Tavistock’s son claims Cup honours

The late Tavistock’s influence was again evident when his richly bred son Tavi Time double his stakes tally with success in the Listed Scone Cup.

The Kris Lees-trained representative added the 1600 metre feature to his record of nine victories, which also features a win in the G3 Summer Cup over 2000 metres at Randwick.

He settled three back on the rail for jockey Jay Ford before driving between runners in the straight to score with authority.

“Tavi Time had race fitness, having had the two runs back, and wasn’t far away on heavy ground in the Hawkesbury Cup a fortnight ago,” Lees said.

“He appreciated getting back on to better ground at Scone and I was expecting him to run a good race.”

The Scone Cup is a qualifier for November’s A$3m The Big Dance, in which Tavi Time finished fourth in the 2024 edition at Randwick.

He was bought out of Pencarrow Stud’s Book 1 draft at Karaka by Kiltannon Stables for $60,000 and subsequently realised A$130,000 when offered at the Inglis Sydney Ready to Race Sale.

Tavi Time’s dam is the Johar mare Guiseppina, who won six races including the G1 Telegraph Handicap.

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