O’Shea Unveils Impressive Juvenile Winner

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trainer John O'Shea has unveiled an impressive debut two-year-old winner who will be bound in the autumn.

Robidora ($19) upset her more fancied rivals to take out the De Bortoli Wines Handicap over 1100m at Gardens.

The Husson two-year-old filly proved too strong for 's ($5 EF) defeating her by a length and a half with the other equal favourite ($5 EF) a further half a length back in third.

Robodira had had two trials in the lead-up to her debut and it was her most recent hit-out which gave O'Shea confidence for a positive debut.

“It was a really under trying conditions,” O'Shea said.

“I just thought her trial on was indicative she was going to be competitive today, particularly when she drew where she drew.”

The home-bred filly for Finemore Thoroughbreds is out of the well performed Redoute's Choice mare Don't Blink, who also won on debut as a two-year-old for O'Shea.

She had clearly shown ability early on, with O'Shea earmarking her for bigger fish to fry in the autumn.

“I jumped her out I reckon in May and I rang Ron and said ‘well, you've got one',” O'Shea said.

“I just popped her out of the gates and knew straight away. She had good ability as a type, she's a genuine two-year-old hope,” he said.

“She'll go to the paddock and she'll come back in the autumn and we'll give her a chance.”

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