Divine start to Super Saturday

Friday, 21 November 2014 - Trainer Darren McAuliffe warmed up for Super Saturday with impressive debut winner Divine Bay at Northam on Wednesday.


Divine Bay (3f Danehill Express – Lip Service by Marooned) scored a front-running victory in the Ned McPherson Maiden (1300m). A homebred for Geisel Park owner Eddie Rigg, she was in commission at $5 after a Lark Hill trial win earlier this month.


Divine Bay is a younger sister to stablemate Express Service who won the LR Challenge Stakes and Magic Millions 3YO Trophy at Ascot last year. He was bred and sold by Geisel Park for $42,000 at the 2011 Perth Magic Millions and Rigg bought a share back post-sale.


The duo’s dam Lip Service won four races around Perth’s provincial circuit and she has a yearling filly by Mungrup Stud champion Oratorio.


Divine Bay is a big filly and leg issues delayed the start to her career. The G3 Lee-Steere Classic (1400m) at Ascot on December 7 was on the radar but McAuliffe believes she will need more time to recover before stepping out again.


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