Novaspirit is a lightly raced four year old Bel Esprit mare who had displayed some toe as a two year old, pushing multiple black type placegetter Obsidian Dragon to half a length at Morphettville. She was given nearly a year off to help her recover from a leg problem after just three starts as a two year old.
Three starts later with new trainer Shea Eden she broke her maiden status. It was the last at Pakenham on Saturday. The race – a 0-58 rating race over 1000 metres was not without incident. Settling toward the rear Novaspirit was lucky to avoid trouble when three horses in front of her fell. All Riders and horses escaped injury. Novaspirit responded to the urgings of Noel Callow with an impressive turn of foot just 50 metres from the winning post. She won by 0.8 lengths running away.
The following day Shea took another Lauriston bred horse to Seymour. Rambert had won his previous start, over the same 2000 metres distance at the same venue just ten days earlier. In that race he was never headed and won by a nine length margin. In yesterday’s showcase race Rambert, with partner Jack Hill on board, raced in similar fashion. He won by three lengths.
Both horses were bred at Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm.
