Summer Gem, a $25,000 yearling purchase, gave her connections an excellent return, at her fourth start, when she secured a dream run between Nadeem and Double Dee, in the shadows of the post to snatch victory in the New Year Handicap.

She had been around the money in her three previous starts and she was the one that punters wanted, the only runner that really shortened, starting favourite at $4.40.

The win suggested she will be around for a while; she is a promising filly who knows how to find the line, as she was dead set last at the 800 metres mark.

Summer Gem rerurns to scale

Summer Gem was well handled by a confident Brad Rawiller, he knew he would get the breaks, it was just a matter of waiting, she was simply bolting behind the leaders as they came onto the course proper.

She was ridden confidently by Rawiller, he is riding on the crest of a wave at present, he makes his own luck in running, when an opening appears he takes full advantage of it.

The filly is part owned by Peter Redden; he celebrated the win with his grand children, Daisey and Matty.

She is by Elusive Quality, from Februarytwelve, by Snippets

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