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Egg Tart wins P.J. O’Shea Stakes: Caulfield Cup 2018 Spring Target
Dual Oaks winner Egg Tart was back in the winner’s stall for the first time in twelve months with a dominant victory in the Group 2 $200,000 Bradford Access Insulation P.J. O’Shea Stakes (2200m) at the Sunshine Coast last Saturday.
Egg Tart, above in red and green colours, will target the Caulfeld Cup in the 2018 Melbourne Spring Carnival, Photo by Jenny Barnes.
The P.J. O’Shea Stakes was Egg Tart’s first win since claiming the Group 1 $500,000 Treasury Brisbane Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Doomben during the 2017 Queensland Winter Racing Carnival which came on the back of her win in the Group 1 $500,000 Schweppes Oaks (registered as Australasian Oaks) (2000m) at Morphettville.
Foreman Paul Shailer, who oversees trainer Chris Waller’s Queensland stables, said that it was great to see Egg Tart back in winning form and that the mare will now be set for the Group 1 $5m Stella Artois Caulfield Cup (2400m) at Caulfield during the 2018 Melbourne Spring Carnival.
“But she is coming back to her best after a couple of interrupted preparations. Chris was keen to test her at the 2200m again and that is why she is here today,” Shailer said.
“She will it has spell here in the sunshine and then Chris is keen to see how she measures up to a race like the Caulfield Cup in the spring.”
Pre-post betting at Ladbrokes.com.au for the 2018 Caulfield Cup has Egg Tart marked at $34 while the Darren Weir trained English import Kings Will Dream heads the market order at $10.
Kings Will Dream is unbeaten from five runs in Australia under Weir and gained exemption from the ballot for the 2018 Caulfield Cup with his win in the Listed $300,000 Mornington Cup (2400m) at Mornington on March 24.
Egg Tart had had a couple of ordinary campaigns since last year’s Queensland Winter Racing Carnival but showed that she was getting back to her best with a fighting second to her stablemate Comin’ Through in the Group 1 $650,000 Hardy Brothers Doomben Cup (2000m) at Doomben two weeks earlier and was sent out as the $2.30 favourite for the weight for age P.J. O’Shea Stakes.
Winning jockey Leith Innes rode a confident race and after settling Egg Tart near the tail of the eight horse field, made his move at the 600m and had the mare still under double wraps as she moved around the field on the home turn.
Innes hardly moved on Egg Tart before she ran away from her opposition in the straight to record an effortless two and a half lengths wins over the Darren Weir trained Tradesman ($6.50) with the Kiwi galloper Megablast ($5.50) sticking on for third after setting the pace.
2018 P.J. O’Shea Stakes Results
| Finish | No | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | EGG TART | Chris Waller | Leith Innes | – | 7 | 57kg | $2.30 |
| 2 | 5 | TRADESMAN | Darren Weir | Dean Yendall | 2.5L | 2 | 59kg | $6.50 |
| 3 | 4 | MEGABLAST | Nigel Tiley | Damian Browne | 2.6L | 8 | 59kg | $5.50 |
| 4 | 8 | SMART AS YOU THINK | John McArdle | James Orman | 4.1L | 4 | 57kg | $19 |
| 5 | 2 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN | Darren Weir | Jeff Lloyd | 6.6L | 3 | 59kg | $5 |
| 6 | 6 | KAHARAU | Kenny Rae | Laura Cheshire | 7.35L | 6 | 59kg | $101 |
| 7 | 9 | KARAVALI | Kris Lees | Michael Walker | 9.85L | 1 | 57kg | $26 |
| 8 | 3 | MAN OF HIS WORD | Bruce Hill | Michael Cahill | 13.1L | 5 | 59kg | $15 |
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