Trainer Shane Nichols out to continue winning run with well-bred filly Torsheen at Sandown on Saturday
A lucky break for trainer Shane Nichols could lead to his winning run continuing with a well-bred filly at Sandown on Saturday.
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A breeder’s slice of bad luck could be a piece of good fortune for Mornington trainer Shane Nichols at Saturday’s Sandown meeting.
Nichols will run the well-bred Torsheen in the two-year-old fillies handicap at Sandown in which he will chase the stable’s fifth win with its last seven runners.
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A minor issue forced Torsheen’s breeders to withdraw her from a yearling sale last year when the Toronado filly was set to fetch a good six-figure sum.
Torsheen is a half-sister to two-year-old Group 3 winner De Sonic Boom and Listed sprint winner Laverrod.
“I really like her,” Nichols said.
“She’s a beautiful filly that I was really lucky to get.
“She just had a little change to one of her knees so they pulled her out of the yearling sales.
“She’s a half to two stakes winners so I’m sure she would have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars because she’s a lovely type.”
Torsheen has had three jumpouts this time in, finishing second at her last two hit-outs.
Nichols said Torsheen could find 1000m too short on debut but he expected the youngster to give connections cause for optimism for the rest of her campaign.
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“Her jumpouts have been really good and I’m sure she will improve with experience,” Nichols said.
“She might find the 1000m a bit short but the big track at Sandown is a good place to start her off.
“I don’t know if she can win a race like that against a few smart ones but I’m confident that we’ll walk away from it happy with her run.
“She’ll definitely keep improving after that.”
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