Published: 3:03PM Sunday April 25, 2010
By tvnz.co.nz's Phillip Quay
The stunning win by Cambridge Stud-bred mare Jesicabeel in yesterday's A$600,000 Sydney Cup at Randwick has shown she will be a serious contender for the Melbourne Cup later in the year.
Lightly raced Jesicabeel relished the step up to the 3200m of the Sydney Cup and there will be no doubts about her staying qualities.
Bred by Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan, Jesicabeel is by Cambridge Stud's multiple champion sire Zabeel and became his 41st individual Group 1 winner. Zabeel has overtaken Sir Tristram's tally of stakes winners and has also made his mark as an outstanding broodmare sire with the likes of Darci Brahma, Samantha Miss and Faint Perfume all being from Zabeel mares.
Zabeel's previous Sydney Cup winner was Gallic who won the time-honoured event in 2007.
Trainer John O'Shea purchased Jessicabeel (ex More Diamonds by Straight Strike) at the 2007 Karaka Premier Sale for $220,000 from Cambridge Stud.
Jessicabeel came with a stunning finishing burst in yesterday's race to claim the Mike Moroney-trained Divine Rebel, which finished runner-up in the race for the second year running.
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