Sirileo Miss has continued her winning ways this preparation by bringing up back-to-back wins and her first Group 2 victory of her career by taking out the Group 2 Sunline Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
After jumping from the outside barrier, the daughter of Pride Of Dubai was made to work for the first 400m of the race before she found the outside of the leader and settled for Ben Melham.
Sirileo Miss had been the favourite with online bookmakers since markets opened on Wednesday, however, with a flurry of late money for Revolutionary Miss she drifted out of favouritism and jumped at $3.80.
Even though there was a lack of support for the Simon Wilde-trained mare, when the field rounded the home turn there wasn’t another horse that you wanted to have your money on as she took off and put up three lengths on Revolutionary Miss before recording a dominant victory.
2023 Sunline Stakes Review – Sirileo Miss
Speaking on behalf of the Symon Wilde yard, Liam Hoy spoke post-race about Sirileo Miss’ dominant victory in the Sunline Stakes.
“Symon has been really bullish since she came back in. She spelled really well which set her up for a good campaign,” Hoy said.
“She’s breathing fire. She had to do it a bit tough early in the race and Revolutionary Miss had the drop on us, she was good.
“You can’t deny what she’s just done on back-to-back occasions so we might have to hitch up the float and head up to Sydney in a couple of weeks.
“There’s a (Group 1) mile there, weight-for-age for fillies and mares in a couple of weeks so deserves her chance.”
After bringing up his third win from six rides on this mare, Ben Melham spoke post-race.
“She can sit on top of a strong gallop and bring everything off the bit and she quickens down so she puts everything she’s got into her races and, like I said, not many horses can gallop and do everything like she does,” Melham said.
“A couple of blokes rode their horses out of their comfort zone which really was detrimental to their chances because there’s not many horses who can do what she can do.
“I think we just worked out the key to her. She probably can’t run much further than a mile.”
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