Smart mare Viddora delivered her trainer Lloyd Kennewell his first Group 1 winning trophy with a dominant win in the Group 1 $1m Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot in Perth last Saturday.

Winning jockey Joe Bowditch produced a ten out ten ride to bring Viddora from the second half of the field to score a one and a half lengths wins over the Lindsay Park trained Fuhryk ($12) and the first locally trained sprinter past the post, third placegetter Durendal ($26).

Favourite Rock Magic ($4.20) also ran on from back in the field to fill fifth position while the well fancied local State Solicitor ($5) never threatened to finish eighth.

Viddora was well supported at $5 after coming off some solid performances during the 2017 Melbourne Spring Carnival which saw her beaten a lip by She Will Reign in the Group 1 $500,000 Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley on September 29 and then just missed a place when fourth to Hey Doc in the Group 1 $1m Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on October 27.

Kennewell was both excited and relieved to have won his first Group 1 race which was also Viddora’s first visit to the Group 1 winner’s stall.

“Her form has been nearly unbeatable in great races. To get a Group 1 is just sensational,” Kennewell told the Herald Sun.

“We knew it was gonna happen, it was just a matter of time.

“Maybe it can be the leg up that I need. We were already going well but hopefully that opens the door for more.”

Kennewell said that Viddora will now head to the Gold Coast in Queensland and be prepared for the rich Magic Millions Carnival in January.

“She’ll have three of four days at home and then head up there to the Gold Coast for either the sprint or the mares race,” Kennewell said.

Bowditch knew that Viddora’s first Group 1 win wasn’t far off but is aiming higher with the five year old mare and is eyeing off a slot in the 2016 $10m The Everest (1200m) at Randwick in the Spring next year.

“I think she’s right up to The Everest,” Bowditch said.

“She’s right up there with the best sprinters.”

“I think she’s right up there in the ranks. She’s beaten a lot of those horses that are right up the top.”

2017 Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes Results

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Starting Price
1	9	VIDDORA	Lloyd Kennewell	Joe Bowditch	–	7	56.5kg	$5
2	12	FUHRYK	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	1.5L	9	56.5kg	$12
3	3	DURENDAL	Chris Gangemi	Shaun Mc Gruddy	2L	1	58.5kg	$26
4	7	PROFIT STREET	Peter & Matthew Giadresco	Brad Parnham	2.75L	2	58.5kg	$21
5	1	ROCK MAGIC	Chris Gangemi	Jarrad Noske	3L	6	58.5kg	$4.20F
6	2	SANTA ANA LANE	Anthony Freedman	Dean Yendall	3L	11	58.5kg	$9
7	11	DAINTY TESS	Daniel Morton	Chris Parnham	3L	5	56.5kg	$18
8	8	STATE SOLICITOR	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	4.5L	4	58.5kg	$5
9	13	CAIPIRINHA	Simon A Miller	Joseph Azzopardi	5.5L	12	56.5kg	$20
10	10	WHISPERING BROOK	Simon A Miller	Jason Brown	5.75L	8	56.5kg	$13
11	4	DREAM LIFTER	Paul Hunter	Mitchell Pateman	6L	3	58.5kg	$61
12	5	MALIBU STYLE	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	12.75L	10	58.5kg	$61