Glamour sprinter Joliestar had trainer Chris Waller and rider James McDonald searching for superlatives following her stellar performance at Eagle Farm to claim a last stride victory in the G1 Kingsford Smith Cup.

Our superstar mare looked out for the count before she raised a monumental final effort to seal victory on the post in the 1300 metre feature.

“It’s been a hard day to run the leaders down and we can’t change her racing pattern, but in saying that, it was a lovely ride by James,” Waller said.

“He went straight across and got ahead of Giga Kick and one or two others, and that was probably the winning move.

“She was off the bridle at the 500 metres but to her class, she just kept coming.

“She’s a pleasure to train and the team at the Gold Coast call her the Queen, I’ll go with that.”

The regally bred Joliestar has now won six of her 15 starts and added the Kingsford Smith to her previous elite level victories in the Newmarket Handicap and Thousand Guineas.

“She’s just a lovely horse with a great record,” said Waller, who indicated she would now head for the paddock with October’s A$20 million The Everest her spring target.

“It was a mission that we missed out on last spring, so we’ll have a chat about it.”

Joliestar was taken back to fourth last from her wide barrier draw before McDonald got busy, but the daughter of Zoustar still had a mountain to climb on straightening.

“Obviously, she was the class horse in the race and she’s a big rocket because she wasn’t entitled to win,” he said.

“When I looked up at the 600, I thought I was okay and when I got on my bike at the 500 the pace had quickened, and the margin went from five lengths turning to home to seven.

“She made me look good, she’s a super mare.”

Joliestar was bred by Chris Barham and offered by Segenhoe Stud at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale where we went to A$950,000 to secure our pride and joy.

She is a daughter of the Fastnet Rock mare Jolie Bay, who won the G2 Roman Consul Stakes and finished runner-up in the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes and is a sister to the Australian and international Group 1 winner and stallion Merchant Navy.

All six of Jolie Bay’s progeny to race have been successful and includes the stakes performers Emperor and God Of Thunder.

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Seindeel maintained his perfect second-up record in tenacious fashion at Sale.

As he had done last preparation when breaking his maiden, our lightly tried son of Dundeel improved with his resuming outing and is now a two-time winner from just sixth appearances.

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Seindeel was given a perfect run in third spot away from the fence by Billy Egan and he fought bravely to the post for a short head decision at the end of 1400 metres.

“He was strong to the line and we wouldn’t be worrying about stepping him up again in trip,” stable representative James Peters said.

“He had finished off well over 1200 metres at his previous run so we knew the 1400 would be ideal.

“It was a perfect ride by Billy and the horse can only improve again.”

Seindeel was purchased from breeder Inglewood Stud’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $150,000 by Anthony Freedman Racing and Julian Blaxland Bloodstock.

We are involved in the ownership group which also includes Inglewood’s Gus and Bianca Wigley, Freedman and partners.

He is s son of the Domesday mare Giggly, a half-sister to Group winners Crack Me Up and Hoofit.

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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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