Willing 3YO waltzes home

So You Will showed impressive second-up improvement at Werribee to open his winning account in our colours and maintain his dam’s perfect record.

The Shane Nichols-trained three-year-old has been patiently handled and was given a lengthy break after an unplaced debut run and four months later, he resumed with a sound effort for fourth over 1100 metres at Sale.

The son of So You Think relished the step up to 1400 metres at Werribee and, in the hands of Craig Newitt, broke well to trail in fourth spot on the fence.

He was into clear air early in the run home and quickly put the issue beyond doubt, sailing home by a length and three-quarters.

“He was probably travelling a bit too well on the corner, but she showed good acceleration and put them away pretty quickly,” Newitt said.

“He’s bred to go over more ground, so the further he goes the better he’s going to be.”

We bred So You Will and remained in the ownership group after Nichols went to $275,000 to secure him out of our draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale.

He is the second foal of the Listed Inglewood Stakes winner Respin, whose first is Almanzor’s son Balance Of Power, the stakes placed winner of four races.

His brother sold to Ryan and Alexiou Racing and Andrew Williams Bloodstock for $260,000 at Karaka last year while Respin has a yearling daughter of Almanzor named Manarola.

She produced a filly by Satono Aladdin last season before a successful visit to Chaldean.

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