A Pentire mare with a Gr.1 pedigree showed she was destined to make her mark in good company with an emphatic victory at Ellerslie today.

Soliloquy Lodge bred Freedom (NZ) (O'Reilly) (pictured as a yearling) flew into Karaka Million contention at Ellerslie on Boxing Day with an impressive victory over 1100m at his first start.

Tantrum made a winning first appearance for her new stable at Sale this afternoon and she did it in style.

Michael Walker is very taken with Menados. “He showed us something in a jumpout at Flemington two weeks ago and he did it nicely today without any real idea what he was doing in the straight. I think he could be the real deal next time in.”