Adrian Bott harbours hopes for Black Type success in Moscatel’s two-year-old season despite her absence from Sydney Autumn Carnival’s juvenile stars, following her striking Monday debut triumph.
The costly filly by Snitzel powered to success in Kensington’s $65,000 Kia Ora Bloodlines To Headlines 2YO Handicap over 1100m.
About a week post the Carnival’s Sydney exit, her 4-1/2 length margin prompted Bott to scout standalone regional races or northern options, as the half-sister to Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes winner Eneeza.
“There is a two-year-old fillies race at Scone that she might be well-suited to, the Listed Woodlands Sakes,” Bott said.
“That’s the reason we wanted to be here today and that should give her enough time to get through to a race like that or, if not, we could look through to Queensland.”
The Listed Woodlands Stakes (1100m), worth $200,000, headlines the second day of Scone’s carnival on Saturday May 16.
Tim Clark partnered Moscatel to a debut display befitting a Stakes horse.
🔵⚫️ How’s that for a debut 🤩 MOSCATEL, a top priced @mmsnippets graduate, proved today that she’s well on her way to repaying her owners 🐎 She showed speed in abundance and has an extremely exciting future 👏🏼 🥂 @resracingky @clarkyhk pic.twitter.com/6bnyrGpdr3
— Gai Waterhouse AO (@GaiWaterhouse1) April 27, 2026
From a sharp start, the $3 favourite pressed forward comfortably, exploded away early straight, and dominated Sing Your Song ($12) by daylight, the latter holding second by three-quarters-of-a-length from Quarterback ($14).
“I thought I was the winner about three strides after the start, it was pretty much race over once she began like she did,” Clark said.
Moscatel, by Group 2 winner Sweet Sherry, was acquired for $1.6 million last year at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale by Adrian Bott, Gai Waterhouse and Resolute Racing’s John Stewart.
The trainer had eyed a pre-Golden Slipper outing initially, but extra development time has proven beneficial for Moscatel.
“We bought her as a nice precocious type, but she’s just needed that little bit of time and we’ve always been happy to be patient with her, there’s been absolutely no rush,” he said.
“So she’s got herself here on her own merits today and I’m sure there’s a lot of upside off the back of today.”
Fans can check betting sites for the race markets surrounding Moscatel’s path to Scone via betting sites.
