The move across to mainland tracks was a testing one for Geegees Mistruth, however the previous Tasmanian mare seized the greatest achievement yet by dominating the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville over the weekend.

Trained initially by Stuart Gandy, Geegees Mistruth triumphed in stakes company twice as a juvenile and ran places in three Melbourne Group contests in the 2024 Spring.

She collected two further Group 3 wins before heading to Mark Walker’s Cranbourne base, where she placed four times in six efforts amid stretches of bad luck, redeeming herself with the slimmest Saturday victory.

With Jordan Childs providing a flawless ride, the $31 longshot powered past Bridal Waltz ($6.50) bang on the line for a nose verdict, a mere whisker clear of repeat Sangster winner Charm Stone ($6.50) in third.

Flying For Fun ($13) was a half-head adrift of Geegees Mistruth in fourth during the heart-stopping blanket finish, as assistant trainer Ben Gleeson hailed the long-awaited success for the promising four-year-old.

“Her journey this spring and the autumn just sums up racing. It’s a lot of lows, but when the highs happen, they’re worth it,” Gleeson said.

“This filly arrived in our care back in the spring, and she came over in great order. Stuart Gandy, who has done all the work with her as a young horse and done a wonderful job.

“We just sort of thought, God, when are we going to get some luck with her? At least we got her when it counted most.

“She just peeled off their backs and I thought, ‘Oh, here we go.’

“She very rarely changes legs, and you sort of saw her do it for the first time in a long time.

“Credit to Jordy – he got his hands down in her neck and got the head down when it counted.”

For Childs, it represented a second Group 1 conquest, echoing his first from eight years prior in the 2016 Blue Diamond Stakes.

“It’s been a long time between drinks,” Childs said.

“Written By in 2018, I’ve had quite a few placings in between in the big group ones, and I was sort of hoping my second one would come a bit sooner, but anyway, still very grateful for the ride and the connections.

“Once I presented her, she quickened up well, we were getting challenged by the other horses, and she was able to hold on.”

“I wasn’t sure (who won), and I was looking up the drone to see where it was going, and it was pretty close to me, but Zahra was there as well, so I wasn’t sure if it was me and him, and then he said that I won.

“Winning another group one, it’s great.”

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