Ocean Park 3YO strolls home

Panda Alert launched his career in style at Warrnambool where our homebred romped to victory over 1400 metres.

Trained by Patrick and Michelle Payne, the son of Ocean Park’s first-up strike was no surprise as he had trialled well on The Heath at Caulfield before winning a trial at Mortlake.

The three-year-old broke well from the gates to take up a handy spot before he strode to the front at the top of the straight and produced a strong kick to score by two and a-quarter lengths.

“That was a really nice debut, he was well prepared by Patrick and Michelle, and I was very confident,” jockey Will Gordon said.

“He fought on really well and was just superior, he’s one with a lot of upside.”

Panda Alert was purchased out of our Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale draft by agent John Foote on behalf of the Hong Kong-based Price Bloodstock.

He is a son of the Irish-bred High Chaparral mare High Vogue, a half-sister to four-time Group 1 winner Luxembourg, who has now produced a trio of winners.

We sold her Sword Of State colt to KPW Bloodstock at Karaka earlier this year for $200,000 and she also has a yearling filly by our resident son of Snitzel.

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