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HE DID VERY WELL INDEED

Thursday, 25 Sep 2025
HE DID VERY WELL INDEED

 

THURSDAY: September 25, 2025: HE’S done very well!

The equine namesake of Young Mister Grace, a star of the popular British sitcom of the 1970s-80s Are You Being Served, was entitled to those plaudits after an impressive debut at his home track today.

Young Mister Grace and his brother Old Mister Grace owned the fictional Grace Bros department store in the series, and the former regularly told his staff: “You’ve all done very well”.

Leading Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup was confident his three-year-old could also do very well in the Richmond Club Super Maiden Plate (1000m) – and he was correct.

Ridden by Dylan Gibbons and starting a well-backed $1.50 favorite, the Anders colt overcame an awkward beginning to trounce his rivals.

In a local quinella result, Young Mister Grace defeated another debutante, Mitch and Desiree Kearney’s filly Miss Johanski ($101) by more than three lengths.

Young Mister Grace is the first foal of the Zoustar mare Enstarnito, who raced only once and was retired to start a breeding career.

The colt is raced by multiple Group 1 winner Think It Over’s breeder-owner Richard Johnston, who also bred him and gave him to Brad to train.

“Young Mister Grace is the first horse I have trained for Richard, and I have taken my time with him,” Brad said this evening.

“He trialled twice as a two-year-old earlier in the year and trialled well, but I wasn’t ready to pull the trigger and send him to the races.

“He had a break and trialled twice again, and I was confident he was ready to start his career and run well.”

Think It Over’s regular rider Nash Rawiller partnered Young Mister Grace in his latest trial at Rosehill Gardens on September 9, but wasn’t certain of making the colt’s weight at Hawkesbury – and Gibbons got the call up.

Brad followed up Money Team’s Warwick Farm victory yesterday by posting his eighth winner of the new season.