Frankie Stockdale continues dream run with Unique Lovely

Unique Lovely
Unique Lovely continued the dream run of Frankie Stockdale when winning at Caulfield on Saturday. Photo: Racing.com

THE incredible run of trainer Frankie Stockdale continued on Saturday at Caulfield when Unique Lovely gripped on to victory in the Sheamus Mills Bloodstock Handicap.

The Pakenham-based horseman only has three horses currently at race day fitness and he has won six of his last eight starts with Unique Lovely, Eminent Son and jumper Unique Assassin.

Stockdale didn’t provide any real reason as to why his form has spiked over the last few months, but he’s happy that it has.

“It’s not surprising, it’s just good to get it done,” Stockdale said. “The horses are going good. They’re always shown ability and everything has just clicked.”

Unique Lovely entered the race as a $9 chance at Sportsbet despite winning consecutive races coming into it. The three-year-old filly won its maiden in April and has risen through the grades since.

“That was a top effort, she held on magnificently,” Stockdale said. “I think she does pretty good.”

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Unique Lovely was ridden by son Brandon Stockdale, who is enjoying his own taste of success this season and he wasn’t mixing his words when describing the daughter of Bel Esprit.

“She’s a bloody ripper,” he said. “She’s a quality filly and she’s on the way up.”

Stockdale was also aware of how well the stable has performed since moving to the Pakenham-based stables.

“We’re having a good run at the moment. We have about 15-16 in work and the three that are in work are all winning,” Stockdale said.

“It’s good to see everything finally starting to come together.”

Unique Lovely just held on from a fast-finishing Princess Of Queens which hit the front in the shadows of the post, but was beaten in a heads up, heads down affair.

Canberra-based Clipper was the race favourite at $3.70 with bookmakers and it battled on well for third having won its last two starts at Highway Handicap level.

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