Gideon Monelli
DAVE Hobby can toss up a real star and in Gideon Monelli he certainly has one.
The entire Amron Boy-Sunset Wildfire litter can run.
Gideon Monelli was SUPER impressive when winning a heat of The Peter Thomas (520m) at Cannington on Saturday night in a scorching 29.33.
It was his 12th win in 17 starts.
He has already won the Listed Mandurah Derby, been second to his litter brother in the Autumn Maiden Classic and third in The Westchase.
He is among the very first progeny by Amron Boy to hit the racetrack and if Gideon Monelli is anything to go by, then Amron Boy (Zambora Brockie-Miami Fernando) is on his way to stud stardom.
I’m told there is a litter in SA showing huge potential.
Yes, Gideon Monelli is out of Sunset Wildfire a litter sister to Sunset Spitfire (Mepunga Blazer-Sunset Jessie) who was on the verge of being one of the best in the country before breaking down.
He has been a stud success from limited opportunities, his G1 star Sunset Frazier being the best.
Interesting that Sunset Frazier is out of a daughter of Fernando Bale (damsire of Amron Boy).
Dave Hobby certainly keeps a close watch on successful crosses when planning his future matings.
Gideon Monelli has some incredible line breeding.
He is 3x3 to Fernando Bale and Barcia Bale the Wheeler influence providing fabulous Group success.
He is 4x4 to Bombastic Shiraz the Triple Crown winner’s duplication in pedigrees becoming a feature of many great race dogs.
He is 5x4 to Premier Fantasy, a cross emerging more and more now in the pedigrees of high class race dogs, G1 star Baby Jaycee just one.
But, Gideon Monelli is also bred on the G1 proven Fernando Bale/Fabregas cross.
AND, to top off all of this, his pedigree also contains the Fernando Bale/Smokey Melody damline that produced champion Tommy Shelby.
If Gideon Monelli the new Tommy Shelby?
Only time will tell.
AN INTERESTING winner at Cannington on Saturday night was Violet’s Franky.
The son of Feral Franky-Sugar Violet ran 29.89 winning a maiden.
His pedigree too is something to study.
He is bred on the Feral Franky/Cosmic Rumble cross found in Franky’s champion son Palawa King.
He is bred on th3 3x4 of full relations Tifi and Bit Chili (Bombastic Shiraz-Chili Berger) found in Franky’s star pair Tania Keeping and Superman Keeping.
But, an aspect of Violet’s Franky is a 2x3 of Solar Pak and Where’s Demonica who are both bred on the Where’s Pedro/Bombastic Shiraz cross.
Violet’s Frankly has three crosses of Bombastic Shiraz.
His damsire My Redeemer is the sire of SA superstars Mallee Beauty and Apilla, both G1 winners, and they too have a triple cross of Bombastic Shiraz.
What’s that about having too much of a good thing!
