Cyber Intervention (AUS)
O: F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, G V Dick, P Robson, T E O’Callaghan, P G O’Callaghan, B Faulks, B Hendren & A J Driussi
T: Joe Pride
B: Bell View Park Stud
S: Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale 2015 V: Bell View Park Stud P: A Phillips $30,000
S: Inglis Classic Yearling Sale 2016 V: Wahha Thoroughbreds P: F Stockdale / Todd Blum Bloodstock $55,000
S: Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale 2016 V: Frankie J Stockdale Racing P: Randwick Bloodstock Agency (FBAA) $32,500
W: Guardian Partners Maiden Handicap, 1200m, Wyong, 13 December
The Joe Pride-trained Cyber Intervention (So You Think) scored a narrow but good win on his debut over 1200 metres at Wyong on Wednesday under jockey Jay Ford.
The gelding, who had finished fourth in the pair of Warwick Farm barrier trials earlier this preparation, settled in fifth place and was under riding when the tempo picked up at the home turn.
He got a nice turn through into third spot on straightening up before he finishing strongly to lead in the last strides for a head victory over Zabeel’s Choice (Snitzel), seemingly with something in hand.
Cyber Intervention is one of four named foals and of the three to race he is the only winner out of the once-raced Al Maher (Danehill) mare Soft Landing, who is herself a half-sister to multiple Group One winner Universal Prince (Scenic) and 2007 Robert Sangster Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Universal Queen (Scenic).
Soft Landing is also a half-sister to the placed Scenic (Sadler’s Wells) mare Razzia, the dam of Group Two winner Lucy Mae (Stratum), while this is also the same family as dual Group One winner Blevic (Scenic) and Listed winner Averau (Stratum).
Cyber Intervention’s sire So You Think (High Chaparral) has sired four stakes winners to date and has 21 yearlings catalogued as next month’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.