998 as PERCOLATE Ploughs Through Mud Breaking Maiden for Dynamic Deamer

Dynamic Syndications 3yo filly PERCOLATE announced herself in style on Saturday, breaking through for a deserved Maiden victory when resuming first-up for her new trainer Jason Deamer in the CLUB FORSTER MAIDEN HANDICAP over 1305m at Tuncurry.

Having her first start for the stable after transferring to the care of Jason Deamer, the daughter of Zoustar showed toughness, tactical speed and determination to score an impressive Heavy Track success that suggested there is plenty more upside to come.

The race was mapped perfectly by our team before the gates opened. On a rain affected Heavy 8 surface, the instructions were to be positive early and avoid giving away too much start on a testing track where making ground can often become an impossible task. The plan was simple. Roll forward, apply pressure, and force the opposition out of their comfort zone.

As the barriers crashed back, it quickly became a furious battle for early supremacy. Several runners wanted the lead and the tempo through the first 400m was genuinely strong. It was here that jockey Luke Rolls displayed his experience and race awareness.

Caught wide early from Barrier 10, Luke refused to panic. Instead, he allowed the filly to build momentum gradually, remaining very wide for much of the run down the back straight before making a decisive move approaching the first turn. Pushing the handlebars down, Rolls allowed PERCOLATE to stride forward strongly and once she crossed to the lead, the filly immediately relaxed underneath him.

That was the winning move.

Rolling along powerfully, PERCOLATE quickly established a two-length margin as the field thundered toward the home turn and into the straight.

Despite the testing Heavy 8 conditions, Luke later explained the track was racing consistently and there was no disadvantage being closer to the inside section of the circuit. Sensing his rivals were already under pressure, he pressed the button at the 400m and the filly responded courageously, skipping clear and putting the chasing pack under immediate stress.

Passing the 200m there was only one horse capable of mounting a serious challenge, the runner-up Be More Pacific, however PERCOLATE refused to surrender. Although understandably tiring after her early work, the filly continued to fight strongly all the way to the line, maintaining a margin of 1.07 lengths over the runner-up and almost six-lengths back to the third horse.

It was a performance full of merit. First up from a spell, carrying out a tough on speed role from a wide draw on a rain affected track, PERCOLATE had every right to weaken late. Instead, she dug deep and proved too strong.

The victory was also a wonderful training performance by Jason Deamer, who presented the filly in outstanding order following two solid fitness trials and a searching piece of work the previous Saturday where she was asked to extend strongly over the concluding stages alongside a stablemate.

That attention to detail, combined with smart placement and clever race tactics, combined to deliver a valuable victory for a beautifully bred young filly.

Importantly, the win now gives PERCOLATE enormous residual value for her future broodmare career. Having shown promise during her first racing preparation with two fourth placings and a sixth from three starts, she had indicated ability, however for well-bred fillies, securing that all important Maiden victory is vital.

The team got the JOB DONE.

Equally encouraging was the manner in which she handled the Heavy conditions. With the winter months approaching and rain affected tracks becoming more common, that proven wet track ability could become a significant advantage moving forward.

Post-race, jockey Luke Rolls summed up the performance perfectly when speaking to the ownership team: “Yeah, we had plenty of work to get to the lead, and when I did get to the lead, she just switched straight off. Really she floated and on straightening, I felt like I was gone, but to her credit, she just kept fighting and kept winding it up. Probably she gets further and maybe set the shades or something to sharpen her up.”

PERCOLATE 3yo Chestnut Filly

by ZOUSTAR from SLOW THE FLOW

Summary: 4 Starts; 1 Win & Prizemoney inc Bonus: $21,675

Race 3 - CLUB FORSTER MAIDEN HANDICAP 1305m

1st of 11 TUNC 9May26 1305m Heavy8 MDN $16,000 ($13,775) Luke Rolls 57kg,
Barrier 10, 2nd Be More Pacific 58kg, 3rd Moonlight Odyssey 56kg,
1:19.32 (600m 37.27), 1.07L x 4.88L, 1st@800m, 1st@400m, $3.20/$4.80/$4.60

PERCOLATE became the 339th Individual Winner from 371 Individual Runners for Dynamic Syndications, maintaining an outstanding 91.4% Winners : Runners strike rate.

The victory also advanced Dynamic Syndications to
998 Race Wins OVERALL

Also it recorded WIN number 47 for the current 2025-26 racing season.

Onwards and Upwards!

Forever Forwards!