Chris Waller is content that it is not all about winning races during the Melbourne Cup Carnival especially when a filly like Consulate delivers in a race like the Sandown Guineas.
Back to its traditional date at Sandown, the Group 2 1600m Guineas was significant for Sheza Alibi last year and launched her into top line calculations.
Stretching to a mile and notching the win by an impressive 4¼-lengths, the three-year-old daughter of Home Affairs was not expected to go so well over the distance.
“Her run on Derby Day was very good,” Waller said.
“We brought her down here thinking ‘ok, we can give her a chance’. Some do rise, some don’t. She certainly did.”
Consulate became the 14th filly to take out the Guineas since 1968 and springboarded into the win after finishing sixth in the Group 3 The Vanity (1400m) which was run for the first time on Derby Day having moved from its traditional date in February.
Steered by James Mcdonald, Consulate ($5) beat home $3.80 favourite Magna Sententia with Star Of Macedon ($6.50) in third.
McDonald’s last win at Sandown was aboard Who Shot Thebarman in the Group 2 Sandown Classic (2400m) in 2015.
“It was very good, McDonald said.
“She had the writing on the wall after last star and was really good up to the mile given the ground really suited her
“She’s a filly that keeps maturing and she’ll go again in the Autumn, too.”
Consulate was a $300,000 purchase at the 2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale and earned her second win in seven starts.
Back to its traditional date at Sandown, the Group 2 1600m Guineas was significant for Sheza Alibi last year and launched her into top line calculations.
Stretching to a mile and notching the win by an impressive 4¼-lengths, the three-year-old daughter of Home Affairs was not expected to go so well over the distance.
J-MAC AT SANDOWN 🐐
Consulate bolts in the Sandown Guineas to give James McDonald his first win at the track in 11 years!
@mcacajamez @cwallerracing https://t.co/J4hZxAXrrA
— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) November 14, 2026
“Her run on Derby Day was very good,” Waller said.
“We brought her down here thinking ‘ok, we can give her a chance’. Some do rise, some don’t. She certainly did.”
Consulate became the 14th filly to take out the Guineas since 1968 and springboarded into the win after finishing sixth in the Group 3 The Vanity (1400m) which was run for the first time on Derby Day having moved from its traditional date in February.
Steered by James McDonald, Consulate ($5) beat home $3.80 favourite Magna Sententia with Star Of Macedon ($6.50) in third.
McDonald’s last win at Sandown was aboard Who Shot Thebarman in the Group 2 Sandown Classic (2400m) in 2015.
“It was very good, McDonald said.
“She had the writing on the wall after last star and was really good up to the mile given the ground really suited her
“She’s a filly that keeps maturing and she’ll go again in the Autumn, too.”
Consulate was a $300,000 purchase at the 2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale and earned her second win in seven starts.
