Seindeel was confidently tipped to break his maiden at Seymour and the three-year-old son of Dundeel had no trouble living up to expectations.

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained representative had finished an encouraging fourth on debut at Moe earlier this month and the step up to 1300 metres allowed him to show his true colours.

Indeed, itwas our silks that were carried to victory by rider Daniel Moor who gave thefavourite Seindeel a perfect ride from an inside barrier.

“He’s ahorse who’s got a lot of ability and he just over-raced in his first start, so we put the cross-over nose band on,” stable representative Matt Rupe said.

“We wantedto be more positive this time, he doesn’t like being in among horses.

“It was good to get the maiden out of the way, we’ll see how he comes through the race as to whether we tip him out or give him one more.”

Seindeel jumped well to settle in third spot away from the fence before surging to the front200 metres from home to have the race in the bag.

“They have done an amazing job with him, he didn’t really handle the occasion that well at Moe so to come here and win was great,” Moor said.

“He’s a talented horse and he’ll improve significantly.”

Seindeel was purchased out of breeder Inglewood Stud’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $150,000 by Anthony Freedman Racing and Julian Blaxland Bloodstock.

We are involved in the ownership group which also includes Inglewood’s Gus and Bianca Wigley, Freedman and partners.

He is out of the Domesday mare Giggly, a half-sister to Group winners Crack Me Up and Hoofit.

High-class mare Snazzytavi was in a league of her own at Te Rapa where she added the G2 Cal Isuzu Stakes to her record in effortless fashion.

Our five-year-old daughter of the late Tavistock couldn’t have been more impressive in her return, cantering to victory to emphasise she is in prime order for our sponsored G1 Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie on Boxing Day.

Off the back of a Taupo trial win, trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall had Snazzytavi in tip-top condition in her first appearance since a runaway victory in the G1 Livamol Classic to close out her spring campaign.

“I was very happy with the way she looked, she’s got a lot more condition on her this time around,” Richardson said.

“They walked early and she still settled, which was most important, she’s athletic with an amazing stride and she’s tough.

“I’m over the moon for the horse and connections, I’d love to win the Zabeel Classic for the owners.”

Snazzytavi drifted to second last in the running before regular rider Warren Kennedy angled her wide at the top of the straight.

The mare needed minimal persuasion to lengthen stride and quickly put paid to her rivals, allowing Kennedy the luxury of a look either side in the closing stages.

They coasted home by two lengths to remain unbeaten in five appearances on the course and we were also upbeat with Bella Waters’ gallant run for fourth off the back of her win in last month’s G2 Tauranga Stakes.

“She’s something special and has really stepped up,” Kennedy said.

“She settled beautifully on a muddling pace, she was always cruising and did it easily. I gave her one and it was game over, she smashed them so it’s all systems go going forward.”

Snazzytavi was bred by Gordon Cunningham under his Suncroft Bloodstock banner, and we purchased her privately out of the trials.

She is a daughter of the Zabeel mare Ritzy Lady, who won six races including the Listed New Zealand St Leger and finished runner-up in the G2 Counties Cup.

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A change of environment has worked wonders for Power Of Three who produced a dominant performance to breakthrough at Tauranga.

Our daughter of Yes Yes Yes had three unplaced runs in Victoria for Tony and Calvin McEvoy before we decided to bring her home to join Cody Cole’s Matamata stable and the filly has thrived in her new quarters.

Power Of Three was a trial winner before she gave a strong account in her New Zealand debut at Rotorua where she finished a gallant third.

“It was a super kick-off point, she didn’t have much form on the board in Australia, but I think that was maturity more than anything,” Cole said.

Improved with that run under her belt, he was confident of a bold showing at Tauranga and she did us all proud.

Power Of Three travelled well in second spot and was a willing partner in the straight for rider Craig Grylls for a comfortable maiden success.

We purchased the chestnut out of Coolmore’s draft at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for A$325,000.

She is the first foal of the English-bred Exceed And Excel mare Excellent Magic whose brother Folkswood won the G3 Dubai Millenium Stakes before relocating to Australia where he won the Listed Cranbourne Cup and ran third in the G1 Cox Plate.

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