Almanzor mare top staying prospect

Promising mare House Of Lords is bred to star over ground, and she ran true to her pedigree at Moe.

The daughter of Almanzor stepped up to a middle distance for the first time and ran the 2050 metre trip out strongly under rider Craig Newitt to score with authority.

“She’s done a great job and she’s well bred, there’s plenty of upside,” trainer Peter Gelagotis said.

“She’s definitely a stayer and we’ve been looking to get her out over a bit of ground, she’s such a big-striding girl.”

House Of Lords coasted along in fourth spot before improving around runners 600 metres from home and the five-year-old rounded off strongly for her third win from seven starts.

“She’s done a really good job since she came over from New Zealand. She’s a beautiful mare and it was a well-executed ride,” Gelagotis said.

Bred by Peter Gillespie and Bill Gleeson, House Of Lords was a trial winner for Awapuni trainer Peter Didham before she joined the Pakenham operation of Gelagotis.

She is a half-sister to Group winners and top-flight placegetters Sinarahma and House Of Cartier with their dam the four-time top-flight winner Shez Sinsational.

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