Memories of speed machine Clairvoyance were reignited at Tuesday’s Lark Hill trials with her half-brother, Dance On Son, appearing to have inherited plenty of his big sister’s ability.
Having his first public appearance, the son of Snippetson lazed in the barriers and missed the kick by more than a length.
This gave his rivals a useful advantage over the 400m dash, including Ryan Hill’s London’s Rascal who raced to an early lead.
But after being at least two lengths behind London’s Rascal, Dance On Son was encouraged into stride by Jessica Valas and the imposing colt began to gain momentum.
200m in, the bay’s big traction engine had hit top gear and now under his own steam, he breezed alongside the pacesetter to capture the front.
With a sense of authority, Dance On Son eased away from two-start veteran London’s Rascal to score by a length in a time of 24.34 seconds.
It was clearly quicker than the other two-year-old 400m heat on the morning and equalled the run of four-time-winning three-year-old This’ll Show Ya in the following trial.
It was a similar effort to older sibling Clairvoyance’s first trial as a two-year-old when she was also slowly into action over 400m but hit the line with gusto.
Clairvoyance won her only race start as a two-year-old before banging home her initial three-year-old outings by five lengths each.
Despite her career being curtailed by problems, the daughter of Nostradamus sparkled racing fans through wins at 7 of just 11 starts and amassed $530,000 in prizemoney.
After running her last race in March 2022, she was sold for $330,000 in July 2023 and is now owned by local breeding powerhouse Peters Investments.
Dance On Son was offered for sale comparatively cheaply at the 2024 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale where he was passed in at $32,500 and failed to meet his $40,000 reserve.
Darren McAuliffe, who prepared Clairvoyance through her career, trains Dance On Son and also produced earlier victor Cape Leeuwin.
After brushing with Buster Biff – the half-brother to ill-fated 2023 Perth Cup winner Buster Bash – upon barrier exit, Cape Leeuwin balanced up to share the lead with stablemate Reconnaissance.
The two went together for the duration of the hit-out and under slightly more pressure, the baldy nose of Cape Leeuwin chinned Reconnaissance on the post.
It was the son of I’m All The Talk’s third trial after scoring a 600m Pinjarra Scarpside trial on January 28 this year before finishing runner-up to Playin’it Sweet in a 400m heat on the Bunbury fibresand circuit.
Playin’it Sweet has since gone on to run consecutive thirds in metropolitan-class two-year-old events in the last month.
+ After breathtaking wins over the last two weeks, untapped chaser West On Sidney heads nominations for Saturday’s Winter Cup (520m) series at Cannington.
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