Newcastle preview: Doyle's promising filly Sosueme to bounce back

Daily Telegraph

25-04-2025

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Things couldn't have worked out any worse for Sosueme last start but a nice draw on her home track can see the Nathan Doyle-trained filly bounce back according to racing manager, David Dyson.
Sosueme drew barrier 9 in the field of ten and endured a very tough run throughout before fading to finish eighth behind Matima and Impact Zone over 100m at Hawkesbury on April 5.
Prior to that run, the three-year-old filly led before being run down late by fellow debutant Gandalf over 1100m at Hawkesbury on March 18.
'Her first-up run at Hawkesbury was very good and I reckon she was beaten by a half smart one. They put a bit of a gap into the rest of them,' said Dyson.
'She went back there and had no luck at all off the gate last start. She was four and five deep all-the-way.
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'She was entitled to knock up and she did.'
The daughter of Capitalist has drawn ideally in barrier 4 in the Tooheys Midway 3YO Maiden Handicap (900m) and will give a bold sight.
'There has been nothing wrong with her since that run. She has worked well,' Dyson said.
'She has drawn much better this time back on her home track so she will roll forward.
'She is more than capable of bouncing back.'
The stable is looking forward to the debut of fellow three-year-old Bohemian Art to kicks off her career in the Dailey Family Funerals Provincial 3YO Maiden Handicap (1300m).
The filly has been given plenty of experience at the trials dating back to April last year when fourth to Star Venture and Harlem Queen and had a couple last spring include a win in a Wyong heat.
The time in, Bohemian Art was given an easy time when fifth to Infinite Echo at Newcastle before closing strongly late when a head second to Impressionism on the Beaumont on April 16.
'Nathan has always had a lot of time for her and thinks she will get out over a trip in time. She looks like a filly who will love the mile,' said Dyson.
'In saying that, her trials have been sharp enough to suggest she will do something first-up.'
'She doesn't have to leave home and the 1300m is suitable. Anything shorter and she would just be chasing all-the-way.
'This distance gives her a chance to work through her gears.'
The daughter of Deep Field is a granddaughter of Monsoon Wedding, herself a sister to champion racehorse and sire Redoute's Choice as well as Group 1 winner Platinum Scissors and a half-sister Manhattan Rain.
'She is a lovely type and out to a mile, you will see her at her best but this is a really nice starting point for her,' he said.'
Owen County will make his debut for the Doyle stable in the Peter Evens Solicitors Benchmark 64 Handicap (1400m) provided a suitable apprentice is available.
The five-year-old has 63kg for his first-up run and bringing that weight down is imperative, especially with a likely heavy track.
'We scratched him from Gosford yesterday where he drew the outside gate and are hoping we can find a suitable apprentice,' Dyson said.
The son of Dundeel ended his last campaign with back-to-back wins at Gosford and Hawkesbury in this same grade carrying 59kg over 2100m and 60.5kg over 2000m respectively.
'It's not often you get a new horse in the stable that has won its last two starts. He's obviously got plenty of ability,' he said.
'It will be nice to see him under race day conditions but his work and trials say he is going to hold his own, especially at this level.'