakes ( now Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stks), Gr1 VRC Craven ‘A’ Stakes ( now Gr1 VRC Champions Sprint), Gr1 VRC Lightning Stakes, Gr1 VRC Newmarket Handicap etc.
Congratulations to all owners and a big thankyou to Declan Maher and his Team.