Natural Blitz – Dehere’s Latest Top-Liner

Arrowfield Stud’s Dehere, Australia’s Leading Active Sire last season, has another top-liner in 4yo Natural Blitz who looks set to play a major role in Melbourne this spring following a slashing victory in the G2 WFA John F Feehan Stakes (1600) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Natural Blitz hasn’t had much luck in his recent outings being blocked for runs at crucial stages. To avoid trouble in the Feehan, his jockey Kerrin McEvoy sat last in the run and circled the field on the turn. What ought to have been hard work was made to look easy by Natural Blitz as McEvoy had a handful of horse upon straightening and when he let him go he quickly picked up Vocabulary to score by a short-neck with early leader De Gaulle Lane another 1-1/4 lengths away in third.

Trainer Doug Harrison is now considering the Cox Plate for Natural Blitz and has not as yet ruled out a start in the Caulfield Cup. Purchased by trainer Doug Harrison at the 2001 Magic Millions Adelaide Sale, Natural Blitz has a record of 5 wins 2 seconds and 3 thirds from 21 starts for earnings of $726,130. Natural Blitz is the second foal of the Jason Abrahams owned 1996 Reginald Allen Handicap (LR) winner Mohave Dancer, a daughter of Zabeel.