RELATIVE TO FRANCO TIGER MAKING 2YO DEBUT AT KILMORE

Another five two-year-olds, including a relative of former topliner Franco Tigers, make their race debuts at Kilmore on Thursday, January 10.

The curiously named PRETENTIOUSPUMPKIN is out a great granddaughter of Franco Tiger’s dam Tempest Tiger.

Tempest Tiger left eight winners, with one of them Tango Franco leaving another seven including Franco Thunder (44 wins) and Tell A Franco – the grandma of Pretentiouspumpkin.

Greg Sugars (pictured above) will take the drive the filly, which is prepared by Julie Mifsud.

FIRST STARTER PROFILES

1.SMILES

Grinfromeartoear-Pletts filly

– First foal out of unraced mare

– Family includes PLETTONIC (22 wins)

2.EASY ROLLING

Roll With Joe-Deal To The Left filly

• First foal out of unraced mare, which is half-sister to LEFT IN PARIS (12 wins) and LUCKY TWENTY THREE (7)

4.SUMMERTIME

Art Major-Cazanyi filly

• NZ bred and first foal out of unraced mare

• Granddam COPPER BEACH won 9 races and left five winners, including DE LOVELY (15 wins and $613,000), ZADAKA (6) and SEA MAC (5)

5.PRETENTIOUSPUMPKIN

Art Major-Lincoln Beach Girl filly

• Broodmare won 10 times and produced AMENDMENT THIRDTEEN (4 wins)

• Lincoln Beach Girl half-sister to three winners and from family as FRANCO TIGER (43 wins and $990,000), OK TIGER (12 wins) and numerous winners

6.MERAVIGLLIA

Sweet Lou-Diamonds A Blaze filly

• Diamonds A Blaze won 7 races. This is first foal.

• From same family as LAGOON LADY (28 wins) and PRESIDENTS ELECT (13), as well as TIMELY HEEL (21 wins)